Wish Upon a Christmas Cake (32 page)

‘And you’ll make a great wife and mum.’

‘She
is
a great mummy,’ Holly said from right behind me. I reached around and caressed her soft cheek.

‘I love you both,’ I said. ‘But I am
freezing
! Shall we do this?’

‘Absolutely!’ Dad announced as he tucked my cold hand into the crook of his arm. In my left hand I held a simple bunch of lavender tied with a white silk ribbon. Lavender for Granny. Lavender for love. Lavender for my wonderful new life.

The front doors of the house suddenly swung wide and light and warmth spilled out onto the snow. Dad led me carefully up the steps to the sweet sound of Faith Hill’s
Breathe
. As we entered the grand hallway, I looked right and left to see our intimate gathering of friends and family. I noted Mum, Karl, Angelo, Ann and Mark – who was cradling their tiny baby in his arms – but then I could only look in one direction, and into one pair of dark-brown eyes.

There he was. Next to his son—my son—and best man, Jack. They wore matching silver-grey morning suits and were equally handsome.

Sam.

Waiting for me. Just like he’d always been. Always there. Always mine.

As Dad released me and Holly took my lavender bouquet and went to sit next to Mum, Sam took my hands in his and smiled.

‘It was always you, Katie,’ he whispered. ‘We were just waiting for the right time.’

‘I know. I love you,’ I replied as I stared into my past, my present and my future at the same time.

All this started with a wish upon a Christmas cake…

And just like Crumbtious’ delicious Christmas cake, I intended to have my fill of Sam over and over and over again. And still keep coming back for more.

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ISBN: 978 1 474 04587 2

Wish Upon a Christmas Cake

Copyright © 2015 Darcie Boleyn

Published in Great Britain (2015)

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