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Authors: Jennifer Bohnet
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villa.
Poppy was sitting reading under the loggia. ‘Wasn’t expecting you until later. Everything all right? Wine’s in the fridge. I guess it’s busy down town?’ she added.
‘Mayhem. Poppy, can we talk? I had a letter from Ben before I flew out here.’
Poppy closed her book. ‘Oh. What did he have to say for himself?’
Daisy took the letter out of her bag and handed it to her sister. ‘Read it. I’m going to have a shower.’
A bottle of wine, glasses and a plate of sliced baguette and ham with melon was on the table when she returned.
‘Honestly Poppy, I’m going to be so fat by the end of the festival. Everything seems to revolve around drink and food down here.’
‘Because it’s France. It’s the way they are – besides, food helps me concentrate,’ Poppy said, helping herself to a slice of melon. ‘So what are you going to do about Ben? Are you going to fly halfway around the world and run back into his arms as he suggests?’
‘Don’t know,’ Daisy said pouring two glasses of wine. ‘Was hoping you’d help me decide.’ When Poppy didn’t answer she continued. ‘Part of me thinks no but then another part says yes.’
‘Big decision. I know he says he misses you and “thinks” he’s made a mistake but really Daisy, he could just be homesick. You could pack everything in at home, get out there and find it’s you who’s made the mistake.’
Daisy nodded. ‘I know.’ She took a sip of wine. ‘I could go for a holiday, say three weeks. I’d surely know by the end of it whether I wanted to stay or not. Wouldn’t I?’
‘How much do you really miss Ben these days? I mean, really really miss? You said you were enjoying being single.’
‘I am. But you know how it is. It’s lovely to have someone special in your life. Someone who really cares.’
‘Which Ben clearly didn’t, otherwise he wouldn’t have buggered off to Australia in the first place, would he?’ Poppy demanded.
Daisy looked at her sister. Poppy so rarely swore she knew the whole idea of her sister jetting off to Australia and taking up with Ben again had upset her.
‘Only you can decide, Daisy,’ Poppy said. ‘Personally I think you’d be making a huge mistake in running after Ben. Unless of course it’s true love on both your parts. I have to say, I somehow doubt that.’
Chapter Fourteen
Anna put the finishing touches to her makeup before making her way downstairs to wait for Rick and the taxi. She was already regretting agreeing to go to this party. These events were simply not her scene but she supposed it was too late to back out now. She glanced at her watch. Just time to give Leo a quick ring before she left.
‘Not sure what time I’ll get back here from this party,’ she said when he answered. ‘So I thought I’d ring you first. How are you? And Alison?’
‘Everything is fine this end. Can’t wait for tomorrow,’ Leo answered. ‘Hope to be with you about four. Have you booked us somewhere exotic for dinner?’
Before Anna could tell him her plans a, car horn sounded outside the villa.
‘Got to go. Rick’s here early. Love you. See you tomorrow.’
The taxi took Anna and Rick quickly up through town and into the affluent area of Super Californie where they caught glimpses of imposing villas hidden away behind large iron gates and towering cypress hedges.
‘Have we had many acceptances yet for our party on Tuesday?’ Anna asked.
‘Twenty definites, eight refusals so far and fifteen still to answer,’ Rick said.
‘So we’ll probably end up with about forty people?’ Anna said thoughtfully. ‘Including us, Leo, Daisy and Poppy.’
The taxi slowed and joined a queue of vehicles edging their way between open intricate wrought iron gates on to a gravelled driveway that finally stopped in front of an impressive flight of steps leading to a grand column-dominated entrance.
‘This place is something else isn’t it?’ Rick said as they walked into the huge marbled
Poppy was sitting reading under the loggia. ‘Wasn’t expecting you until later. Everything all right? Wine’s in the fridge. I guess it’s busy down town?’ she added.
‘Mayhem. Poppy, can we talk? I had a letter from Ben before I flew out here.’
Poppy closed her book. ‘Oh. What did he have to say for himself?’
Daisy took the letter out of her bag and handed it to her sister. ‘Read it. I’m going to have a shower.’
A bottle of wine, glasses and a plate of sliced baguette and ham with melon was on the table when she returned.
‘Honestly Poppy, I’m going to be so fat by the end of the festival. Everything seems to revolve around drink and food down here.’
‘Because it’s France. It’s the way they are – besides, food helps me concentrate,’ Poppy said, helping herself to a slice of melon. ‘So what are you going to do about Ben? Are you going to fly halfway around the world and run back into his arms as he suggests?’
‘Don’t know,’ Daisy said pouring two glasses of wine. ‘Was hoping you’d help me decide.’ When Poppy didn’t answer she continued. ‘Part of me thinks no but then another part says yes.’
‘Big decision. I know he says he misses you and “thinks” he’s made a mistake but really Daisy, he could just be homesick. You could pack everything in at home, get out there and find it’s you who’s made the mistake.’
Daisy nodded. ‘I know.’ She took a sip of wine. ‘I could go for a holiday, say three weeks. I’d surely know by the end of it whether I wanted to stay or not. Wouldn’t I?’
‘How much do you really miss Ben these days? I mean, really really miss? You said you were enjoying being single.’
‘I am. But you know how it is. It’s lovely to have someone special in your life. Someone who really cares.’
‘Which Ben clearly didn’t, otherwise he wouldn’t have buggered off to Australia in the first place, would he?’ Poppy demanded.
Daisy looked at her sister. Poppy so rarely swore she knew the whole idea of her sister jetting off to Australia and taking up with Ben again had upset her.
‘Only you can decide, Daisy,’ Poppy said. ‘Personally I think you’d be making a huge mistake in running after Ben. Unless of course it’s true love on both your parts. I have to say, I somehow doubt that.’
Chapter Fourteen
Anna put the finishing touches to her makeup before making her way downstairs to wait for Rick and the taxi. She was already regretting agreeing to go to this party. These events were simply not her scene but she supposed it was too late to back out now. She glanced at her watch. Just time to give Leo a quick ring before she left.
‘Not sure what time I’ll get back here from this party,’ she said when he answered. ‘So I thought I’d ring you first. How are you? And Alison?’
‘Everything is fine this end. Can’t wait for tomorrow,’ Leo answered. ‘Hope to be with you about four. Have you booked us somewhere exotic for dinner?’
Before Anna could tell him her plans a, car horn sounded outside the villa.
‘Got to go. Rick’s here early. Love you. See you tomorrow.’
The taxi took Anna and Rick quickly up through town and into the affluent area of Super Californie where they caught glimpses of imposing villas hidden away behind large iron gates and towering cypress hedges.
‘Have we had many acceptances yet for our party on Tuesday?’ Anna asked.
‘Twenty definites, eight refusals so far and fifteen still to answer,’ Rick said.
‘So we’ll probably end up with about forty people?’ Anna said thoughtfully. ‘Including us, Leo, Daisy and Poppy.’
The taxi slowed and joined a queue of vehicles edging their way between open intricate wrought iron gates on to a gravelled driveway that finally stopped in front of an impressive flight of steps leading to a grand column-dominated entrance.
‘This place is something else isn’t it?’ Rick said as they walked into the huge marbled
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