be so cruel!’
Mary gasped, ‘Oh look! He’s just like Jasper!’ Her eyes filled with tears as she drew the puppy into her arms. ‘He’s so lovely…same colour, and those big sad eyes…just like my Jasper!’ Looking up at Pete, she laughed and she cried, and before he realised what he was doing, he had her in his arms and she was crying all over his jacket. But he didn’t care. He had her in his arms . The girl on the platform in his arms! He could hardly believe it.
Together they went into the back room, and he held the puppy while she got it a saucer of water. Pete watched as she helped the puppy to drink, and his heart was full.
Mary was everything he had dreamed shemight be. She was kind and thoughtful, and she had the warmest, prettiest eyes he had ever seen.
He was glad he’d plucked up the courage to come here, because now he knew beyond a shadow of doubt that he loved her.
But how did Mary feel? Did she feel anything for him, or was she just grateful that he had taken care of the puppy?
‘Please…’ Mary’s voice was gentle, ‘can I have him?’
Pete found himself speechless again.
‘I’ll look after him…I had a little dog just like him and now that I haven’t got him anymore, I’m so lonely. Please…I promise you, he’ll have a good home, and more love than he can handle.’
She was desperate. ‘Look, if you’re worried, I’ll give you my address and you can see for yourself. You can come back any time and make sure I’m looking after him. Oh, please! Don’t take him to the rescue centre. Let me have him.’
How could he refuse?
Pete went back to Mary’s little cottage with her that evening. She made him coffee and they sat down to watch the puppy play with Jasper’sold toys. Mary told Pete, ‘You don’t know how happy you’ve made me.’ Then she was crying again, and he was holding her, and when she looked up at him his heart leaped. The urge to kiss her was so strong.
‘Don’t rush it, you idiot!’ he told himself. ‘Or you’ll frighten her away. Take it steady.’ He told himself as he drove home.
He smiled inwardly. He did love her so and he wanted to go back and tell her how he felt, how he had felt from the minute he first saw her. But he knew he wouldn’t. He knew he would have to be patient. It was far too important to risk losing her now.
Over the next few weeks, Pete called Mary and Mary called him, and one evening he took her out on a real date. Their first kiss was heaven, and Pete had never been happier.
Six weeks from the day he gave her the puppy, Pete asked Mary to marry him and she said yes. His life was complete.
‘I love you so much,’ she told him one evening. ‘Wasn’t it strange how the puppy brought us together?’
Pete said it was, though he blushed at theway he had deceived her, and he vowed to tell her the truth before they were married. For now though, he could hardly believe that he was planning to be married to the girl on the platform.
His mother said he was lucky to have such a lovely girl, and his dad said how it was all meant to be.
Mark was chosen as best man, and he had a surprise for Pete. His date for the wedding was Leila. ‘I never thought Leila would write back to me but she did,’ he said proudly, ‘and now I’ve forgiven her for writing that note on my jacket.’
Pete was happy for him. ‘I can’t imagine what she ever saw in you,’ he laughed. ‘She must be desperate! Do you realise it’ll be like World War Three if you take her on permanently?’
Mark gave a knowing smile that made Pete curious. ‘Don’t you worry about me,’ Mark grinned, ‘she’s met her match. You see before you a man who is quite capable of handling his woman.’
‘I hope you’re not talking about me ?’ A dark, sultry voice echoed across the room.
Mark jumped. ‘Of course not my lovely Leila!’
He gave her a cheeky smile and held out his hand. ‘Fancy a dance, d’you?’
Everyone laughed, particularly Pete and
Mary gasped, ‘Oh look! He’s just like Jasper!’ Her eyes filled with tears as she drew the puppy into her arms. ‘He’s so lovely…same colour, and those big sad eyes…just like my Jasper!’ Looking up at Pete, she laughed and she cried, and before he realised what he was doing, he had her in his arms and she was crying all over his jacket. But he didn’t care. He had her in his arms . The girl on the platform in his arms! He could hardly believe it.
Together they went into the back room, and he held the puppy while she got it a saucer of water. Pete watched as she helped the puppy to drink, and his heart was full.
Mary was everything he had dreamed shemight be. She was kind and thoughtful, and she had the warmest, prettiest eyes he had ever seen.
He was glad he’d plucked up the courage to come here, because now he knew beyond a shadow of doubt that he loved her.
But how did Mary feel? Did she feel anything for him, or was she just grateful that he had taken care of the puppy?
‘Please…’ Mary’s voice was gentle, ‘can I have him?’
Pete found himself speechless again.
‘I’ll look after him…I had a little dog just like him and now that I haven’t got him anymore, I’m so lonely. Please…I promise you, he’ll have a good home, and more love than he can handle.’
She was desperate. ‘Look, if you’re worried, I’ll give you my address and you can see for yourself. You can come back any time and make sure I’m looking after him. Oh, please! Don’t take him to the rescue centre. Let me have him.’
How could he refuse?
Pete went back to Mary’s little cottage with her that evening. She made him coffee and they sat down to watch the puppy play with Jasper’sold toys. Mary told Pete, ‘You don’t know how happy you’ve made me.’ Then she was crying again, and he was holding her, and when she looked up at him his heart leaped. The urge to kiss her was so strong.
‘Don’t rush it, you idiot!’ he told himself. ‘Or you’ll frighten her away. Take it steady.’ He told himself as he drove home.
He smiled inwardly. He did love her so and he wanted to go back and tell her how he felt, how he had felt from the minute he first saw her. But he knew he wouldn’t. He knew he would have to be patient. It was far too important to risk losing her now.
Over the next few weeks, Pete called Mary and Mary called him, and one evening he took her out on a real date. Their first kiss was heaven, and Pete had never been happier.
Six weeks from the day he gave her the puppy, Pete asked Mary to marry him and she said yes. His life was complete.
‘I love you so much,’ she told him one evening. ‘Wasn’t it strange how the puppy brought us together?’
Pete said it was, though he blushed at theway he had deceived her, and he vowed to tell her the truth before they were married. For now though, he could hardly believe that he was planning to be married to the girl on the platform.
His mother said he was lucky to have such a lovely girl, and his dad said how it was all meant to be.
Mark was chosen as best man, and he had a surprise for Pete. His date for the wedding was Leila. ‘I never thought Leila would write back to me but she did,’ he said proudly, ‘and now I’ve forgiven her for writing that note on my jacket.’
Pete was happy for him. ‘I can’t imagine what she ever saw in you,’ he laughed. ‘She must be desperate! Do you realise it’ll be like World War Three if you take her on permanently?’
Mark gave a knowing smile that made Pete curious. ‘Don’t you worry about me,’ Mark grinned, ‘she’s met her match. You see before you a man who is quite capable of handling his woman.’
‘I hope you’re not talking about me ?’ A dark, sultry voice echoed across the room.
Mark jumped. ‘Of course not my lovely Leila!’
He gave her a cheeky smile and held out his hand. ‘Fancy a dance, d’you?’
Everyone laughed, particularly Pete and
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