Category: ADVENT STORIES ’22
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#24 | ALWAYS & FOREVER…
‘What are you two doing here?’ Rocks’ grandmother’s home is bride central; the three friends secured a wedding dress by Dior and Nonna’s seamstress drove in from Florence to help with minor alterations. A team of hotel staff are setting up the village church and another work the ball room. The three friends made their…
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23 | THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM
‘Who’s at the door at this time?’ Nearly 1am, Tallulah, Rocks and Caroline are back at Rock’s grandmother’s home, they where they filled her in on the dastardly dinner. They are just settling in when someone presses the bell. Rocks looks through the peep hole, ‘Rocco?’ She opens the door. ‘You alright?’ He looked like…
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#22 | BANG
If Rocco thought playing golf with JJ’s father would thaw things between them, he had another thing coming. Good thing her brothers act as a buffer because since their arrival Martin had barely tried with him. He charmed his granddaughters as usual, besotted with them and showered them with many gifts he brought with him.…
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#21 | Friends At War
‘Fancy running into you two.’ ‘Your grace.’ Tallulah and Rocks mock bow at the appearance of Caroline the Duchess behind them outside the airport. ‘Shut up.’ Caroline playfully swaths them, she loathes using her formal title that came with marriage to Ralph, especially not with her friends. It’s why the press call her the reluctant…
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#20- MONTE MADRE
When the car turns into the narrow road leading to the doors of Monte Madre, JJ felt the tension begin to ebb. On instinct Rocco reaches for her hand, giving it a squeeze, their first contact since boarding the private jet to Florence. Monte Madre. Arriving in this little hamlet is a thrill unlike no…
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#19 – Between Friends
‘Hey you.’ ‘Hello. How are you?’ JJ and Rocks exchange a fond hug, ‘hey stranger.’ She greets Sebastian, Rocks’ husband, ever so fondly. ‘Don’t make me feel too guilty. It’s good to see you.’ Sebastian and JJ exchange a kiss on each cheek, they’d been friends for as long as she and Rocks reconnected in…
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#18- WHAT HAPPENED TO US?
‘Hello Martin.’ Martin curses under his breath, he needs to change the locks no more unwelcomed visitors in his house, especially children and ex-wives. ‘What are you doing here Gyll? How did you get in?’ ‘I used to live here. Raised five children here.’ Gyll answers, she’d been waiting on her ex-husband to come home.…
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#17- TURN IT UP
‘You better be careful with that arm or you might wreck your average.’ Cliff has been watching Rocco go hard to bat for an hour straight. The man with the golden leftie they call him. Dapo called to let him know their friend was hitting hard balls so they know there is a problem. ‘Nah…
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#16- Little Jiji
It started out like any other morning in the Adamson household except Jorja was staying home from school because she’d come down with a cold and had to be sent home the day before. As usual the child liked to stay in the kitchens with the household staff, looking forward to the flower delivery by…