Chapter Twenty

 When Connie woke up that morning she felt tired and had no desire to do anything, all she wanted was to stay in bed thinking. Unfortunately, it was not to be so, Trish called begging her to accompany her to the saloon and it forced her out of bed. Her last night’s dream about Nick was still so vivid in her mind and each time it crossed her mind it made her uncomfortable. 

As promised Trish was at her doorstep at exactly 8:30am. 

 ‘I hope this time you are going to the saloon like you said,’ James spoke without looking up from the morning paper he was reading.

 Because of Trish’s presence Connie just gave him a cold stare without saying anything. She picked up her handbag from the table and nudged Trish for them to go. Trish bid them goodbye and Connie followed close behind and she was almost out of the kitchen door when her mother called,

 ‘Connie, aren’t you forgetting something?’ L