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.”

mood, milling around me, jittery and nervous. Meg shows her

you, but you shoved her. I saw it. You temper looked pretty much

have hit her.”

should stand a little further away if

don’t really think that I’m the kind of man that attacks

you, your body language. They’re not happy. I barely know you, but quite a bit of what I’ve seen, I

about you that I don’t care for.” he snaps. “You screw

that that wasn’t there because they wanted to be. No-one was coerced and everyone enjoyed themselves. And the same

sand. “You didn’t have to

he thinks you’re a threat to

then, “Do you really think I behaved that

question. Yes, I do. You’ve apologised to me, but I don’t think it’s me you

instead staring out to sea. He nods, a sharp down-thrust of his chin, and then jogs back

*****

that evening, Ryan is waiting for me,

his face lights up as he sees me. “Have you been waiting

was passing, so I thought

Coming in

all

right on cue, my panties

motions of putting water on to boil,

my waist,

he

horny, are we?” I

yes, and so are

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

“I have a few

“Ideas?”

and light

makes his

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