She pasted on her brightest smile. “I do like surprises,” she stated, hating having to lie. A pity it was a mandatory evil.

His darkish eyes studied her, assessed her, a faint frown marring his easy forehead. Then he dragged a tough hand by means of his even rougher, bed room hair, and stated, “Good, that’s nice. I’d higher prepare.” He pivoted and strode away, his again muscle mass flexing with the motion. “See you tonight,” he added over his shoulder.

Chapter Twelve

With little to do all day, Luna had made use of her bikini and returned to the seashore, swimming and sunbathing half the day away, then eating at a neighborhood pub for a hen parmigiana that she liked to bask in every now and then.

Again in Aiden’s penthouse suite, she took her time to clean her hair and blow it dry. She determined to maintain the curls. Now was not the time for him to neglect what he’d at all times appreciated about her.

She had no thought what he’d deliberate for tonight. Dinner? A present? A film? He hadn’t talked about dressing up, so she went midway with a protracted floaty skirt in pink and silver and a white lacy crop high that confirmed off her current tan.

Catching the perimeters of her hair again in silver clips, she slid her toes into the heels she’d worn final night time and utilized a lightweight make-up, highlighting her eyes this time with mascara and a few mild shadow.

Glad together with her look, she strolled again into the kitchen. Aiden nonetheless hadn’t made an look, so she opened his fridge and pulled out a relaxing bottle of champagne, then poured a flute of the bubbly decadence.

She was midway by means of it when the door opened and Aiden stepped inside. “Wow,” he stated, his eyes devouring her. “Possibly I ought to have deliberate to remain in.”

She arched a forehead. “Is it dangerous that I’m beginning to really feel like a intercourse object?”

He snorted. “You need me to reply that?” When she nodded, he loosened his tie and stepped towards the toilet. “In that case, let me suppose on it whereas I’ve a bathe and prepare.”

She was onto her second glass when he returned in denims and a white polo shirt. It was about as informal as she’d seen him, and but he nonetheless seemed unbelievable. His peak and his lean however highly effective physique had been sufficient of a drawcard with out including in his darkish beauty. “Properly?” she drawled, taking one other sip of her drink. “Did you suppose on it?”

He approached with a darkish chuckle, grabbing himself a flute and pouring what was left within the bottle. “I do having fun with having intercourse with you,” he allowed. “However there may be a lot extra to you than simply bodily intimacy.”

“Oh?”

He took a mouthful. “You’re my finest pal, too. The woman subsequent door I by no means forgot.”

The champagne all of the sudden churned in her abdomen. He had forgotten her! He’d by no means as soon as tried to contact her, to return and apologize or ask if she was okay. He’d merely turned his again on her after he’d dumped her, and he’d moved on along with his life.

“Actually,” she murmured, someway preserving her voice impartial, tame.

“You’re not precisely an unforgettable kind of woman,” he stated, his gaze transferring like a caress over her face after which her physique. “You’ve at all times stood out, and never simply due to your beautiful hair and physique, and your style sense, however your superb outlook on life, your caring and open nature.”

“And but you left me behind,” she gritted out, then needed to slap a hand over her mouth for reminding him of the previous and her desolation. She didn’t need him to really feel guilt proper now, she hoped he’d be swamped in that individual emotion later. Properly, possibly not guilt, however a minimum of a very good quantity of damage.

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