Travels in Eire #31

This was the first day that Cailin was alone since her trip to Donegal. The ride back to Mullaghmore was quiet and gave her lots of time to think. She questioned all her recent decisions about Darren, about the possibility of moving to Ireland, even for a 3 month test.
What if her boss would not go for this? Should she quit her job? Did she have enough in her savings to support herself? And if she had to return back to New York would she have killed possible chances for advancement in a new job? Would her boss hire her back? While she played with these thoughts over and over during her drive, she convinced herself that all would go well.

It wasn't too long a ride when Cailin arrived back in Mullaghmore. She headed back to Conner's Pub and B&B to see if she could stay there again for a night before she headed back to Dublin. As she entered the pub, Brendan looked up from the bar and smiled at her.
“I was wondering when you might be back lassie.”
“It's been a wonderful trip, Brendan, and so much has happened.” Cailin didn't want to say too much, but wanted to make sure Brendan knew she having a great time.
“So where all have you been?” Brendan was curious as to where Cailin had been.

“I'll tell you about that later, Brendan. Do you have a room for me tonight?”

“Surely, I do, Cailin. I take it you'll be looking for Rorey, aye?” Brendan was way ahead of Cailin. “He's down at the cafe having his daily cup.”

“Thanks so much Brendan. I'll bring my bags in when I get back. See you soon.” Cailin rushed out the door and headed for the cafe down the street.

As she passed the front window Cailin saw Rorey sitting in the same seat at the window as he had when she first met him. He saw her as she passed and rose from his seat as she entered the door.
“Cailin, it's good to see you made it back here. So did you see everything we planned?” Rorey was curious to see if the trip they had planned worked out.

“Rorey, it's good to see you too. Funny how sometimes circumstances change the best of plans.” Cailin was anxious to share all her adventures and information about Darren with Rorey. She felt comfortable enough with Rorey that she could share all this and see what he thought.

After a couple of cups of tea and a long chat mostly with Cailin talking about everything that happened, Rorey started to smile.
“What?” Cailin wasn't sure what she had said to make Rorey smile so.

“Cailin, you definitely belong here. I could see it from the beginning. It's good that you are thinking this out and moving with caution. Are you sure you want to live in Derry?” Rorey was being protective.

“Rorey, I need to be in a larger city with reliable network access and research sources. That's either Belfast or Derry up here. Otherwise it's Dublin and I'd rather not be in Dublin. For now I'd like to see about living in Derry.”

“And be by your boyo?” Rorey laughed.

“Yes, and be near Darren. How will I ever know if there is something special between us?” Cailin really didn't have to justify her decision with Rorey.

They finished off their afternoon with talk about Cailin's visit to Donegal and the Connemara Peninsula and Cong. All the while Rorey smiling at Cailin as she expressed her feelings about his country and Darren. As they finished Rorey walked Cailin to back to Conner's so she could get settled in her room. They planned to have dinner together, and an early night for Cailin as she headed for Dublin for one last night before she caught her flight home.
When Cailin arrived at her room after dinner, she grabbed her cell phone to call Darren. Their conversation was short as there was not too much more to say except how they both missed each other already and a promise for another call the next day.