Epilogue
Over the next couple of months, as Spring turned to Summer, life for Jo and I was busy but almost idyllic. Thanks to Jo’s dedication, skill and some very clever marketing, the café / restaurant took off in a big way and proved to be even more successful than even Jo had envisaged, with her being asked to cater for several external events, including 2 wedding receptions, a christening and several birthday parties.
Other than a couple of very acerbic emails, we didn’t hear from Jo’s mother at all, but she had frequent texts and emails from her dad, all of which were supportive and full of love and allowed Jo to cope with the vitriol from her mother.
My flat sale completed amazingly smoothly and the woman even bought some of the furniture I needed to get rid of, so after a very te
