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.
cool expression. “Hello, Ben. Charlotte and I just
is also cool.
set out for the new
got to do with
“Charlotte is, as you know, a trainee. She’s going to be spending time with the
flushes. “No,
on our way,
eyes follow the pair to the door, James walks behind Charlotte, his
know. He behaves as though he’s the one married
hell do I say
got to get some work done now,
“Yeah, I’ll see you then.” And he
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Ben is moody and doesn’t speak. I try to start a conversation, but he’s not
a phone call. It’s my sister, Erin, sobbing
“Hey, Sis, what’s wrong?”
was going to propose, but he dumped me
down. Who’s dumped
out for a meal and said he wanted to talk to me. I thought he was going to ask me to marry him, but instead, he said he
sorry. You really
does it take? First, it was Dominic, then Ashley, and now Rob. I
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meeting Ben on the beach, he jogs up to me smiling, his mood obviously much improved, but his face falls as he
by a phone call I got from my sister. Her fuckwit boyfriend’s
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