Miranda's Big Mistake - Jill Mansell [161]
`Tendrils,' Miranda murmured. `Not bits.'
`And, of course, she has a delectable little bottom. Not that there's anything wrong with having a big one,' said Danny. `Big ones are fine too.'
The view, Miranda discovered, was becoming a bit blurred. She wiped the back of her hand hurriedly across her eyes.
`Why now, Danny? After all this time, what made you change your mind?'
`I haven't.' He shrugged. `My mind was made up months ago.'
`But-'
`Other kites,' Danny said simply. `Like I said, she kept getting tangled up with other kites.' He paused, his dark eyes serious. `Are you over Miles?'
Miranda nodded, unable to speak. Directly above them, a large yellow and brown kite hovered like an eagle. Twenty yards away a young girl jumped up and down yelling, `Don't crash it, Daddy, don't let it crash on those people's heads!'
`Concussion,' Danny sighed. `Just what we need. Have you any idea how long I've spent rehearsing this moment? It was supposed to be so romantic.'
`It still is.' Miranda spread her arms wide. `Sitting here with me, risking brain damage to be with me… I call that madly romantic.'
Danny smiled and touched her icy cheek.
`Mad, certainly.'
`Go on,' Miranda whispered, `kiss me, I dare you. And the first person to look up at the kite is a sissy.'
`Daddy, Dad, what are those people doing?'
`Making a spectacle of themselves, Rachel.'
`Daddy, why has one of them got green hair?'
`Because he's an exhibitionist, darling. Just ignore them both.'
Miranda began to giggle helplessly and the kiss disintegrated. She rolled over on to her back and watched the yellow and brown kite disappear as it was towed down the hill.
`I think perhaps it's time I grew my hair.'
`I think it's time we went home,' said Danny. `Before I really do turn into an exhibitionist.' He gave her a long look. `I love you. More than anything. You do know that, don't you?'
`Well, I do now,' said Miranda. `But next time, could you not wait quite so long to mention it?'
`Right from the start, the first time I saw you.' Danny shook his head, remembering.
`Love at first sandwich,' murmured Miranda, feeling ridiculously happy.
He stood up and hauled her to her feet. The next second, a gust of wind carried away the kite they'd been sitting on. Miranda let out a cry of alarm and made a helpless grab for it as, with a defiant flick of its tail, the kite whisked joyfully skywards.
`Leave it.' Danny reached for her frozen hand. `One difficult kite at a time is as much as I can cope with.' They made their way downhill towards the car.
`Florence is going to be so mad she missed this,' said Miranda.
`She'll know soon enough.'
`They're away for a whole month.'
`When she rang me yesterday, she gave me the phone number, the fax number and the e-mail address of their hotel in Miami,' Danny explained. `She wants to be told the millisecond anything remotely romantic happens.'
`Honestly!' Miranda tried hard to look indignant.
`And there's something else she wants you to know.' Danny sounded pleased with himself.
`What?'
`She definitely approves.'
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62