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Regan
The Scottish countryside was pretty epic, a contrasting yet perfect coreens,hills and then startling peaks and troughs But I reh the Highlands from Inverness-shire to Sutherland To Ardnoch Estate I could see it with my eyes, but I couldn’t feel it within ut
My decision to flee Boston for Scotland only hit ht frohland airport couldn’t have been in anear the banks of a lake, or a loch as they call it in Scotland The water was surrounded by the hills that imhlands
Yet I’d wanted to vomit as soon as the wheels juddered on impact with the runway
Knee bouncing as I watched the ti The winding roads were not helping my nervous nausea
“How ain
He stared at me in the rearview mirror “We’re only about ten minutes away fe Ardnoch” His brow furrowed “Ye sure they’ll let ye in? A long way ta come ta be turned away”
This would be the third time he’d asked And for a reason Our destination was Ardnoch Castle and Estate, an exclusive members-only club for the film and TV industry’s elite To join, potential members had to pay an extortionate fee on top of annual dues Its oas an ex-Hollywood action star, the Scottish actor Lachlan Adair The estate once belonged to his faious members-only club
And I knew all that because he’s datingsister
“I’m sure”
The thought of Robyn made those butterflies in my belly swarm I couldn’t wait to see her, and yet I dreaded it I’d made so many mistakes, and I didn’t kno to fix them
I’d never been good at ads around Robyn had always been uide Not anymore
A horrible ache fla the butterflies
“I’ve never had a fare wantin’ ta go ta Ardnoch Aye, , I’ll tell ya that She’s fascinated by aw yone celebrity stuff, ye ken Makes limpse of a famous person Or Adair himself We’re fe Macduff, nor-east of here, an’ we moved ta the Sneck—that’s Inverness, ye ken—a few years back ta be nearer ta the bairns and the granbairns, but sometimes I think ta maself the wife moved us here ta be nearer ta Ardnoch” He chuckled, co he was saying Did everyone in Scotland speak like this? If so, I was screwed
“’Tis a good thing ye arrived on such an auspicious day Ta see the Highlands in aw its beauty But be prepared, it can be a right dreich place and summer will be fast endin’ I hope ye packed anzies and yer wellyboots wi’ ye? ’Cause it’ll turn froht oorlich faster than ye can blink”