“The Works”

A deleted scene from Summer At The Cosy Cottage Café by Rachel Griffiths.

A note from the author.

This scene was cut from Chapter Three, slotting into the gap during Allie’s makeover while the bleach is setting on her hair and Camilla has temporarily left the room. In the story, we skip over this stretch of waiting and perhaps that’s why it ended up on the cutting room floor. But I always liked it, because it tells you something about who Allie is when no one is watching. She is funny, self-deprecating and absolutely convinced she is handling everything calmly. NOTE: She is not handling anything calmly!

It also reveals something about Jordan, specifically that he has a gift for appearing in doorways at precisely the worst possible moment, which any reader of the novel will recognise. He comes by this talent honestly, and he uses it often.

Camilla, of course, knew exactly what she was doing. She always does.

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