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the distraction. The alcohol burned her throat, but
she ignored the sensation. She had to get her mind off Rome.
M oistening her lips with the tip of her tongue, she held her
glass to her chest. The condensation spread onto her emerald silk
blouse and seeped into her lace bra beneath, chilling against her
overheated skin.
Kate nibbled on her lower lip, and fought
the urge to let tears fall from her eyes. Her heart ached and her
head was spinning, but not from the alcohol. It came from being
belittled and ridiculed by Rome's accusative glare. She had caught
a few glimpses from him within the last few moments. His
disapproving scowl was unmistakable.
To occupy her mind and thoughts, she sipped
more of her drink but acid churned in her stomach and bile rose in
her throat. She swallowed it down, now was not the time to get
sick. She had to maintain civility and demonstrate to him that he
didn't bother her.
I'll show him.
Kate stood, smoothed her hands down her
black mini-skirt and swaggered across the bar, drawing attention
from men as she went. She hoped their eyes were boring into her
behind as she strutted her way to her seat. Smirking inwardly, Kate
slid into her chair, satisfied with her performance. She glanced at
Rome's table and noticed that he hadn't seen nor paid attention to
her dramatic display and that angered her. He faced the opposite
direction now and there was no way he could have seen her
presentation.
She'd purposefully strutted her firm ass in
front of the men in the room for his viewing and he hadn't even
seen it. The skirt hugged her ass like a glove and she knew anyone
looking could see that there were no panty lines. Perfect for
enticing Rome, that is, if he'd even noticed… Which he hadn't.
“God,” she muttered between clenched
teeth.
“What?” Her friend Hannah yelled over the
jukebox that was blaring a hideous country song about lost
love.
“Huh? Nothing.” Kate scowled.
“Oh, okay,” Hannah returned her attention to
the conversation.
Kate squinted her eyes, zeroing in on Rome. How dare he ignore me!
She wasn't hurt anymore. How could he
blatantly dismiss her actions? How could he not see her strutting
across the room? The audacity!
“Damn!” She glowered, drinking her beverage
in one gulp.
Hiking her left leg over her right one, she
crossed her legs. She then had pouted, folded her arms tight over
her large breasts, and huffed with irritation.
The ticking of the clock on the wall brought
Kate back to the present. Her coffee had grown cold so she washed
it down the basin. Instead of pouring herself a fresh cup she
decided to take her shower and wake up. She’d wash away the images
of last night and all the other moments of humiliation inflicted by
Rome.
Kate entered the bathroom, adjusted the
shower water and slipped off the tee-shirt. She flung back the
shower curtain and slipped into the steamy water spray. The water
sluiced over her body, warming her but not banishing her thoughts.
The scalding water burned her skin but nothing would singe her
heart the way Rome had all these years. His harsh words, rude
manners and accusative glares implied less than friendly feelings,
definitely not love.
Tears escaped and spilled down her cheeks.
The water washed them away but the hurt remained. It always would.
Almost two decades of the pain she'd been eluding rolled down her
cheeks. Her heavy heart threatened to burst with emotional anguish.
Her chest heaved, while her stomach wretched in distress. Breathing
became burdensome and all the sorrow she'd been holding in raced
out of her with the velocity of a rocket on a destructive course.
Tears fell and her body revolted. Slumping to the shower stall
floor, Kate let her emotions take control, crying like she'd never
cried before.
Chapter Two
Rome became frustrated, tapping his fingers
on the steering wheel and staring at the front door of her
townhouse. He'd been sitting outside in his truck for ten
she ignored the sensation. She had to get her mind off Rome.
M oistening her lips with the tip of her tongue, she held her
glass to her chest. The condensation spread onto her emerald silk
blouse and seeped into her lace bra beneath, chilling against her
overheated skin.
Kate nibbled on her lower lip, and fought
the urge to let tears fall from her eyes. Her heart ached and her
head was spinning, but not from the alcohol. It came from being
belittled and ridiculed by Rome's accusative glare. She had caught
a few glimpses from him within the last few moments. His
disapproving scowl was unmistakable.
To occupy her mind and thoughts, she sipped
more of her drink but acid churned in her stomach and bile rose in
her throat. She swallowed it down, now was not the time to get
sick. She had to maintain civility and demonstrate to him that he
didn't bother her.
I'll show him.
Kate stood, smoothed her hands down her
black mini-skirt and swaggered across the bar, drawing attention
from men as she went. She hoped their eyes were boring into her
behind as she strutted her way to her seat. Smirking inwardly, Kate
slid into her chair, satisfied with her performance. She glanced at
Rome's table and noticed that he hadn't seen nor paid attention to
her dramatic display and that angered her. He faced the opposite
direction now and there was no way he could have seen her
presentation.
She'd purposefully strutted her firm ass in
front of the men in the room for his viewing and he hadn't even
seen it. The skirt hugged her ass like a glove and she knew anyone
looking could see that there were no panty lines. Perfect for
enticing Rome, that is, if he'd even noticed… Which he hadn't.
“God,” she muttered between clenched
teeth.
“What?” Her friend Hannah yelled over the
jukebox that was blaring a hideous country song about lost
love.
“Huh? Nothing.” Kate scowled.
“Oh, okay,” Hannah returned her attention to
the conversation.
Kate squinted her eyes, zeroing in on Rome. How dare he ignore me!
She wasn't hurt anymore. How could he
blatantly dismiss her actions? How could he not see her strutting
across the room? The audacity!
“Damn!” She glowered, drinking her beverage
in one gulp.
Hiking her left leg over her right one, she
crossed her legs. She then had pouted, folded her arms tight over
her large breasts, and huffed with irritation.
The ticking of the clock on the wall brought
Kate back to the present. Her coffee had grown cold so she washed
it down the basin. Instead of pouring herself a fresh cup she
decided to take her shower and wake up. She’d wash away the images
of last night and all the other moments of humiliation inflicted by
Rome.
Kate entered the bathroom, adjusted the
shower water and slipped off the tee-shirt. She flung back the
shower curtain and slipped into the steamy water spray. The water
sluiced over her body, warming her but not banishing her thoughts.
The scalding water burned her skin but nothing would singe her
heart the way Rome had all these years. His harsh words, rude
manners and accusative glares implied less than friendly feelings,
definitely not love.
Tears escaped and spilled down her cheeks.
The water washed them away but the hurt remained. It always would.
Almost two decades of the pain she'd been eluding rolled down her
cheeks. Her heavy heart threatened to burst with emotional anguish.
Her chest heaved, while her stomach wretched in distress. Breathing
became burdensome and all the sorrow she'd been holding in raced
out of her with the velocity of a rocket on a destructive course.
Tears fell and her body revolted. Slumping to the shower stall
floor, Kate let her emotions take control, crying like she'd never
cried before.
Chapter Two
Rome became frustrated, tapping his fingers
on the steering wheel and staring at the front door of her
townhouse. He'd been sitting outside in his truck for ten
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