Where did your heart go? (The Heart Trilogy Book 1) (61 page)

“My Mum looks so happy with your Dad. Just think how wonderful it is that us meeting bought them back together”

Mitchell nodded.

“It’s going to be a little strange to start with” he replied. She nodded as he kissed her tenderly on the lips.

Sarah leaned her head on the solid chest of Chris and smiled, all was right with the world once more. The love that had been broken was now on the way to being mended and she was so glad for her best friend.

As Rick Astley took his final bow and encore Sarah and Chris said goodbye and headed home. Charlie and Mitch joined up with the other guys and girls from their dance groups and headed off to the nearby bar. I could hear the beat of the dance music starting to fill the sudden silence of the air around us.

“I guess I’d better just c
heck on work before we leave” I said. Heading to the bus I spotted Jack, Mark, Paul and Ian sitting on the grass outside, beers in their hands.

“What a day” Paul exclaimed, when we reached them.

“A fantastic day” I replied.

“You definitely had us all fooled” Ian said, laughing as he remembered his face at the shock that I knew my mystery man.

“I only guessed who he was a week ago” I said “But I couldn’t resist playing along and keeping you guys in the dark, it was great fun” I replied.

“It couldn’t have worked out any better though, the crowd loved it” Mark said, joining in.

“Yeah, a million hankies filled with tears of joy at the romance of it all” Jack said, dramatically. I nudged him with my foot as he looked up and smiled at me.

“You deserve all the happiness you can find” Jack finished.

“Well if it’s ok with you guys I’m going to head home before I fall asleep standing up” I said.

“Sure Steph, we’ll finish up here and then sleep in the bus so we can have another couple of brews” Paul said.

After saying goodbye to all of them I felt James’ arm around my shoulders as we wandered across the grass towards home. As we walked together in silence I couldn’t have asked for a better ending to the day.
As we reached the car park for the swimming pool I turned to James.

“I have something for you” I said, softly. Looking inside my handbag I found the small
scrap of material and pulled it out.

“Hold out your hand” I said. Then I carefully dropped the silver chain back into his outstretched hand and closed his fingers around it. Looking up into his eyes I could see all the questions there about how I had come to have this again. James opened his palm and held it up so that he could just make out the inscription on the back of the St Christopher.
The soft moonlight picked up the shine on the small medallion as he handed it back to me.

“You put it on me” he said, bending down slightly so that I could reach. My lips found his at the same time and we kissed
as the chain found its way back against his skin.

“This time it will be till the end of time” he breathed, holding me tight.

“I hope so” I replied.

I knew that there would still be an awful lot of work to do to get our relationship back to where I wanted it to be. I still had fears and insecurities about our future together but I didn’t want to dwell on them tonight. James had reached out to me again and I had taken the chance on falling back in love with him. Perhaps time and love would finally un-break my heart?

Acknowledgements

I would like to mention all the various song and lyrics that are mentioned in this book as they are all worth listening too. It really is the soundtrack to the various character lives. To all the artists listed below I give my love and thanks for writing and singing such fantastic songs that made up my teenage years. I would also like to mention the films Top Gun and Dirty Dancing, such icons of their decade and again worth a watch if you haven’t seen them.

Father Figure                                                         George Michael

Faith
                                                                                    George Michael

A Different Corner
                                                        George Michael

I want your Sex
                                                        George Michael

Careless Whisper
                                                        George Michael

I knew you were waiting
                                          George Michael & Aretha Franklin

Wake me up before you go
                            Wham

Where did your heart go
                                          Wham

Take my Breath Away
                                          Berlin

Destination unknown
                                          Marietta

Whenever you need somebody
                            Rick Astley

Together Forever
                                                        Rick Astley

When I fall in love
                                                        Rick Astley

She wants to dance with me
                            Rick Astley

Hold me in your arms
                                          Rick Astley

Somewhere out there
                                          Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram

Waiting for a star to fall
                                          Boy meets Girl

Destiny
                                                                      Lionel Richie

Dancing on the ceiling
                                          Lionel Richie

First Time
                                                                      Robin Beck

Sign your name across my heart
                            Terence Trent D’Arby

Rain or Shine
                                                        Five Star

Secret
Garden                                                        T’Pau

We don’t have to take our clothes off
              Jermaine Stewart

Hunting High and Low
                                          A-Ha

Most beautiful girl in the world
                            Prince

Who are you
                                                                      The Who

Holding out for a Hero
                                          Bonnie Tyler

Everything I do (I do it for you)
                            Bryan Adams

Umbrella
                                                                      Rhianna

She’s like the wind
                                                        Patrick Swayze

(I’ve had) the time of my life
                            Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

Skyfall
                                                                                    Adele

Thriller
                                                                      Michael Jackson

I just can’t stop loving you
                                          Michael Jackson

It must be love
                                                        Madness

Our House
                                                                      Madness

House of Fun
                                                        Madness

Kokomo
                                                                      The Beach Boys

Can’t buy me love
                                                        The Beatles

Here comes the rain
                                          The Eurythmics

Laugher in the rain
                                                        Neil Sedaka

I can’t help falling in love with you
                            Elvis Presley

When I fall in love
                                                        Nat King Cole

Lucky Star
                                                                      Madonna

Holiday
                                                                      Madonna

Troublemaker
                                                        Olly Murs

Suit and Tie
                                                                      Justin Timberlake

Valerie
                                                                      Steve Winwood

Too Shy
                                                                      Kajagoogoo

No more lonely nights
                                          Paul McCartney

Where d
o broken hearts go                            Whitney Houston

Miss you like Crazy
                                                        Natalie Cole

Nothings gonna stop us now
                            Starship

We will rock you
                                                        Queen

Perfect
                                                                      Fairground Attraction

You’ve lost that lovin feeling
                            The Righteous Brothers

I would also like to thank Vicky Gillespie, Paula Spencer, Simon Holroyd, Kristina Thimm, Anne James, Julie Goodwin and Anne-Marie Dossett from Herefordshire Library service for all their comments, advice and critiques whilst I was writing this book and putting up with my various musings about how things should develop between the main characters in the book. I must have started to feel like a record with the needle stuck sometimes!!

Thanks also go to R Domingo for giving me a male’s point of view on the characters in the novel as a fellow author. Emma Lane a close friend who made me re write the start fairly early on to make it flow like the rest of the novel.

I realised that to sell a book you need an amazing Book cover which was supplied by the local Herefordshire designer Simon Hammond, please check out his work at
www.shammonddesign.com
and by all means name drop me, not sure if it will get you any discount but who knows.

Also to the newest local band in Herefordshire called Rubble, please check them out on Facebook to find out where they are playing locally or at their website
www.rubbleband.co.uk

A big thank you to Sunshine Radio who provided me with many of the inspirational song titles that I was able to use in the storyline and also provided a great soundtrack to write too.

Writing this novel has been a revelation and an awful lot of hard work so I hope that you enjoy it. Please get in touch with your comments as you can find me on Facebook or email me directly at
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I have just started to write the second book in the trilogy called “Un-break my heart” so please have patience to read how this love continues and finishes in the final instalment called Closer to the Heart.