Wildflower Park Series. Bella Osborne
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Название: Wildflower Park Series
Автор: Bella Osborne
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Зарубежные любовные романы
isbn: 9780008258191
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Anna raised an eyebrow. ‘They don’t take much hunting.’
‘Ha, ha. We’ve got spotters’ sheets and we’re trying to tick off all the wildflowers, which should keep them out of mischief for a while. Why?’
‘Can I come too?’ asked Anna, feeling as pathetic as she sounded.
‘Err, of course. I mean it’s not exactly riveting. But I’d love the company.’
‘Great. Call for me. I’ll bring a picnic.’
Anna needed to be kept busy. She was the sort of person who struggled to relax. She liked her mind to be fully occupied. A quick trip to the local shop and she was making healthy snacks and rustling up homemade hummus.
Sophie knocked as planned and Anna bounded outside with a cool box and a picnic rug. Sophie had the look of the perpetually harassed about her.
‘Hiya, kids.’ Petal launched herself at Anna, puckering her lips for a kiss, and Anna obliged. Anna gave Arlo a kiss on his forehead and he rubbed it off quickly. ‘You okay?’ she asked Sophie.
‘We made cakes,’ she said by way of explanation.
‘Ah. With blue icing.’
‘How’d you know …’ began Sophie as Anna fished a lump of blue icing from Sophie’s hair and presented it to her.
‘Next time you need your kitchen redecorated invite my kids round to make cakes.’
Inside the park was a hive of activity with a group of teenagers playing a game of Frisbee up by the oak trees, a number of families picnicking on the benches and a variety of people and dogs all out enjoying the sunshine. But the park was so large everyone had plenty of space. They walked past the pond where a fisherman was packing up his tackle and a gang of small children were feeding a family of ducks.
They decided on a spot near the children’s swings, under the dappled shelter of a large tree, and set out their wares.
‘Cupcake!’ shouted Arlo.
‘Carrot stick,’ offered Anna and Arlo screwed up his nose.
Sophie gave him a bottle of bubble mixture and he and Petal began happily making and chasing the bubbles.
‘What’s up?’ asked Sophie, scooping up a dollop of hummus with a celery stick.
Anna took a deep breath, letting the tranquillity of their corner of the park engulf her. She watched Arlo and Petal chasing after bubbles before being distracted by trying to catch the tiny pink blossoms as a breeze tickled the trees. ‘I’m off plan and I don’t like it.’
She could see this had grabbed Sophie’s attention. ‘Off plan? I’d love to be free as a bird like you.’
Anna had seized her independence and was settling into life on her own terms but she was still very much outside her comfort zone. ‘I don’t want to moan but where am I going in life?’
‘Wherever the hell you want to. Anna, you need to stop moping and give yourself a shake.’ Anna was taken aback. ‘I don’t mean to be unkind but lots of people would kill to be in your situation with no ties or responsibilities. You could literally do anything you want to.’ She pointed a celery stick at Anna. ‘Yes, you’ve had a shock with Liam messing everything up but much better to find out now than eight years and three kids down the road.’
‘You’re right.’ There was possibly a gentler way of saying it but whilst Sophie was blunt she was honest too. Anna narrowed her eyes. Was there another message in there somewhere? ‘Are you okay?’
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