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426 Cecelia Aherngood atmosphere. It’s not a part of the island that my job allows me to seevery often unfortunately.The manager of Toby’s hotel suggested the restaurant and it was such agood choice because it sat high on a mountaintop overlooking the island onone side and the sea on the other. The air was warm, the stars were twinkling,a man played on the violin in the corner. It was like something out of a movieonly it was so much better because it felt real and it was happening to me.We chatted and chatted and chatted for hours until well after we had finishedeating and eventually we were asked to leave at 2a.m. I don’t think I’veever laughed so much in my life. We continued talking as we strolled alongthe beach and the air felt so magical! We talked about old times and caughtup on new times.Mum I don’t no if it was the wine, or the heat, the food, or just my hormonesbut there were some forces in motion last night. Toby touched myarm and I felt all . . . zingy from head to toe. I’m almost 31 years old andI’ve never felt that before. And then there was this silence. This really weirdsilence. We stared at each other as though we were seeing each other for thevery first time. It was like the world stopped turning just for us. An oddmagical silence. The very same one that you told me you had with someoneall those years ago.Then he kissed me. Toby kissed me. And it was the best kiss I have everhad in all my 30 years. And as our lips pulled apart my eyelids opened slowlyto see him staring at me, looking as though he was going to say something.And in true Toby form he said, “I bet there was pepperoni in your dinner.”How embarrassing.Immediately my hands flew to my teeth remembering how he used toalways comment on the food stuck in my braces all the time and tease meabout it. But he grabbed my hands and pulled them gently away from mymouth and said, “No, this time I could taste it.”Is that heart-wrenching stuff or what? My legs nearly buckled fromunderneath me. It felt so odd that it was Toby that I was kissing but inanother way it felt completely natural and I think that’s what the odd thingwas about it if you no what I mean.We spent all day together again today and my stomach is doing somer-