‘My favourite!’ Leah grinned.
‘And Ewan made fresh bread this morning before he left,’ said Connie.
‘Blimey, you’ve got him well trained!’ said Leah.
‘He came like that,’ said Connie. ‘I can’t take the credit.’
‘To be fair, you totally can,’ said Rosie. ‘That boy was in bits before you got your hands on him. You put him back together again.’
‘Awwww!’ said Leah. ‘I’ve got to say, the pair of you are total couples goals.’
Rosie and Connie grinned at her.
‘How about you?’ said Connie. ‘Anyone interesting on the horizon?’
‘What, while organising Will’s way around the world?’ said Leah, her heart giving a little squeeze. ‘I don’t think so.’
‘Mm…’ said Rosie. ‘Maybe you’re just not looking hard enough.’
Leah forced a smile at that. She didn’t need to look. She’d already found the person she wanted to spend her life with… it was just a shame he didn’t feel the same way about her.
‘So,’ said Connie, clearly taking pity on her. ‘What are your plans while you’re in town?’
‘Actually, I’ve got a bit of a bucket list,’ said Leah, glad to get off the subject of men and relationships for a few minutes.
‘Oh, I love me a bucket list,’ said Rosie. ‘Let’s hear it!’
‘It’s nothing fancy,’ said Leah. ‘I’ve already ticked offsea swimthanks to you guys. Then there’s a picnic on the beach, I want to go strawberry picking, I’d like to try Hattie’s food…’ She paused, thinking hard. She was sure there was something else. ‘Oh yeah, and I want to indulge in an afternoon nap.’
‘Now you’re talking,’ said Connie. ‘That’s definitely my kind of list!’
Rosie nodded enthusiastically. ‘Now then, how about a tour of the house? Then we can raid the fridge and eat in the garden.’
Leah nodded. ‘Sounds perfect.’
CHAPTER 9
WILLIAM
‘Ican’t believe you stood us up!’ muttered Matt, heading for the door of Seabury House.
Will rolled his eyes. ‘I’m sorry, I got distracted?—’
‘AndIcan’t believe Matt wouldn’t agree to the pair of us stuffing our faces without you!’ huffed Ewan, massaging his belly and shooting both of them filthy looks… or as filthy as his easy-going brother could manage.
Will felt a pang of guilt. He could swear he’d just heard Ewan’s stomach growling.
‘To be fair, I wouldn’t have minded if you had…’ said Will with a little shrug.
‘You really think I could have sat down to eat when I was worried you’d collapsed or been taken ill or something?!’ said Matt.
‘Or something?’ said Will, curious as to what thesomethingmight entail.
‘You could have had a breakdown!’ said Matt.
‘Or been abducted by space aliens,’ added Ewan.
‘Or been licked to death by Stanley!’ said Matt.
