Hunter's Moon (2013)
“She drifted along the footpath at the edge of the wood. The watery sunlight trickled through the trees and splashed her face. Neil looked up from raking leaves and was startled by her. She looked stunning in a swirl of dappled light and October mist.
‘Hi!’ she called. For a moment he was speechless.
‘Lost your tongue?’ She smiled. Her dark eyes sparkled under a sweep of shining black hair. Neil stared for some seconds, first at her face, then slowly down to her muddy jeans and trainers.... She read his mind.
‘I slipped. It’s very wet.’ ‘Are you lost?’ he asked. It seemed a daft thing to say. He wished he hadn’t. She certainly didn’t seem lost.
‘No. Not at all. I remember you.’ She smiled again. What a lovely smile, he thought. But who was she? He’d never have forgotten a face like hers. Nor a figure like hers.
‘Really?’ he said, resting his elbow on the handle of the rake.MoreLess
‘Hi!’ she called. For a moment he was speechless.
‘Lost your tongue?’ She smiled. Her dark eyes sparkled under a sweep of shining black hair. Neil stared for some seconds, first at her face, then slowly down to her muddy jeans and trainers.... She read his mind.
‘I slipped. It’s very wet.’ ‘Are you lost?’ he asked. It seemed a daft thing to say. He wished he hadn’t. She certainly didn’t seem lost.
‘No. Not at all. I remember you.’ She smiled again. What a lovely smile, he thought. But who was she? He’d never have forgotten a face like hers. Nor a figure like hers.
‘Really?’ he said, resting his elbow on the handle of the rake.MoreLess
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