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Chapter 11 Back to normal

Stephen went upstairs for a rest when they got home. He asked Anna to wake him in a couple of hours. She took her coffee, newspaper, book and suntan cream into the garden and made herself comfortable. The sun felt good on her skin. She felt totally happy and couldn't imagine ever wanting anything more. 'It'd probably be better,' she thought, 'if we didn't see Tristan today. Just give me time to get myself in balance again. It seems as if that man is having an interesting effect on both Stephen and me. I think Stephen knows I'm attracted to him, and Stephen obviously likes him too.'

At about five o'clock, she took a cup of tea to Stephen to wake him up. He was fast asleep.

'Teatime,' she whispered in his ear. He opened one eye and stared at her standing there in her swimsuit.

'How nice to be woken up by a half-naked woman with a cup of tea. Why don't you join me in here, it's lovely'. She got in and they made love. They knew each other so well - it was all so familiar, not passionate but comfortable and loving.

'I'd like to stay here forever,' said Stephen.

'What, in bed?'

'No, in Polreath,' he laughed. 'It suits us both – you look wonderful and I feel better than I have for months.'

'You said the same last year when we were in Greece - remember?'

'Did I?' said Stephen, getting out of bed. 'Oh well, this is different, I think.'

***

It was late afternoon and they went down to the beach for a lazy swim. They called at the shop and sure enough the woman said, 'What did you think of Gino's then, Mrs Martins?'

'I knew it,' thought Anna, 'I knew she would say something. It's a good thing I told Stephen or I'd be in trouble now.' She answered the woman in her sweetest voice.

Outside the shop, Stephen suggested going for a drink.

'No, let's go back home.' Anna was surprised to find she felt bad about the woman's comments. In any case, she didn't think she wanted to meet Tristan at the moment.

They spent a pleasant evening at home. Stephen cooked an amazing fish pie, and they ate outside even though the evening was not quite as warm as before.

'I'd like a quick beer in the pub before bedtime. Do you want to come?' asked Stephen.

'No, I'll stay here. You won't be long, will you?'

Ten minutes after Stephen left, the phone rang. 'If that's anybody from London from Stephen's office, I'll probably shout at them,' thought Anna as she stood up. 'Why don't they leave him alone?'

'Hello!' she said very roughly.

'Hello. God, you sound angry!' It was Tristan.

'Oh hello, Tristan. Sorry, I thought it was going to be someone else. Sorry. What . . . , I mean, why . . . ? ' and she didn't know how to finish.

'You mean why am I ringing?' Tristan finished her question for her. 'Well, I saw Stephen going into the Fisherman's Arms so I thought I'd just check to see if you

. . . if everything's OK.'

'Yes, I think so,' she said. 'Stephen's happy to be back. In fact, I thought when the phone rang it was going to be someone about his work - that's why I sounded angry. Is everything OK with you?'



'Yes, fine.' A pause. 'The other reason I rang was to remind you that there's another trip to Skellig tomorrow morning if you're interested. It'd be nice to see you, both of you, I think.' Tristan sounded a bit embarrassed.

'Right. We'll probably come - I'll mention it to Stephen when he gets back. What's the weather forecast for tomorrow?' asked Anna. 'I thought it was a bit cooler tonight. It's not going to change, is it?'

'No, not yet,' he replied. 'We've got the good weather for a bit longer, so they say.'

'Look, Tristan. Why don't you go and join Stephen in the bar? He'd like to see you, I know, and it might be a good idea to see him without me around for the first time since we . . . you know...' and again, Anna couldn't finish.

'Mm, that's probably a good idea,' said Tristan brightly.

'Thanks. I won't say anything about ringing you tonight. And I'll mention the trip to Skellig to him. OK?’

‘Goodnight, Anna. See you tomorrow, I hope.'

Anna was pleased with herself for being so strong-minded, but she was shaking a bit when she put the phone down. Then she thought it was quite funny, really. Last night with her - tonight with Stephen. Tristan was certainly being very equal in sharing himself between them. She hoped the woman from the shop would see them together!

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Date: 2015-04-20; view: 816


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