Choosing Her Lover

Chapter 30

‘A Conspiracy of Ravens’

 

Part Four

A Conspiracy of Ravens

My morning walk with the dogs: there is a figure jogging towards me on the beach, a small dog trotting at his heels. I turn to walk the other way.

“Kirstie!” Ben’s voice carries on the breeze. “Kirstie....”

I ignore him and keep walking.

After a minute or so, there is panting and Ben appears at my side, breathing heavily.

“Kirstie, please….”

Perhaps I should find another place to walk….

“…. We need to talk,” he says.

“I don’t think so. I saw your idea of talking.” I keep moving, stepping up my pace a little, doing everything I can to discourage the conversation.

“Please, Kirstie. Do you want me to apologise? Alright, I apologise. Is that good enough for you?”

I stop, turning to face him. “What exactly are you apologising for?”

His face falls. “I’m apologising for losing my temper as I did. It came as a bit of a shock, everything that you said, that Michael said.”

“And for threatening Charlotte?”

Now he reddens. “I wasn’t threatening her.”

up my mood, milling around me, jittery and nervous. Meg shows

but you shoved her. I saw it. You

hit her.” He

further away

drops and he backs away. “You don’t really think that I’m the kind of man

you, Ben? Even the dogs are reading you, your body language. They’re not happy. I barely know you, but quite

I don’t care for.” he snaps. “You screw around, and you admitted to fucking my brother and

there because they wanted to be. No-one was coerced and everyone enjoyed themselves. And the same

stares glumly at the sand. “You didn’t have to call

asked Francis to call them. If he thinks you’re a threat to

then, “Do you really think I behaved that

stare up to heaven. “I can’t believe that’s a serious question. Yes, I do. You’ve apologised to me, but I don’t think it’s me you should be talking to. I think you

me in the eye, instead staring out to sea. He nods, a sharp down-thrust of his chin, and

*****

is waiting for me, sitting in his car, working on

lights up as he sees me. “Have you

passing, so I thought I’d

Coming in for

all

on cue, my

motions of putting water

his hands resting on my waist, his

where he has placed his mark

are we?” I

angel, “Oh, yes, and so are you. Don’t think I don’t

body pliable in his arms, I curve into his embrace.

“I have a

“Ideas?”

I draw curtains and light

he makes his

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