An Unexpected Affair
““That’s what he said,” said Eleanor, pouring water into the cafetiere, “but it’s just a turn of phrase. There’s no need to get excited.”
Erika and Connie exchanged meaningful glances. “Love, this is the closest you’ve got to romance in two years, so we have every right to get excited.” It was actually much longer than that, but Eleanor was not about to put her mother right on the details. The women were sitting in the office-cum-storeroom in the basement of the shop the morning after the la...unch party. Connie smiled at her daughter and held out her mug for coffee.
Eleanor’s mother had been persuaded to move to a village just five miles away on being widowed. She and her husband had had a long and happy marriage then Jack fell ill and died after a short illness. Afterwards, Connie had begun to shrink and fade as though grief was stretching her out, dragging her back to her deceased husband. She had moved to a new house but was still lost in herself, no longer willing to attend choir or enjoy her old pastimes.MoreLess
Erika and Connie exchanged meaningful glances. “Love, this is the closest you’ve got to romance in two years, so we have every right to get excited.” It was actually much longer than that, but Eleanor was not about to put her mother right on the details. The women were sitting in the office-cum-storeroom in the basement of the shop the morning after the la...unch party. Connie smiled at her daughter and held out her mug for coffee.
Eleanor’s mother had been persuaded to move to a village just five miles away on being widowed. She and her husband had had a long and happy marriage then Jack fell ill and died after a short illness. Afterwards, Connie had begun to shrink and fade as though grief was stretching her out, dragging her back to her deceased husband. She had moved to a new house but was still lost in herself, no longer willing to attend choir or enjoy her old pastimes.MoreLess
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