‘Sure.’ Jack nodded, then added, ‘But it’s a fantastic place to grow up. Me and Robin loved it here; parties on the beach, skinny dipping in a moonlit sea, we had a ball,’ he chuckled.
Tara laughed, picturing him and Robin living it up together in such a fabulous location. She so wanted the same for Calum.
‘And it’s now home to none other than Felix Paschal,’ continued Jack.
‘Yeah, I heard he bought that house on the peninsula,’ said Tara, then watched him pull something out of his pocket.
‘It’s an invite,’ Jack told her, passing it over. He examined those gorgeous green eyes of hers dart across the card, reading all the details. She looked up at him. ‘Would you like to come?’ he asked, a touch self-satisfying.
‘Seriously? How come you’ve got an invite?’ said Tara, amazed.
Jack explained his connection to Bunty and Emma, all the while Tara sat and listened in awe. She glanced again at the date and tried to calculate if she’d be working, then paused. She’d take annual leave if need be. There was no way she was missing this.
‘Of course. I’d love to come!’ Tara beamed.
Not bad for a first date, thought Jack smugly. Not bad at all.
