The Little Christmas Kitchen (2014)
“Dimitri looked up from his coffee and croissant and she saw a smile dance across his lips as he gave her a quick up and down. Her mum only showed her surprise fleetingly and Ella wondered if she realised that she’d been planning to leave.
‘They don’t think the ferries will run till after Christmas.’ her mum said as she started to rummage round for some pots and pans. ‘The hotels will do the day themselves but we’ve been offered Christmas Eve.’ ‘Gets the tourists out,’ said Dimitri as he dunked ...his chocolate croissant into his little glass of coffee and looked up at her for a touch too long. When he spoke Ella blushed scarlet, reading too much into their every exchange.
‘It means–’ her mum said, looking at her watch. ‘We have two days to prepare. And that’s not enough. So-– she glanced up at Ella, her eyes dancing with emotions that they were past discussing – apologies that had been refused, olive branches that hadn’t been accepted, explanations that weren’t good enough – then back down to the pans she was hauling out and onto the surface.MoreLess
‘They don’t think the ferries will run till after Christmas.’ her mum said as she started to rummage round for some pots and pans. ‘The hotels will do the day themselves but we’ve been offered Christmas Eve.’ ‘Gets the tourists out,’ said Dimitri as he dunked ...his chocolate croissant into his little glass of coffee and looked up at her for a touch too long. When he spoke Ella blushed scarlet, reading too much into their every exchange.
‘It means–’ her mum said, looking at her watch. ‘We have two days to prepare. And that’s not enough. So-– she glanced up at Ella, her eyes dancing with emotions that they were past discussing – apologies that had been refused, olive branches that hadn’t been accepted, explanations that weren’t good enough – then back down to the pans she was hauling out and onto the surface.MoreLess
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