Sunrise in Bali - Across the Pond Trilogy (Book 1) (15 page)

The
next few days went slowly for Jenny. Sarah could clearly see that she
was a little down and did her best to cheer her up. It couldn't
escape Jenny that she'd come on this trip down about one man, and was
leaving down about another, both for completely different reasons.

She
waited in anticipation for Henry to message her, to hear something of
him. Did he touch down OK in Singapore? What was he getting up to?
Was he excited about his impending trip to Australia? Jenny couldn't
prevent him from dominating her thoughts, and she began to get the
feeling that the nature of his trip – constantly seeing exciting
new places and meeting new people – would mean that he'd soon
forget about her. At night she dreamed about their time together, and
she woke each morning yearning for his touch on her skin. It was
hard, carrying on in Bali without him, and eventually her desire to
return home grew stronger – to return to a world she didn't share
with him, one in which she'd find it easier to forget.

With
their departure date growing ever closer, Jenny and Sarah spent more
and more time in their hotel, laying out by the pool, eating at the
restaurant, and watching movies in the private cinema. It wasn't
until their last morning there that Jenny opened her Facebook page to
see a new message. She opened it eagerly to see Henry's profile
picture – one of him snorkeling on a reef in Thailand – staring
back at her. She opened up the message, and slowly digested his
words:

Jenny
my darling,

Sorry
it's taken me a while to message you: things have been fairly manic
on my end over the last few days. How are you? Have you and Sarah
been enjoying your last few days in Bali....I hope you've been making
the most of it?

I'm
leaving for Australia this evening, and won't have access to the
Internet for a couple of weeks while I'm in the outback. I'll message
you as soon as I can again to tell you what's been happening. The
last few days have been completely different from Bali: it's like
being in a different world here, all bright lights and tall
buildings. In truth, I wish I was back there with you still. I miss
you.

Something
has changed for us though, and I wanted to ask: are you going to be
in New York in 4 months time? We've adjusted our flights and have
added New York to our trip, and will be there until we fly back to
London. Maybe we could schedule a second date for then? :)

Thinking
of you,

Henry

xxx

Jenny
sat back from the computer and smiled, her heart threatening to burst
from her chest. After letting the words settle in her mind, she
slowly leaned back forward and started typing her reply:

Henry,

I
miss you too, it's been hard here without you.

I
will be in New York in 4 months....I can't wait for our second date
:)

…
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What's Next?

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Summer of Love
(Book 2)

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