You made it – oh, both of you!’ Francesca said, holding her hands up in surprise. ‘Do you two know each other?’‘We do,’ I said, smiling from her to Lauren. ‘Hi again. Did you have a nice honeymoon?’‘The best,’ she said with a dreamy sort of sigh. She was tanned a deep brown and looked effortlessly pretty, wearing a clingy black dress with a flippy skirt and her long hair up in a loose ponytail. ‘Blissful. All that wedding stress was totally worth it in the end.’ She turned to Lauren and gave her a hug. ‘Hey, you. Thanks for the flowers, babe. What a nice surprise!’Lauren hugged her back, which surprised me. Lauren hadn’t struck me as a huggy kind of person before, but she looked genuinely happy to see Francesca again.‘Pleasure,’ she said. ‘Business is booming, thanks to you. Everyone wants to be my next success story!’Francesca grinned. ‘Well, I hope you’ve brought along some business cards tonight,’ she said in a low voice. ‘We get a lot of people here who are looking for love, you know .
