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Authors: Monique DeVere
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it.”
Mia may not have any secrets, but Belle had one she would rather not have exposed. If Mia and Tommy were about to start flinging out each other’s secrets, she didn’t want to hang around in case they started on her as well.
“Hey you two, what’s going on? I know you’ve never got on, but I’ve never known you to be at each other’s throats like this.”
Mia cut Tommy one last glance. “Whatever you’re planning, I suggest you forget it.” With that last remark, she walked out of the kitchen, leaving Belle befuddled and Tommy nose-flaring angry.
He muttered something Belle didn’t catch but, from the sour twist to his mouth, she guessed whatever he’d said she wouldn’t want to overhear.
Belle hung the tea towel she’d left on the counter back onto its hook. “I’m going to get changed for church.”
She left Tommy glaring into his tomato juice.
9
B y the end of Sunday, Belle’s deception had her nerves stretched so taut she was jumping every time someone spoke her name. And if that hadn’t been enough to ensure at least one year off her life, Luc had done everything he could to guarantee she was always aware of his presence. He’d kept her on a constant edge all day with his touching, kissing and intense gaze locking.
Belle placed a chilled bottle of Chardonnay, glass and bowl of strawberries on the counter beside the en suite sink. After a long, nerve-frazzling day, she figured she deserved to relax in a bubble bath with a glass of wine.
She turned on the mixer taps to fill the tub, then gathered her hair into a haphazard knot on top of her head. An hour or two should be enough to banish Luc from her mind. Out of sight, out of mind was a good saying. Adding a generous measure of sensuous-smelling bubble bath to the water, she sat on the edge of the tub and watched the water foam into luxurious bubbles.
Belle couldn’t wait to sink into the welcoming warmth. It was this thought that had her stripping off her clothes in a hurry. She tossed them to the floor, then poured a glass of icy cold wine, grabbed the bottle, and stepped into pure pleasure. She transferred the wine bottle to the wide bath ledge beside her, the foam caressing her body as she slowly slipped into the warm water.
“ Ahh . ” Belle sunk beneath the thick blanket of bubbles until it covered her up to her neck.
Just what she needed!
Time away from Luc would cure her confusing thoughts and fix her conflicting emotions. Ever since he’d turned up at her grandmother’s house, regret and longing had become Belle’s constant companions.
Reaching for her wineglass with one hand, she selected a plump strawberry with the other and bit into the succulent fruit. Sweet juice saturated her taste buds. She took a sip of Chardonnay and savoured the creamy sensation. Right after dinner she’d managed to sneak off to her room, leaving Luc involved in a passionate discussion with her mother about art.
Thankfully, no one had seemed to notice when she left the table to take a handful of dishes to the kitchen. Once she’d stacked the dishwasher, she’d found she couldn’t face the stress of spending more time deceiving her family and had grabbed one of the two bottles of wine and a bowl of strawberries from the fridge, and crept off to her room.
With a bit of luck, Luc won’t come in search of her until she’d had time to unwind and come up with an effective plan to keep him at bay.
But did she really want to end this strange old-new relationship they’d fallen into in just a couple of days? She knew Luc better than she knew anyone, yet there was a nascence to their time together that almost felt as if they were starting afresh.
Her stomach did a funny nervous shimmy whenever he came near. To begin with, she’d put her reaction down to not being completely sure of what he would do from one minute to the next. The man was so unpredictable he made her head spin. She’d eventually admitted her reaction was purely one
Mia may not have any secrets, but Belle had one she would rather not have exposed. If Mia and Tommy were about to start flinging out each other’s secrets, she didn’t want to hang around in case they started on her as well.
“Hey you two, what’s going on? I know you’ve never got on, but I’ve never known you to be at each other’s throats like this.”
Mia cut Tommy one last glance. “Whatever you’re planning, I suggest you forget it.” With that last remark, she walked out of the kitchen, leaving Belle befuddled and Tommy nose-flaring angry.
He muttered something Belle didn’t catch but, from the sour twist to his mouth, she guessed whatever he’d said she wouldn’t want to overhear.
Belle hung the tea towel she’d left on the counter back onto its hook. “I’m going to get changed for church.”
She left Tommy glaring into his tomato juice.
9
B y the end of Sunday, Belle’s deception had her nerves stretched so taut she was jumping every time someone spoke her name. And if that hadn’t been enough to ensure at least one year off her life, Luc had done everything he could to guarantee she was always aware of his presence. He’d kept her on a constant edge all day with his touching, kissing and intense gaze locking.
Belle placed a chilled bottle of Chardonnay, glass and bowl of strawberries on the counter beside the en suite sink. After a long, nerve-frazzling day, she figured she deserved to relax in a bubble bath with a glass of wine.
She turned on the mixer taps to fill the tub, then gathered her hair into a haphazard knot on top of her head. An hour or two should be enough to banish Luc from her mind. Out of sight, out of mind was a good saying. Adding a generous measure of sensuous-smelling bubble bath to the water, she sat on the edge of the tub and watched the water foam into luxurious bubbles.
Belle couldn’t wait to sink into the welcoming warmth. It was this thought that had her stripping off her clothes in a hurry. She tossed them to the floor, then poured a glass of icy cold wine, grabbed the bottle, and stepped into pure pleasure. She transferred the wine bottle to the wide bath ledge beside her, the foam caressing her body as she slowly slipped into the warm water.
“ Ahh . ” Belle sunk beneath the thick blanket of bubbles until it covered her up to her neck.
Just what she needed!
Time away from Luc would cure her confusing thoughts and fix her conflicting emotions. Ever since he’d turned up at her grandmother’s house, regret and longing had become Belle’s constant companions.
Reaching for her wineglass with one hand, she selected a plump strawberry with the other and bit into the succulent fruit. Sweet juice saturated her taste buds. She took a sip of Chardonnay and savoured the creamy sensation. Right after dinner she’d managed to sneak off to her room, leaving Luc involved in a passionate discussion with her mother about art.
Thankfully, no one had seemed to notice when she left the table to take a handful of dishes to the kitchen. Once she’d stacked the dishwasher, she’d found she couldn’t face the stress of spending more time deceiving her family and had grabbed one of the two bottles of wine and a bowl of strawberries from the fridge, and crept off to her room.
With a bit of luck, Luc won’t come in search of her until she’d had time to unwind and come up with an effective plan to keep him at bay.
But did she really want to end this strange old-new relationship they’d fallen into in just a couple of days? She knew Luc better than she knew anyone, yet there was a nascence to their time together that almost felt as if they were starting afresh.
Her stomach did a funny nervous shimmy whenever he came near. To begin with, she’d put her reaction down to not being completely sure of what he would do from one minute to the next. The man was so unpredictable he made her head spin. She’d eventually admitted her reaction was purely one
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