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Kate were still great friends, and Kate was now also pregnant with her first child. Olivia could only imagine the nuggets of sarcasm she would come out with about Amanda’s latest attention-seeking exercise. The two girls still disliked one another intensely.
“I spoke to her the other day and she’s still in shock after the fuss and pomp of the Clarke wedding, so goodness knows what she’ll make of this,” Leah said.
Kate, who had been married herself in a small ceremony two years earlier, had spent the entire day open-mouthed in astonishment at the lavishness of Amanda and Andrew’s wedding. Leah had spent the day proclaiming that silver service and personalised dinner plates were all very well and good, but what was the point if you ‘couldn’t feel the love’?
Olivia smiled at the memory.
Leah and Andrew had always been very close, and Olivia knew they had kept in contact through phone and email all the time Leah had been away on her apprenticeship. The two of them had always had a rare friendship, in that there had never ever been an attraction between them – they were just very good friends. Amanda had always been a little jealous of Leah and Andrew’s friendship, probably a little threatened by it, but she need never have worried.
Living in Lakeview, Olivia didn’t see much of the newly-weds these days, but she felt much the same way about Amanda as she had throughout college, and took her attention-seeking with a pinch of salt. The girl was still as spoilt, silly and immature as ever. She would never have been Olivia’s choice for a friend, but because she was Andrew’s girlfriend she had always made the effort. She’d particularly disliked the way Amanda had always been a bit nasty and dismissive of Robin but, as a group, they had little choice but to put up with her.
A faint sadness stirred inside Olivia as she thought of Robin. Her close friend had moved to the States not long after graduation, and it had been ages since they had heard anything from her – or at least it had been ages since she had heard anything from her, she thought wryly.
“I still can’t believe Amanda invited us to this,” Leah said chuckling. “I mean, I could understand the wedding because, well, she was always great for showing off but –”
“Yes, but you’re still quite close to the two of them, aren’t you?”
“To Andrew, maybe. But, Olivia, you remember what Amanda was like in college, all jealous and spoilt and she could never get Andrew away from us quick enough.”
“Ah, that was just silly immature stuff, Leah – we were all immature back then.” She paused slightly, remembering. “Didn’t we make that silly promise that time? That stupid reunion pact?” Olivia’s stomach twisted when she thought about it now. Kate had been right about their tempting fate.
“I know.” Leah was quiet, probably thinking the same as Olivia – that, despite the fact that the group had kept in touch for the most part, fate had intervened in their great plans for a reunion. “I suppose Kate was right – we were a bit naive really, weren’t we?”
“At the time it was a good idea,” Olivia said, shaking her head at the memory. “Anyway, we see so much of each other now that there’s little point in meeting up to see how we all got on, is there?” she said, trying to keep her voice light. “We all know.”
“Yeah . . .” Leah went uncharacteristically silent.
“So, are we going to this party or what?” Olivia asked, purposefully changing the subject. “I’m very interested in seeing what happens at one of those affairs.”
“Ugh, I don’t know,” Leah replied. “But actually, she’s given me a bit of a brainwave now. Do you think I should think seriously about a new range of chocolates specifically for Mums-to-Be?”
“It’s an idea.” Olivia laughed, feeling a familiar pride in Leah’s achievements. Out of everyone in the group, talented Leah was always the one most likely to
“I spoke to her the other day and she’s still in shock after the fuss and pomp of the Clarke wedding, so goodness knows what she’ll make of this,” Leah said.
Kate, who had been married herself in a small ceremony two years earlier, had spent the entire day open-mouthed in astonishment at the lavishness of Amanda and Andrew’s wedding. Leah had spent the day proclaiming that silver service and personalised dinner plates were all very well and good, but what was the point if you ‘couldn’t feel the love’?
Olivia smiled at the memory.
Leah and Andrew had always been very close, and Olivia knew they had kept in contact through phone and email all the time Leah had been away on her apprenticeship. The two of them had always had a rare friendship, in that there had never ever been an attraction between them – they were just very good friends. Amanda had always been a little jealous of Leah and Andrew’s friendship, probably a little threatened by it, but she need never have worried.
Living in Lakeview, Olivia didn’t see much of the newly-weds these days, but she felt much the same way about Amanda as she had throughout college, and took her attention-seeking with a pinch of salt. The girl was still as spoilt, silly and immature as ever. She would never have been Olivia’s choice for a friend, but because she was Andrew’s girlfriend she had always made the effort. She’d particularly disliked the way Amanda had always been a bit nasty and dismissive of Robin but, as a group, they had little choice but to put up with her.
A faint sadness stirred inside Olivia as she thought of Robin. Her close friend had moved to the States not long after graduation, and it had been ages since they had heard anything from her – or at least it had been ages since she had heard anything from her, she thought wryly.
“I still can’t believe Amanda invited us to this,” Leah said chuckling. “I mean, I could understand the wedding because, well, she was always great for showing off but –”
“Yes, but you’re still quite close to the two of them, aren’t you?”
“To Andrew, maybe. But, Olivia, you remember what Amanda was like in college, all jealous and spoilt and she could never get Andrew away from us quick enough.”
“Ah, that was just silly immature stuff, Leah – we were all immature back then.” She paused slightly, remembering. “Didn’t we make that silly promise that time? That stupid reunion pact?” Olivia’s stomach twisted when she thought about it now. Kate had been right about their tempting fate.
“I know.” Leah was quiet, probably thinking the same as Olivia – that, despite the fact that the group had kept in touch for the most part, fate had intervened in their great plans for a reunion. “I suppose Kate was right – we were a bit naive really, weren’t we?”
“At the time it was a good idea,” Olivia said, shaking her head at the memory. “Anyway, we see so much of each other now that there’s little point in meeting up to see how we all got on, is there?” she said, trying to keep her voice light. “We all know.”
“Yeah . . .” Leah went uncharacteristically silent.
“So, are we going to this party or what?” Olivia asked, purposefully changing the subject. “I’m very interested in seeing what happens at one of those affairs.”
“Ugh, I don’t know,” Leah replied. “But actually, she’s given me a bit of a brainwave now. Do you think I should think seriously about a new range of chocolates specifically for Mums-to-Be?”
“It’s an idea.” Olivia laughed, feeling a familiar pride in Leah’s achievements. Out of everyone in the group, talented Leah was always the one most likely to
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