When I had closed the door and walked down
the steps I found Lorraine was waiting for me around the corner.
“Did you know Waldo did a runner last night?”
she asked
“Yes” I replied
“So?”
“So what?” I asked
“So now’s the time to get to her before she
gets tangled up with some other loser”
“What do you think I was doing when we were
interrupted?”
Lorraine stopped and grabbed my arm
“You told her?”
“Yes” I replied and started walking again
“So how did it go?” she shouted
“How do you think it went” I snapped “I’m out
here with you”
Sam and I travelled to Sharpington in
separate cars and as I was in the car Andy was driving we arrived in town ten
minutes behind Louise and the girls despite the fact we were right on their
bumper when we left Whitecliff Hill Park and the reason for that was because he
drives like an 80 year old woman.
We were further delayed due to the fact that
he is totally incapable of parallel parking, so by the time we reached the
restaurant the girls were already seated at the table and I ended up with Lou
and Lottie between me and Sam.
It was a long and frustrating lunch, finding
myself so far from the woman I loved, and the service was diabolical.
On that particular day of all days it didn’t
help and although I was delighted to see that she was wearing the lemon dress
as I suggested, every time I caught her eye she looked away immediately.
After lunch the weather brightened so we all
walked down to the seafront, I walked slowly behind the pack with my hands
stuffed in my pockets and cursed my stupidity for making my declaration to her.
My worst fears had been realized, I had
shared the secret I had kept to myself for 17 years and as I always knew would
be the case if I spoke up, instead of winning her love I had now lost her
friendship.
“Why did I do it?” I said to myself and then
I felt an arm slip through mine, when I glanced sideways to see who the arm
belonged I fully expected it to be Lorraine but I was amazed to see it was Sam.
“I have a confession to make” she said
“Oh yes” I replied
“I think I chose totally unsuitable
boyfriends who didn’t deserve me because I couldn’t have you” she said and we
came to a stop
“And now?” I asked with bated breath
Samantha had turned to face and said
“I choose you”
And then she kissed me.
We walked the length of Sharpington seafront
in the warm May sunshine and talked like we had never talked before.
And by the time we returned to the others it
was almost evening.
“Come on you two” Lorraine called “We’re
going to the pub as soon as we get back, you in?”
“Count us out we’ve got plans” Sam said
“Oh where are you two going then?” Lottie
asked and I turned to look at Sam because I didn’t know what plans we had
either and Samantha squeezed my hand and smiled at me.
“A treasure hunt” she replied and we both
giggled
Everyone looked completely bemused by her
answer and my response to it but suffice is to say we were in Samantha’s
caravan until midafternoon on Bank Holiday Monday treasure hunting.
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