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.”

milling around me, jittery

shouting at her, Ben. She tried to get away from you, but you shoved her. I saw it. You temper looked pretty much out of control

wouldn’t have hit

little further away if you want me to believe

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

your body language. They’re not happy. I barely know you,

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

that wasn’t there because they wanted to be. No-one was coerced and everyone enjoyed themselves. And the same applies to Michael’s arrangements with James and

at the sand. “You

them. If he thinks you’re a threat to Charlotte, on another occasion I’m not sure

toe, then, “Do

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 really should be

eye, instead staring out to sea. He nods, a sharp

*****

home that evening, Ryan is waiting for me, sitting in his car, working on a tablet on

and his face lights up as he

was passing, so I

have. Coming in for

is all I’m

right on cue, my panties

motions of putting water

resting on my waist, his face close to mine as he

neck where he has placed his mark on me,

are we?”

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

in his arms, I curve into his embrace. “Coffee later,

says. “I

“Ideas?”

and

makes

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