![]() The solid mass of muscle packed into a suit grinned and stood back a bit to let us both pass. Felix greeted the huge guy acting as a bouncer on the door. He put his arm around my shoulder and led me straight to the front of the queue. "Sure, every thing's fine," I said, trying to convince myself, that I was looking forward to this.Īfter a twenty minute drive we arrived at a bar in town where a small crowd of people, mostly my age, were waiting outside.įelix parked across the street and as we approached I noticed how the girls raised their eyebrows in interest when they saw him. "Everything OK?" he asked, with a casual lift of his eyebrows. He looked me over, his gaze taking too long, lingering on my outfit and I scowled at him. I said a hasty goodbye and ran out the door, smiling at Felix as he leaned against the door of his car. I didn't bother asking why as it was becoming more and more difficult to talk to her, so it was a relief when I heard the roar of an engine outside the cottage. Gran had casually asked where I was going, and when I told her she seemed strangely pleased. I felt guilty about going out to enjoy myself when the funeral had only been a week ago, but I was so tired of my own misery that I couldn't wallow in it any longer. He'd shrugged and said fine, but there was something in his eyes that told me he wasn't about to give up that easily. I was still nervous about seeing him though and I'd made it very clear that this was not a date, that I couldn't even think about dating at the moment. Gran liked him and encouraged him to come over whenever he wanted. ![]() He'd been by a few times recently and we'd chatted over a coffee. I sent a text to make sure that he was still free and then it was just a matter of filling the day until he arrived to pick me up. Felix had offered to take me to see a band and I was going to go. One morning I decided my life as a hermit had to end sooner rather than later, so I vowed to make a change.
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