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Authors: Suzie Twine
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to buy the house, let alone adding on another hundred grand. Lois had thought the figure would be more like ten thousand for a couple of acres of overgrown land. Annie explained that the most likely thing was that they would put it up for auction. Lois’s thoughts were divided between it going for a pittance, so they might have a chance of buying it, and going for a fortune to help Annie and Dave stay in the house.
Arriving back in the kitchen, Lois thanked Annie profusely for her hospitality and made her way back to Honeysuckle, armed with tea for Adam and Mel, with Mel’s dry clothes tucked under her elbow. Annie’s parting comment was that Lois and Tom could use Lilac cottage as their own while Honeysuckle was in turmoil.
Lois crossed Annie’s drive, smiling to herself. She couldn’t believe that after her fears of yesterday, she now felt confident that Annie was going to make a fantastic neighbour. A car approached as she walked the short distance along the road to Honeysuckle. The driver opened the passenger window as he pulled up alongside Lois. A broad set man, with a seriously receding hairline and a big smile, leant over. “Hi, I’m Dave” he said, grinning broadly. “I’m assuming you’re our new neighbour and that you’ve met my wife,” he nodded at the mugs she was carrying, which he clearly recognised. “Welcome to Harewood Park. I hope you’ll be as happy as we are here!”
Lois introduced herself and briefly explained why Tom wasn’t with her. Dave was thrilled to hear that Tom was a mountain biking man. He said that he was thinking of taking it up as his new hobby. Then, noticing that Adam was struggling to position the new door, despite enthusiastic assistance from Mel, said he would pop home to change, then come and give a hand.
Dave was back to help Adam in no time and as a team they worked fast and effectively until the door, along with its antique hinges and lock, were fitted. Lois was delighted and relieved that the house was now secure and accessible.
By the time the job was finished it was seven thirty. Lois and Mel should have been back in London. Tom would be home shortly and they were both working the next day. But when Annie came round and invited everyone for supper and Lois and Mel to sleep over, the idea of trekking back to the pandemonium, noise and pollution of London, was very much less than inviting. Lois and Mel had a lengthy discussion about the possibility of them both taking a day off the following day. If it hadn’t been for the fact that poor Tom would be returning to an empty flat, with no food, they would doubtlessly have agreed to stay. Lois was pretty exhausted and starting to enjoy her new environment so much she really didn’t want to leave. Mel was bowled over by Adam, who seemed to be intelligent, kind, witty and generous on top of the good looks and amazing physique and she was not eager to rush away. However, they both knew that the right decision was to return to London. Lois needed to settle her poor injured boyfriend in and both she and Mel should go to work tomorrow, which was fortunately a Friday.
Before they left, Annie invited Lois, Tom, Mel and Adam to dinner on Saturday night. Lois said she would confirm once she had seen how Tom was. They hugged like long time friends, Lois and Mel settled themselves into the damp car and Annie, Dave and Adam waved them off.
7
Lois was surprised to see the state that Tom was in. He’d implied on the phone that his injuries were minor, other than the broken wrist. But in reality his chin was a horrible mess; it must have had at least twenty stitches, running in a crescent shape around the left side of his dimple. He had deep mauve bruising radiating from below the cut to the top of his left cheek. His temple was florid purple from where his helmet had hit his head on impact with the ground. His broken arm was in plaster and hitched up across his chest in a sling. But the injury that seemed to be
Arriving back in the kitchen, Lois thanked Annie profusely for her hospitality and made her way back to Honeysuckle, armed with tea for Adam and Mel, with Mel’s dry clothes tucked under her elbow. Annie’s parting comment was that Lois and Tom could use Lilac cottage as their own while Honeysuckle was in turmoil.
Lois crossed Annie’s drive, smiling to herself. She couldn’t believe that after her fears of yesterday, she now felt confident that Annie was going to make a fantastic neighbour. A car approached as she walked the short distance along the road to Honeysuckle. The driver opened the passenger window as he pulled up alongside Lois. A broad set man, with a seriously receding hairline and a big smile, leant over. “Hi, I’m Dave” he said, grinning broadly. “I’m assuming you’re our new neighbour and that you’ve met my wife,” he nodded at the mugs she was carrying, which he clearly recognised. “Welcome to Harewood Park. I hope you’ll be as happy as we are here!”
Lois introduced herself and briefly explained why Tom wasn’t with her. Dave was thrilled to hear that Tom was a mountain biking man. He said that he was thinking of taking it up as his new hobby. Then, noticing that Adam was struggling to position the new door, despite enthusiastic assistance from Mel, said he would pop home to change, then come and give a hand.
Dave was back to help Adam in no time and as a team they worked fast and effectively until the door, along with its antique hinges and lock, were fitted. Lois was delighted and relieved that the house was now secure and accessible.
By the time the job was finished it was seven thirty. Lois and Mel should have been back in London. Tom would be home shortly and they were both working the next day. But when Annie came round and invited everyone for supper and Lois and Mel to sleep over, the idea of trekking back to the pandemonium, noise and pollution of London, was very much less than inviting. Lois and Mel had a lengthy discussion about the possibility of them both taking a day off the following day. If it hadn’t been for the fact that poor Tom would be returning to an empty flat, with no food, they would doubtlessly have agreed to stay. Lois was pretty exhausted and starting to enjoy her new environment so much she really didn’t want to leave. Mel was bowled over by Adam, who seemed to be intelligent, kind, witty and generous on top of the good looks and amazing physique and she was not eager to rush away. However, they both knew that the right decision was to return to London. Lois needed to settle her poor injured boyfriend in and both she and Mel should go to work tomorrow, which was fortunately a Friday.
Before they left, Annie invited Lois, Tom, Mel and Adam to dinner on Saturday night. Lois said she would confirm once she had seen how Tom was. They hugged like long time friends, Lois and Mel settled themselves into the damp car and Annie, Dave and Adam waved them off.
7
Lois was surprised to see the state that Tom was in. He’d implied on the phone that his injuries were minor, other than the broken wrist. But in reality his chin was a horrible mess; it must have had at least twenty stitches, running in a crescent shape around the left side of his dimple. He had deep mauve bruising radiating from below the cut to the top of his left cheek. His temple was florid purple from where his helmet had hit his head on impact with the ground. His broken arm was in plaster and hitched up across his chest in a sling. But the injury that seemed to be
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