a few times since but with no joy, Diane had never married she always told Sophie
if you can't have “the one” then nobody else would do.
It was four in the afternoon when Marcus woke up, he stretched and then sat up, Sophie must
have decided not to wake him up, he jumped in the shower had a quick shave put his smartest
jeans on and raced down hoping to find her being fussed over by his mother who had arrived this
morning to spend time with them both, when he walked into the living room he stopped in his
tracks, his parents were alone and they were looking at him with a mixture of fear and sadness.
Barbee stood up “son we went to the hospital to find out why Sophie hadn't been discharged yet
and she was already gone”
Marcus looked at her shaking his head “gone what do you mean gone”
“she had left earlier with Diane, they left a note for you with Sally, here read it please the suspense
has been killing me”
she handed him the note, he just stared at it, why would she go, what would she do, she looked
fine earlier, then he remembered her sobbing words of apology was that her goodbye. Marcus sat
down stunned and opened the note, the last contact he may have with the love of his life.
Dearest Marcus my angel my good Samaritan
Please believe me when I say I love you, I do so much it hurts me, I cannot imagine my life without
you in it. When I killed Jasper I know it must have horrified you and then you had to see the photos,
how can you possibly love someone capable of those things, you are too good for me angel, you
deserve better please forgive me please don't hate me but most of all don't give up on love, you are
a wonderful man and you will find it again but with someone worthy I am nothing, just an empty
shell, I think I am too broken for even you to fix Doc.
I Will Love you forever, Sophie
Through his tears Marcus noticed a second note inside the envelope it was from Diane, and it was
his lifeline to Sophie.
Dear Marcus
Sophie is making a huge mistake, but I understand why she feels she needs to do this for you, I have
taken her with me to France and below is the address of my villa where we are staying, just give her
a few days then please come and save my daughter again. I know you love her she just doesn't
understand why you would, so come and convince she is worthy, I am staying with her until Tuesday,
then she is all yours, stay as long as you both need to sort out her feelings, I know you can make
her happy and I trust you with the most precious thing I have, see that you take care of her. Diane
on the back was an address in La Rochelle France. Marcus stood up and left his parents standing
there but he had to sort things out he phoned the hospital and took indefinite leave of absence,
given that they all knew about Sophie they were very understanding and were happy to keep his
job open as long as he needed. He booked a single flight for early hours of Tuesday morning then
when that was all sorted he went back to his shell shocked parents and explained the situation,
they were supportive and gave their blessing, Barbee had really taken to Sophie her maternal
instincts worked overdrive with her and she loved her dearly and was keen to keep her in the
family, Don too agreed with Diane he needed to go and she needed to be healed mentally before
they returned home, they also felt she may find coming back here traumatic for a while so Marcus
extended the lease on her little cottage and to keep himself busy he would make the cottage
homely for her return in case his renovations were not complete at the house, so that if she did
decide to come back she would feel safe. Next he contacted Duncan and asked him to come and
design a new structure to replace the boat house, 24 hrs later the two brothers and Duncan's new
girlfriend an Architect called Louise were designing a beautiful summer house to replace it, he was
also using an interior designer, Louise's brother to totally redecorate the house
if you can't have “the one” then nobody else would do.
It was four in the afternoon when Marcus woke up, he stretched and then sat up, Sophie must
have decided not to wake him up, he jumped in the shower had a quick shave put his smartest
jeans on and raced down hoping to find her being fussed over by his mother who had arrived this
morning to spend time with them both, when he walked into the living room he stopped in his
tracks, his parents were alone and they were looking at him with a mixture of fear and sadness.
Barbee stood up “son we went to the hospital to find out why Sophie hadn't been discharged yet
and she was already gone”
Marcus looked at her shaking his head “gone what do you mean gone”
“she had left earlier with Diane, they left a note for you with Sally, here read it please the suspense
has been killing me”
she handed him the note, he just stared at it, why would she go, what would she do, she looked
fine earlier, then he remembered her sobbing words of apology was that her goodbye. Marcus sat
down stunned and opened the note, the last contact he may have with the love of his life.
Dearest Marcus my angel my good Samaritan
Please believe me when I say I love you, I do so much it hurts me, I cannot imagine my life without
you in it. When I killed Jasper I know it must have horrified you and then you had to see the photos,
how can you possibly love someone capable of those things, you are too good for me angel, you
deserve better please forgive me please don't hate me but most of all don't give up on love, you are
a wonderful man and you will find it again but with someone worthy I am nothing, just an empty
shell, I think I am too broken for even you to fix Doc.
I Will Love you forever, Sophie
Through his tears Marcus noticed a second note inside the envelope it was from Diane, and it was
his lifeline to Sophie.
Dear Marcus
Sophie is making a huge mistake, but I understand why she feels she needs to do this for you, I have
taken her with me to France and below is the address of my villa where we are staying, just give her
a few days then please come and save my daughter again. I know you love her she just doesn't
understand why you would, so come and convince she is worthy, I am staying with her until Tuesday,
then she is all yours, stay as long as you both need to sort out her feelings, I know you can make
her happy and I trust you with the most precious thing I have, see that you take care of her. Diane
on the back was an address in La Rochelle France. Marcus stood up and left his parents standing
there but he had to sort things out he phoned the hospital and took indefinite leave of absence,
given that they all knew about Sophie they were very understanding and were happy to keep his
job open as long as he needed. He booked a single flight for early hours of Tuesday morning then
when that was all sorted he went back to his shell shocked parents and explained the situation,
they were supportive and gave their blessing, Barbee had really taken to Sophie her maternal
instincts worked overdrive with her and she loved her dearly and was keen to keep her in the
family, Don too agreed with Diane he needed to go and she needed to be healed mentally before
they returned home, they also felt she may find coming back here traumatic for a while so Marcus
extended the lease on her little cottage and to keep himself busy he would make the cottage
homely for her return in case his renovations were not complete at the house, so that if she did
decide to come back she would feel safe. Next he contacted Duncan and asked him to come and
design a new structure to replace the boat house, 24 hrs later the two brothers and Duncan's new
girlfriend an Architect called Louise were designing a beautiful summer house to replace it, he was
also using an interior designer, Louise's brother to totally redecorate the house
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