Choosing Her Lover
Chapter 14
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The front doors swish open and Ben strides in. “Hi, how’s my favourite girl?”
Calm down….
“Hi, Ben. I’m busy right now. Is it anything particular or just….”
“Just thought I’d drop by to see if you’re free for lunch?”
Should I?
Why not?
“I’m off at one. Is that good for you?”
“Great. I’ll come back then.”
He turns to leave but as he does so, the elevator doors open and Charlotte steps out into the lobby, followed by James. Both are carrying large bags. A fluorescent yellow hard-hat, the kind that might be worn on a building site, peeps from the top of Charlotte’s.
There is something about the way the two move. Although they walk with a distance between them, somehow James’ proprietorial attitude to Charlotte still radiates wide.
Ben’s eyes narrow as he sees them.
“Oh hello, Ben. I didn’t know you were around.” smiles Charlotte. “Are you here to see me for something?”
“No, I just called by to say hello to Kirstie,” he replies. His words are polite, but his eyes are on James and are not friendly.
a cool expression. “Hello, Ben. Charlotte
is also cool. “What’s
set out
Charlotte got to do with
pressed together. “Charlotte is, as you know, a trainee. She’s going to be spending time with the surveyors over the next few days to learn what
flushes. “No, of
on our way,
James walks behind Charlotte, his hand resting in the small of her back, in that gesture of
frowns. “I don’t like this you know. He behaves as though he’s the one married to
do I say
a change of subject. “I’ve got to get some work
“Yeah, I’ll
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to start a conversation, but he’s not interested. Bolting down my sandwich, I make my excuses and
doesn’t improve. Mid-afternoon I get a phone call. It’s my sister,
“Hey, Sis, what’s wrong?”
dumped me, Kirstie. I thought he was
Who’s dumped
to me. I thought he was going to ask me to marry him, but instead,
Erin, I’m sorry. You really
now Rob. I always think it’s going somewhere and
*****
on the beach, he jogs up to me smiling, his mood obviously much improved, but his face falls as he
got from
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