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

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

hit

a little further away if you

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

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

that I don’t care for.” he snaps. “You screw around, and you

No-one was coerced and everyone enjoyed themselves. And the same

stares glumly at the sand. “You didn’t

heard James. He asked Francis to call them. If he thinks you’re a threat to Charlotte, on another occasion I’m

sand with a toe, then, “Do you really think 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

sea. He nods, a sharp down-thrust

*****

for me, sitting in his car,

on the window and his face lights up as he sees me. “Have you been waiting

I was passing,

Coming in

all I’m

cue, my panties

through the motions of putting water

on my waist, his face close

stroking my cheek, the line of my jaw and down to my neck where he has placed his mark on me, his ownership; the velvet band I wear around my

are

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

I curve into his embrace.

says. “I have

“Ideas?”

the bedroom, he waits quietly while I draw curtains and light a couple of candles, then he

he makes

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