Page 79 of Escape to the Country

So the bridesmaids’ dresses were sorted. But despite trying on quite a few wedding dresses, none were declared good enough to be ‘the one’.

‘I was hoping for something unique,’ said Annie, looking downcast. ‘I don’t know. Different perhaps.’

‘Don’t despair,’ Eleanor told her. ‘There’s plenty more time for dress shopping. You’ve got six months yet.’

Afterwards, they went to Megan’s house to watch the second night of Glastonbury. Eleanor was surprised to find Megan snapping at Neal, especially as they’d had such a fun-filled day, but she didn’t say anything. Having three kids was stressful enough without being judged as well.

Whilst they were there, Annie received a call from Sam. ‘I’m with the girls,’ she said. There was a pause and she smiled. ‘I miss you too.’

Megan rolled her eyes and reached for the bottle of wine to top up their glasses.

‘What?’ shrieked Annie suddenly.

‘Shhh!’ said Megan, running to the door to listen out to see if the children had woken up.

But Annie was looking wild-eyed at them. ‘Sam’s got us tickets!’ she said, breathlessly.

‘For what?’ Eleanor was confused.

Annie pointed at the television. ‘Glastonbury!’

Sam had got them passes for the whole of the last day, with VIP passes to gain backstage entry for Tom’s set, which was closing the whole festival. Then they all screamed so loudly that this time the children definitely woke up.

‘What will we do with Dylan?’ asked Eleanor, once everyone had settled down again.

Annie frowned in thought. ‘We’ll be home late tomorrow night. I’m sure he’ll be okay until then with the family.’

‘Whee! We’re going to Glastonbury!’ shouted Megan.

Eleanor was so excited. Even more so when she realised that she would be seeing Tom again the following day.