Free Bella by D.J. Barrett Page A

the place looked a lot better and cleaner
with new carpets and a lick of paint .
    Lizzie sorted the beauty therapy room out ready for the
customers.
        The next day I managed to find some time for myself so
I went for a walk on the beach, the sun was just going down over the horizon.
Lighthouse Cove looked so beautiful. 
    I was so wrapped up in my own thoughts that I hadn't
noticed Simon walk up behind me.
      “ A penny for your
thoughts? ” He asked me.  If
only he knew. I thought.
    Simon looked into my eyes, trying to read my thoughts. I
turned away, not wanting him to see how I felt
      “ You know Bella!   I wish so much we weren`t brother and sister.
When we were children I felt so close to you, wanting to protect you from
everything, then as we were growing up we seemed to have a special connection,
that I don ’ t seem to be able to
find in Victoria, don't get me wrong ” he added.
      “ I do love her, but I
don ’ t think I ’ m in love with her."  
    He took my hand.
       “ It makes me feel so
frustrated. We can never be together; it ’ s the hardest thing in the world. I ’ ve never loved anyone like I love you and I don ’ t think I ever will. ” He kissed me gently on the cheek and I couldn ’ t help but cry. He took me in his arms.
       “ Don ’ t cry Bella. ” He said softly.
    Simon wiped away my tears, kissed my face, and then gently
kissed my lips. I ’ d never felt such
excitement as I felt at that moment, every bit of my body felt like a billion
electric volts were going through it. As we started to kiss more; our tongues
touched, I wanted time to stand still. 
    If anyone ever found out, they would be disgusted and would
disown us. I was sure. I forcefully pushed Simon away from me and told him to
leave me alone and turned and ran from him as fast as I could; I needed to be
alone at that moment, so I just walked and walked.
       The day arrived for Simon and Victoria to go back to New
York, Victoria's baby was due in twelve weeks. Part of me was glad they were
leaving but the other part felt as if Simon was taking my heart with him, I
felt so empty inside. All I could do was throw myself into my work, keep myself
busy with Violet, and take Simon and the kiss out of my mind.  However, every
time I closed my eyes, I could feel the warm kiss on my lips, his tongue gently
probing my mouth and his sweet taste.
        A few months later the season was nearly at an end and
I was exhausted. Violet ’ s birthday was
approaching once again, so I arranged a birthday party for her.
    Tammy and Roy were both very happy and loving married life.
I decided to hire a marquee and give Violet a memorable birthday. Simon said he ’ d love to come over, but with Victoria being due
at any time he didn ’ t want to leave her.
I understood and told Simon that it didn ’ t matter.
        The day before Violet ’ s birthday, I was busy baking her birthday cake,
when first the phone rang and then the front door bell went. I ignored the
phone and rushed to open the door, with flour all over my face. I opened it
to see Ben standing there.
       “ I need to talk to you
Bella, I don't know what to do, Victoria has been on the phone, she wanted to
speak to Tammy, but she wasn ’ t home so she told me
that her and Simon had broken up, because she can ’ t live with what she has done. ”
       “ What has she done? ” I asked.
       “ The baby isn't
Simons. She told me she knew he wasn't the father at the beginning of the
pregnancy, that she ’ d had an affair with
someone at work.
      “ Does Simon know? ” I asked Ben? “ No she hasn ’ t told him; but Simon is on his way here, his
flight should be landing soon. ”
        I shouted for Lizzie and told her to come down stairs.
When I told her, she couldn't believe what Victoria had done. She offered to go
and pick Simon up from the airport. Meanwhile Ben asked me if I needed any help
preparing Violet ’ s birthday party. I
couldn ’