The Little Kiosk By The Sea: A Perfect Summer Beach Read. Jennifer Bohnet
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‘Apparently?’
‘There’s a certain clause that I have to agree to before it becomes official.’ Harriet swallowed a large mouthful of her champagne. ‘I’ll give you three guesses what it is.’
‘Amy wants you to … to swim the Dart naked.’
Harriet giggled. ‘No, Beeny, don’t be daft.’
‘OK. You have to … take up hang-gliding. No?’ Sabine topped up both their glasses. ‘I’ve really no idea.’
‘One last guess,’ Harriet said.
‘I know. You have to give up drink. That might be hard but not impossible.’
Harriet shook her head. ‘Much harder than that. I have to promise to come and live in the house for a year,’ she said quietly.
‘Really? That’s the clause? But why is that impossible?’
Harriet looked at her wide-eyed. ‘Come back after what happened? Be a laughing stock again? No thanks.’
‘You weren’t a laughing stock – I felt for you and other people did too. If it’s any consolation, I made life as difficult as I could for the bitch before they left town too.’
‘Still don’t think it’s a good idea to come back,’ Harriet said.
‘Tatty, the world has moved on. Besides, nobody cares about old scandals.’
‘I do. I was the one who had to live through it. And any of our friends – like Owen and Gus – who still live in town, they’ll remember.’
Sabine sighed. ‘But it’s so different these days. People have affairs all the time. Steal other people’s husbands. It’s not right, but it happens. People simply shrug and look the other way.’ She was quiet for a moment before saying. ‘I was tempted to do it myself once.’
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