The Islands in the Bay – Chapter (116) Hopeful Heather

 

August

Heather Edwards was a well-presented divorcee at the wrong end of her forties who had been a receptionist at the Bellevue Hospital for 25 years in all and had been divorced and living alone for ten years, but she hadn’t given up on love, and she had someone in her sights, and her target was Frazer Richmond.

What she didn’t realise was that she was leaning against an open door in that regard.

 

Frazer was a paramedic and part time firefighter and was confident and brave but hadn’t been able to pluck up any courage in relation to Heather, and when he was close to her, he became tongue tied.   

But he wasn’t going to give up, he just needed to get into her orbit for some reason or other and then his eyes settled on the poster for the summer Fête on the wall in a shop window, so he went straight to Bellevue.

“Hi Heather” he said

“Hello Frazer, I didn’t think you were working today”

“I’m not, but I needed to see you” he replied

“Really?” she replied hopefully

“Yes, yes” he said desperately trying not to lose his nerve.

“Why?” Heather asked.

“The Summer Fête” he said with more confidence

“What about it?”

“I could really use your help” Frazer said

“With what exactly?” Heather asked

“I need your organizational skills” he replied

“Oh I see” Heather said

“I’m a bit overrun” he said, “So will you, do it?”

“So I will be helping you?” she asked

“Yes”

It was manner from heaven for her, but she thought he was probably only asking because she had been involved to some degree with previous events, but she hoped otherwise and so she said

“Yes, why not”

 

Frazer was on the organizing committee for the Bellevue Hospital Summer Fête which was a big deal on the island and it took place in the Hospital grounds, with all the traditional stalls, face painting, tombola, lucky dip, coconut shy, aunt sally, hook-a-duck, cake stalls, guess the weight of the cake, Raffle, Bouncy Castle, Merry-Go-Round, Helter-skelter, Hot Food, Refreshments, Beer Tent, Pony Rides and the Beaumont’s also brought their Heavy Horses in livery, in was a very popular event for islanders which also attracted many mainlanders.

 

Frazer was very pleased with himself; he had very cleverly got her to help him with the Fête which was the perfect way for them to progress from friendship to something else.

 

Heather was feeling equally smug even though it meant allowing herself to be shanghaied onto the Summer Fête committee to get closer to him and it meant they were in each other’s pockets for the rest of the week.