course I ’ m happy! ”
The
day arrived when Simon and Victoria were leaving for New York; we all arrived
at the airport to wave them off. I put on a brave face but as soon as the
plane left the runway, my heart felt empty. How was I going to manage
without Simon nearby?
Later
that evening Marco took me to a nice restaurant and proposed. I immediately
said yes, as I wanted to get married before the baby was born.
Three
weeks later we got married with no fuss or frills. This wasn ’ t the way I ’ d planned my wedding or my life. As a little
girl I always dreamt of a fairy-tale wedding, with an ivory wedding dress and a
horse and carriage, however, I knew they ’ d just been childish dreams.
Eight
months passed and my baby was ready to be born. Tammy and Roy gave us a cheque
for a wedding present and it was more than we could have ever imagined. We
decided to buy a lovely house just outside Lighthouse Cove in the country,
which had lots of land and a few animals.
Marco
helped me paint the baby ’ s nursery; we didn ’ t know what we were having so we painted it in
neutral colours.
I
wrote to Simon often, and he wrote back. I told him I was now married to Marco
and we were expecting a baby any day now. He wrote back and said he was very
happy for me.
I hoped
in time that the feelings I had for my brother would disappear, especially
when I knew the feelings I had were wrong.
The
autumn leaves had just starting to fall, and I gave birth to a beautiful baby
girl. She weighed seven pounds and we named her Violet. She had a mop of dark
curly hair and the biggest velvety blue eyes I ’ d ever seen. Luckily she was a very content baby
so I soon got the hang of motherhood.
At
around the same time, Tammy announced that she and Roy were going to get
married the following summer. She wanted a big white wedding with all the
trimmings and told me that Simon and Victoria were also going to attend.
After
Violet was born Marco was very busy and worked long hours at the restaurant. I
hardly ever saw him; we became like passing ships in the night.
The
festive season was fast approaching once again and the weather was getting
colder. I found being in the country could be rather isolating at times, so
Tammy did her best to keep me company when Roy was away at work and Lizzie
often came for a coffee and a chat.
One
day, Lizzie and I were sitting at the kitchen table drinking our coffee when
she told me that she and James weren ’ t getting on at the moment. She wanted to start trying for
a baby, but James wasn ’ t too keen on the
idea. Lizzie began to cry.
“ I think James is having an affair; he ’ s always late home and he never kisses me anymore.
Maybe it ’ s just me. ”
“ Don ’ t be silly Lizzie. Anyone can see that James
loves you. He wouldn ’ t do anything like
that. You ’ re worrying for
nothing. ”
She
nodded her head in agreement.
“ You ’ re probably right. Anyway how are you? You look a little down
today. ”
“ I ’ m ok, but I miss living in Lighthouse Cove. I feel rather
isolated here. I can ’ t just pop out for a
walk on the beach when I feel like it. ”
“ Yes, I can imagine. ” Lizzie then admitted that she missed our
parents. She took a deep breath and said.
“ Do you remember the time when Tammy sat us all
in father ’ s office and told us
that Ben was our father ’ s child? Do you
remember the comment she made when I said I ’ d been kissing my half -brother. She said Ben
wasn ’ t our half-brother. ”
“ Yes, I do remember that. ” I said. I then went on to tell Lizzie that I ’ d found the key to the safe, the one Tammy had
been looking for.
“ I think we should just leave it. Whatever the
secret is behind the key doesn ’ t matter now. Things
should be left the way they are. ” Lizzie said.
I
agreed, however, I did often wonder what secrets there
The
day arrived when Simon and Victoria were leaving for New York; we all arrived
at the airport to wave them off. I put on a brave face but as soon as the
plane left the runway, my heart felt empty. How was I going to manage
without Simon nearby?
Later
that evening Marco took me to a nice restaurant and proposed. I immediately
said yes, as I wanted to get married before the baby was born.
Three
weeks later we got married with no fuss or frills. This wasn ’ t the way I ’ d planned my wedding or my life. As a little
girl I always dreamt of a fairy-tale wedding, with an ivory wedding dress and a
horse and carriage, however, I knew they ’ d just been childish dreams.
Eight
months passed and my baby was ready to be born. Tammy and Roy gave us a cheque
for a wedding present and it was more than we could have ever imagined. We
decided to buy a lovely house just outside Lighthouse Cove in the country,
which had lots of land and a few animals.
Marco
helped me paint the baby ’ s nursery; we didn ’ t know what we were having so we painted it in
neutral colours.
I
wrote to Simon often, and he wrote back. I told him I was now married to Marco
and we were expecting a baby any day now. He wrote back and said he was very
happy for me.
I hoped
in time that the feelings I had for my brother would disappear, especially
when I knew the feelings I had were wrong.
The
autumn leaves had just starting to fall, and I gave birth to a beautiful baby
girl. She weighed seven pounds and we named her Violet. She had a mop of dark
curly hair and the biggest velvety blue eyes I ’ d ever seen. Luckily she was a very content baby
so I soon got the hang of motherhood.
At
around the same time, Tammy announced that she and Roy were going to get
married the following summer. She wanted a big white wedding with all the
trimmings and told me that Simon and Victoria were also going to attend.
After
Violet was born Marco was very busy and worked long hours at the restaurant. I
hardly ever saw him; we became like passing ships in the night.
The
festive season was fast approaching once again and the weather was getting
colder. I found being in the country could be rather isolating at times, so
Tammy did her best to keep me company when Roy was away at work and Lizzie
often came for a coffee and a chat.
One
day, Lizzie and I were sitting at the kitchen table drinking our coffee when
she told me that she and James weren ’ t getting on at the moment. She wanted to start trying for
a baby, but James wasn ’ t too keen on the
idea. Lizzie began to cry.
“ I think James is having an affair; he ’ s always late home and he never kisses me anymore.
Maybe it ’ s just me. ”
“ Don ’ t be silly Lizzie. Anyone can see that James
loves you. He wouldn ’ t do anything like
that. You ’ re worrying for
nothing. ”
She
nodded her head in agreement.
“ You ’ re probably right. Anyway how are you? You look a little down
today. ”
“ I ’ m ok, but I miss living in Lighthouse Cove. I feel rather
isolated here. I can ’ t just pop out for a
walk on the beach when I feel like it. ”
“ Yes, I can imagine. ” Lizzie then admitted that she missed our
parents. She took a deep breath and said.
“ Do you remember the time when Tammy sat us all
in father ’ s office and told us
that Ben was our father ’ s child? Do you
remember the comment she made when I said I ’ d been kissing my half -brother. She said Ben
wasn ’ t our half-brother. ”
“ Yes, I do remember that. ” I said. I then went on to tell Lizzie that I ’ d found the key to the safe, the one Tammy had
been looking for.
“ I think we should just leave it. Whatever the
secret is behind the key doesn ’ t matter now. Things
should be left the way they are. ” Lizzie said.
I
agreed, however, I did often wonder what secrets there
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