Chapter
26
The
next afternoon Anthony called round for Jennifer to take her riding again,
"Don't
worry I will have her back before sunset I promise" he told Ian after
explaining he was taking her up to an old ruin not far from the farm
"Oh
I'm not worried, I know you will take good care of her" Ian replied.
They
set out on Jennifer horse and slowly made their way up to the old ruin on a
hill nearby. The ruin was only small and looked like it had only one room when
in use,
"I
brought us a picnic" Anthony said as he tied the horse to a nearby tree. He
took off his backpack and pulled out a blanket and some sandwiches. They sat
down and ate, as they did they admired the view from the top of the hill.
Jennifer thought about what Ellie had told her the day before and wondered if
she should say something,
"The
view from up here is stunning isn't it " Anthony said
"Yes
it is, I've never seen anything like it" Jennifer replied. They sat in
silence for a few minutes look out the view,
"So
have you hear anything from your brother lately" he asked
"Not
for a while, but ever since Auschwitz was liberated I've got the feeling that
this war is nearly over and he will be coming home soon" she bowed her
head in doubt, Anthony moved closer and put his arm round her,
"I
have exactly the same feeling, first Italy surrender, then the concentration
camps are liberated, it has to be near the end it just has to be" they
looked at each other
"You
know there is still one camp still active" she told him
"I
know but it will be liberated soon enough" he pulled her closer and they
admired the view once more,
"Anthony
can I ask you something" Jennifer asked
"Sure"
he looked at her
"Well,
Ellie has it in her head that you like me, I mean really like me you know
romantically and I was just wondering if you do" she asked him, he looked
at her and kissed her,
"Of
course I do" he said and he kissed her again.
"I
wanted to get to know you before anything happened between us" Anthony told
Jennifer as they lied cuddled up in the blanket looking up at the sky "The
more I got to knew you they more my feeling for you grew"
"Really"
"Of
course, your amazing Jenny" Anthony took her hand in his and caressed her
skin,
"You
know I'm surprised it took your family so long to tell you that I like
you"
"Me
too, usually my sister tells me but I guess she's grown out if it"
Jennifer sat up,
"Are
you ok" Anthony asked
"Yes,
I'm just a bit cold" she replied, Anthony sat up,
"Let's
go for a walk then" he said. They packed up and untied the horse then went
back down the hill. They walked along a nearby river, they stopped off and sat
on a rock not far from the water. Anthony put his arm around Jennifer and pulled
her close to keep her warm. Jennifer snuggled up to him as they watched the
horse drink from the river
"It's
so beautiful here by the river isn't it" she said looking around
"Yes
it is, we should come back in the summer and have a swim" Anthony replied
"It's
a date" Jennifer smiled and kissed her new boyfriend. Anthony pulled out
the blanket and wrapped it around her to keep her warm.
They
road home a few hours later, as they entered the stable they were greeted by
Ian,
"Hi
you two did you have a nice afternoon"
"Yes
it was great thanks Dad" Jennifer said, she helped Anthony sort out the
horse and then Anthony walked her to the front door, Ian had gone inside a few
minutes before them
"So
I had a great time today" Jennifer told Anthony as they walked hand in
hand,
"Me
too, can I see you tomorrow after you finished work" Anthony asked
"Of
course, you can pick me up if you like" they stopped at the door
"Ok
I will, I look forwards to it"
"Me
too" they both leaned in and kissed each other.
Inside
everyone else was in the dining room just about to start dinner, Lindsey looked
out of the window,
"Anthony
and Jenny are kissing" she ran over to the window and banged on it,
"Lindsey
come sit back down now" Ellie told her, Lindsey sat back down. Ellie went
to the front door,
"Jenny
just in time we're about to start dinner" Ellie told Jennifer who was now
looking mortified at being caught,
"Would
you like to stay for dinner Anthony" Ellie asked
"If
it's ok with Jenny" he replied. Jennifer's face lit up and she smiled
"I'll
take that as yes shall I" Anthony smiled back and gave her a little hug
At dinner Anthony and Jennifer told
everyone about the view from the hill where the old ruin stood,
"It
is stunning, so breathtaking I could have looked at it all day you can see for
miles" Jennifer said
"We
will have to go there at some point, maybe in the summer, we can take a
picnic" Ian said
"Sound
great" Ellie replied
"You
can also see Aimsbrough in the distance which is not surprising seeing you can
see for miles like Jenny said" Antony put in
"What's
Aimsbrough" Chrissie asked
"The
nearby town we all go to when we need to" Nicky told her
"Is
that what's is called, I never knew that"
"Well
we've had a wonderful day and I can almost ride a horse by myself"
Jennifer said excitedly
"You're
doing amazingly" Anthony told her, he kissed her then stopped with heat of
everyone watching him
"Sorry"
he apologised "got caught in the moment"
"Told
you he was Jenny's boyfriend" Lindsey said to Chrissie
"Alright
no need to be all cocky about it" Chrissie replied
"I'm
not I'm just saying"
"Dad
I hope you don't mind" Jennifer said to her Father
"It's
ok, I couldn't ask for anyone better for my daughter" Ian smiled at them,
Anthony took Jennifer's hand under the table
"Jen Jen got a
boyfriend" Bonnie sang as she played with her food, she smiled and laugh.
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