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‘Okay, apart from them.’
‘And I told Stefanos,’ said Katerina, sheepishly. ‘Sorry.’
‘Okay, well, apart from—’
‘Oh, and Miranda’s friend Cynthia who helped her to clean up,’ added Heidi.
‘So the whole of Oia knows then?’ Suzie laughed, realising that she too had been guilty of sharing the incident with Christos.
‘Probably, if Cynthia’s got anything to do with it.’ Katerina grinned and glanced across the veranda as the kitchen door swung open. ‘She’s a bit of a gossip, I’m afraid.’
‘Talking of gossip,’ said Heidi, scooting to the edge of her seat and placing her chin in the palm of her hand, her green eyes focused on Suzie like laser-beams, ‘do you want to fill us in on what you did on your day off?’
‘What do you mean?’
‘A little bird told me they saw you with an extraordinarily attractive guy at the Alexandros Winery, and I’m assuming it’s the same guy who took you out for the sunset-cruise-that-definitely-wasn’t-a-date. For “just a friend”, hedoesseem to take you tothemost romantic places on the island. I mean, the food at the winery is to die for! Apparently, the chef there not only used to play the drums in a famous Greek rock band, but rumour has it that he’s also about to be awarded with a Michelin star! So, come on, when do we get to meet him?’
‘The chef?’
Heidi rolled her eyes. ‘No, Christos!’
The thought of introducing Christos to Heidi and Katerina gave Suzie palpitations, especially when she envisaged them sitting at this very table cross-examining him as to his future intentions, or something equally as embarrassing. As it was, whenever she thought of their meander through the countryside that had almost-but-not-quite culminated in a passionate kiss, her heart skipped a beat and she cursed the inconvenient appearance of their donkey friend. She cast around for a change of subject and she knew exactly what would divert Heidi’s interest.
‘So, have you decided when you’re going to do Miranda’s makeover?’
‘Oh, yes! With all the excitement about the vlogger I completely forgot! It’s Monday night. Monday is the quietest night at the taverna, and Giorgos has agreed to close early so we can do it here.’
‘What? The makeover?’
‘No, not the makeover. Guess what?’ Heidi squealed, clapping her hands with excitement, and causing the taverna’s breakfast customers to glance in their direction to see what the commotion was about. ‘Giorgos has offered to give usalla Greek dance lesson. So, I’ll do Miranda’s makeover at my apartment first, using the items from my new SOS Skincare range, then we’ll head over here.’
Suzie was horrified when Heidi leaned forwards to scrutinise her face. Her skincare regime had been one of many things to have fallen by the wayside since she’d lost her beach hut – and her means of earning a living – and she knew her skin was dry and more than a little dull.
‘Why don’t you come along, too, Suzie?’
‘Oh, no, I…’ she began, then stopped. What was she thinking? She was desperate for a bit of pampering. ‘Actually, I’d love that, thanks, Heidi.’
‘Giorgos has asked a couple of his friends to provide the music while we learn all the dance moves. Hey, why don’t you invite Christos to join us? The more, the merrier, as my mum always says.’
‘I’m not sure…’
‘She’ll invite Christos if you invite Nathan,’ said Katerina, with a sparkle of mischief in her eyes. ‘I’ve seen you watching him while he scribbles in that journal of his, a dreamy look in those gorgeous green eyes of yours. You like him, don’t you?’
‘Well, you have to admit that heishandsome, in a “I’m-so-laid-back-I-might-fall-over” kind of a way. I love it when his hair falls across his face and he sweeps it back over his forehead, only for it to fall back into his eyes again. And for your information, Ihaveasked him to join us, but all I got was a vague, non-committal shrug and something about having to work at the hotel on Monday night.’
‘Never mind, Heidi, he can’t work every night.’
‘True, true.’
Heidi jumped from her chair and dashed off to the kitchen, and Suzie watched Katerina strain her neck to catch a glimpse of Stefanos as the door swung open and then closed behind Heidi. As both she and Heidi had just been cross-examined about their love lives – if she could call it that – she felt suddenly emboldened to ask Katerina about hers.
‘Is Stefanos working on Monday night, too? I bet he would love to join us, if only for the comedy value of watching me, Heidi, and Miranda make complete fools of ourselves.’
‘I don’t know if that’s such a good idea.’
‘Why not?’
‘Because Giorgos told me he’s still hung up on his fiancée.’
