doughnuts on display.
‘ I’ll take four and some chocolate sauce .’
‘ I’ll bring it over .’
She went across the room and sat down at her favourite table in the corner by the jukebox . Billy Ray Cyrus was playing. Inappropriate honky tonk that didn’t suit her mood.
The bell above the diner door rang a nd she raised her head . Nicholas entered and s he hurriedly put her head back down and pretended to be engrossed in the menu.
‘ Hey , Nick . H ow you doing? ’ Casey asked as he appeared from the kitchen and came back to the counter.
‘ I’m fine , Casey thanks . C ould I get a coffee ? S trong black? ’
‘ Sure, I’ll bring it over .’
He walked over to Freya’s table and stood in front of her . His presence made her look up.
‘ Is this seat taken? ’ he asked, indicating the chair opposite her.
‘ Yes .’
‘ Well I don’t see anyone sitting there and I have Chinese food .’ He shook the bag at her.
‘ I’m expecting someone. I’ve just called Jonny and told him to come right over and have his way with me on this very table .’
He sat down opposite her , reached out and took her hands in his.
‘ I’m sorry .’ His tone was soft.
‘ Sorry for what? ’
‘ For what I said and f or being stupid. You were right. I was jealous .’
‘ I’m sorry I hit you .’
‘I’m sorry I provoked you. I should know by now you have a mean right hook .’
‘ I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about Jonny the minute he walked in to the office .’
‘ I think I overreacted because of who it was . He was the only man you trusted to tell everything to before you met me. H e was important to you, you loved him .’
‘ I loved him when I was seventeen . I don’t love him now . A nyway, you have to trust me. ’
She looked across at him. Her handsome fiancé, the man who graces magazine covers and wore swimwear on David Letterman.
‘H ow bizarre is this conversation? You ’ re the one idolised by millions of women, most of whom are a thousand times better looking than me . You snog a diff erent actress every other month. I f there ’ s anyone who should be having a fit of jealousy here it’s me .’
‘ One large tea, one coffee and four doughnuts with chocolate sauce .’ Casey put the order on the table.
‘ You ordered doughnuts ,’ Nicholas remarked.
‘ I was depressed .’
‘ Can I share? ’
‘ I suppose so . B ut no hogging the sauce .’ She picked up a doughnut, tore some off and dipped it in the sauce.
‘ Listen, if Jonny ’ s genuine about donating all that money and time to your project , I do think it’s great ,’ Nicholas told her.
‘ Well I was suspicious of his intentions at first , but the trade off was I have to take some photographs of some of his hotels .’
‘ That doesn’t sound like too bad a deal .’
‘ No and besides that , I really think he feels bad about the way he treated me. Everyone has a moment in their life when they take stock, think back, regret things and want to try and put them right . P erhaps this is his .’
‘ So , are we friends again? ’
‘ Well that depends on how many doughnuts you ’ re planning on eating .’
‘ I thought I might order a chilli burger with everything on it actually .’
‘ Make that two and we’re BFFs.’
After food at Casey’s, they got ice creams f rom the ice cream parlour and ate them on the walk back to their home. One of the joys of living in America was ice cream available all year round. Even though the ni ght was almost as frosty as their dessert, it still tasted good.
‘ He has a crap car ,’ Freya said, her mouth full of ice cream.
‘ Who? Jonny? I thought you said he was a millionaire .’
‘ He is, but he obviously has bad taste in cars . A nd h e had a driver .’ She laughed at the absurdity.
‘ Then he obviously classed meeting you as an official function .’
‘ Either that or he ’s just plain lazy. L isten, I spoke to Emma today and told her we ’
‘ I’ll take four and some chocolate sauce .’
‘ I’ll bring it over .’
She went across the room and sat down at her favourite table in the corner by the jukebox . Billy Ray Cyrus was playing. Inappropriate honky tonk that didn’t suit her mood.
The bell above the diner door rang a nd she raised her head . Nicholas entered and s he hurriedly put her head back down and pretended to be engrossed in the menu.
‘ Hey , Nick . H ow you doing? ’ Casey asked as he appeared from the kitchen and came back to the counter.
‘ I’m fine , Casey thanks . C ould I get a coffee ? S trong black? ’
‘ Sure, I’ll bring it over .’
He walked over to Freya’s table and stood in front of her . His presence made her look up.
‘ Is this seat taken? ’ he asked, indicating the chair opposite her.
‘ Yes .’
‘ Well I don’t see anyone sitting there and I have Chinese food .’ He shook the bag at her.
‘ I’m expecting someone. I’ve just called Jonny and told him to come right over and have his way with me on this very table .’
He sat down opposite her , reached out and took her hands in his.
‘ I’m sorry .’ His tone was soft.
‘ Sorry for what? ’
‘ For what I said and f or being stupid. You were right. I was jealous .’
‘ I’m sorry I hit you .’
‘I’m sorry I provoked you. I should know by now you have a mean right hook .’
‘ I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about Jonny the minute he walked in to the office .’
‘ I think I overreacted because of who it was . He was the only man you trusted to tell everything to before you met me. H e was important to you, you loved him .’
‘ I loved him when I was seventeen . I don’t love him now . A nyway, you have to trust me. ’
She looked across at him. Her handsome fiancé, the man who graces magazine covers and wore swimwear on David Letterman.
‘H ow bizarre is this conversation? You ’ re the one idolised by millions of women, most of whom are a thousand times better looking than me . You snog a diff erent actress every other month. I f there ’ s anyone who should be having a fit of jealousy here it’s me .’
‘ One large tea, one coffee and four doughnuts with chocolate sauce .’ Casey put the order on the table.
‘ You ordered doughnuts ,’ Nicholas remarked.
‘ I was depressed .’
‘ Can I share? ’
‘ I suppose so . B ut no hogging the sauce .’ She picked up a doughnut, tore some off and dipped it in the sauce.
‘ Listen, if Jonny ’ s genuine about donating all that money and time to your project , I do think it’s great ,’ Nicholas told her.
‘ Well I was suspicious of his intentions at first , but the trade off was I have to take some photographs of some of his hotels .’
‘ That doesn’t sound like too bad a deal .’
‘ No and besides that , I really think he feels bad about the way he treated me. Everyone has a moment in their life when they take stock, think back, regret things and want to try and put them right . P erhaps this is his .’
‘ So , are we friends again? ’
‘ Well that depends on how many doughnuts you ’ re planning on eating .’
‘ I thought I might order a chilli burger with everything on it actually .’
‘ Make that two and we’re BFFs.’
After food at Casey’s, they got ice creams f rom the ice cream parlour and ate them on the walk back to their home. One of the joys of living in America was ice cream available all year round. Even though the ni ght was almost as frosty as their dessert, it still tasted good.
‘ He has a crap car ,’ Freya said, her mouth full of ice cream.
‘ Who? Jonny? I thought you said he was a millionaire .’
‘ He is, but he obviously has bad taste in cars . A nd h e had a driver .’ She laughed at the absurdity.
‘ Then he obviously classed meeting you as an official function .’
‘ Either that or he ’s just plain lazy. L isten, I spoke to Emma today and told her we ’
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