Cassie smiled at him. What he said was true. Her life was with James now. She had to learn to let go.
She stood on tiptoe and kissed him.
“I know James. Once we’ve set sail tomorrow morning everything will fall in place and I’ll be fine.”
Later that afternoon, standing in the tiny country church where Tom and Mai had decided to have Alice christened, Cassie looked around at her family gathered together in front of the fifteenth century font.
Polly was carefully holding Alice, who looked beautiful in the antique christening gown that generations of Lewis’s had been christened in. Dexter at her side looked nervous. Would their wedding be the next time the whole family were together again in church? Cassie could only hope.
Tom and Mai, the proud parents, stood alongside, listening as the Godparents made their promises. Bill and Liz, now proud great grandparents, were standing behind the vicar with happy smiles on their faces.
The vicar had given permission for James to take photographs of the ceremony. Now, as he raised his camera, he smiled at Cassie before he pressed the button and took a photograph of the whole Lewis family that was to become one of Cassie’s most treasured possessions over the months to come.
At 5.30 the next morning ‘My Dream’ slipped her anchor and slowly began to make her way down river to the channel and then on to the open sea.
As they motored past the boatyard Cassie saw a light on and knew that her father was watching them leave. She raised her arm in acknowledgment, hoping that Bill could see her final goodbye in the breaking dawn.
Bill, drinking his early morning tea in his customary place in the workshop, saw the wave and raised his own hand in farewell as the boat motored past.
“Bon voyage Cassie and James. Stay safe.”
The End.
About the Author
Having spent 12 years in the South of France where her husband was working, Jennifer now lives in the beautiful countryside of Brittany. Two totally different cultures with lots of story ideas! Down south she had a view of the Mediterranean, in Brittany she writes under the eaves of their cottage with a small velux window through which she can see the large oak tree in their garden. Jennifer is the only person to have headroom up there!
Jennifer was born in Weston-s-Mare but grew up mainly in Bristol. A West country girl she loves Somerset and Devon but now lives permanently just across the channel.
Jennifer’s short stories have been published in the UK, Scandinavia, Australia, South Africa, while her first four novels have been available in Large Print and Hardback. Now the first two are available as e-books.
Jennifer’s next novel will soon be winging its way out into the big world.
Find out more about Jennifer and her writing at www.jenniferbohnet.com
Follow Jennifer on Twitter: @jenniewriter
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
About the Author
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