Made in Chelsea star Georgia Toffolo has shared some very exciting news with her fans - watch the video
June 25, 2020 - 13:30 BST hellomagazine.com Georgia Toffolo has exclusively shared the first chapter of her debut novel, Meet me in London, a romantic tale about aspiring fashion designer Victoria, who dreams of setting up her own boutique.WATCH: Georgia Toffolo shares her exciting news!
Earth to Oliver. This is your mother asking about your Christmas Day plans. Will I need to set an extra place at the dinner table? Hint, hint. Your mother xx As an only child Oliver was expected to do so, as his father had done before him. Trouble was, after his last romantic failure, settling down was not on Oliver's bucket list. At least, not for a very long time. Second mistake: in the spirit of keeping the family business afloat he'd agreed to clean up the mess his cousin was making of the new build.
Christmas was hurtling fast towards him and he was running out of time. He had so much to do to fix his first mistake before the doors of the new Russell & Co department store opened, way behind schedule, but in time for the busiest, and therefore most lucrative time of the year. He just needed some kind of miracle to make it happen. On the counter his phone vibrated.
If he told her the delightful Clarissa had moved on to a more malleable boyfriend his mum would be trying to arrange dates for him. As if on cue another text arrived: Is there something you're not telling us? Is it over? So soon? Again? Oh, Oliver. He could feel the disappointment coming through the airwaves as her next text quickly followed: Perhaps I should invite the Henleys over on Christmas Day. I heard Arabella's back from her Indian ashram trip and SINGLE.
He could hear Paul, the guy who'd served him earlier say, 'Hey, Vicki, are you OK to close up tonight? I promised Amanda I'd get home early. It's our anniversary.' 'Of course,' a soft voice filtered through. 'You helped me out by taking the early shift so I could teach my class, so I'm more than happy to hang around here for the stragglers. Sara said she'd stay on and help me clear up.
Paul came back into the bar and started to wipe down the counter with a dishcloth. The woman followed. 'If I stayed away there'd be even more trouble for her, I'm sure. She's so talented. You should see her designs, they're stunning. Really fresh ideas. She could go a long way with the right guidance. I'm pulling out all the stops.' 'You're too good to those kids.' Paul frowned.
With that she bent to stack more bottles into a small fridge behind the bar, giving Ollie a front-row view of her graceful, slender neck, the gentle slope of her shoulders, the pearls of her spine trailing into that curve-enhancing vintage dress. Even the back of her was more interesting, more alluring than anything he'd seen in weeks. Months. Ever. In his peripheral vision he sensed movement.
The kind of thing his grandparents had had. The laugh together, play together, grow together love. That wasn't something they shared in his Russell household. Loyalty, yes. Proximity… if necessary. Closeness, not so much. No, Mum. Not Jecca. Or Arabella. Or anyone else for that matter. I can sort out my own love life, thanks. Another ping on his phone. He didn't want to look, but he had to, because ignoring her wasn't working. Well, from where I'm sitting you obviously can't.
What to do? Oliver? We're so looking forward to meeting her. Your father in particular. So without thinking too much about the ramifications Oliver sent a text straight back: OK. OK, Mum. I'll bring her to the opening day. Oh! Ollie! Love. Ollie! Finally! See, that wasn't too hard, was it? I'm so excited. Your mother xx
'If I had a pound for every marriage proposal I got at the end of a boozy night I'd be a rich girl indeed. But a word of advice, mate – as proposals go it needs work. Next time, maybe do some sort of grand romantic gesture like… oh, I don't know, find out the woman's name before you ask her to spend the rest of her life with you?' 'I take it that's a no, then?'
She shook her head. 'A definite no. Sorry, not sorry.' 'Way to break a man's heart.' He shrugged. 'Oh, I'm sure you'll survive. There are plenty of women looking for what you're offering.' Ignoring the tingles zipping through her, Victoria printed his bill and put it on onto a saucer. She pushed it towards him. 'Here's your tab. Sara will ring it up for you.
Victoria whirled round to look at her friend. 'What? Seriously?' 'Hypothetically speaking. At least, you could have chatted a bit more and seen where it could have gone… drinks, dinner? Bed?' She grinned and Victoria wasn't sure whether she was being serious or not. While Sara filled the bucket with hot soapy water Victoria looked at the empty seat where the hot guy had been sitting and something in her belly kind of imploded at the thought of him. Which was irritating, because even though her head could rationalise how someone good-looking could have a physical effect that was purely instinctive, her body was going along with it as if he was the answer to her recent sex drought. He wasn't.
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