(1994) Maggy's Child by Karen Robards

Author:Karen Robards [Robards, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Suspense, Romance
ISBN: 9780307801388
Publisher: Dell
Published: 1994-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“Who was that man?”

Lucy demanded shrilly as soon as Maggy identified herself. Maggy, wincing, wished she had hung up as soon as she heard her sister-in-law’s voice. She would rather have talked to Virginia. But maybe not. Maybe Virginia would have asked her questions she wasn’t prepared, just at the moment, to answer.

“A friend.” Her voice was cool.

“Are you having an affair with him?”

“No, I’m not. Not that it’s any of your business, is it?”

“Everyone thinks you are. You should have seen Linda Brantley’s face! Oh, and Connie Mason’s! They were shocked—shocked! We all were! Mother was nearly prostrate, and it’s weakened her so that she has already gone to bed. At six o’clock! Not that I blame her: you were embracing that man in our house with your blouse half off! And for him to carry you out of the house like that in front of our friends—we’ll never live it down! Lyle will just die when he hears! I’ve already placed a call to him, though they say he’s in transit right now and it may be a couple of days before he gets my message. Mother keeps begging me not to tell him, but I think it’s my duty to. I don’t want to cause trouble for you, Maggy, but he’ll hear it from someone, believe me, and I think it best that he hear it from family first.…”

“Lucy,” Maggy interrupted, unable to listen to more as her stomach tightened with nerves. She could almost feel Lyle’s tentacles reaching out for her, as if he could snatch her back even over the phone line. “I called to tell Virginia I won’t be home for a few days. I’m going to be staying with friends.”

“Friends!” Lucy snorted. “Don’t insult my intelligence! You’re with that man! Who is he, anyway? Sarah said it was probably that old boyfriend of yours Buffy brought to your birthday party, but she can’t remember his name. She’s going to call Buffy and ask.”

“Tell her not to bother.” Maggy’s voice turned to ice. “His name is Nick. Nick King. K-i-n-g, got it? And yes, he’s the friend I’m staying with. So now you can tell Lyle all about it when you talk to him.”

“You—you blatant adulteress,” Lucy gasped.

“Tell Virginia I’ll be in touch, will you please?” Maggy said, and hung up the phone. When she let go of the receiver she was surprised to find that her hands were shaking.

“Bitch,” she said to the wall. Then, more viciously, “Bitch!”

“Hey. You okay?” Nick’s arms came around her from behind, pulling her against him. For a moment she stood stiffly in his embrace, and then she relaxed against his chest. His arms were warm around her middle. Almost unconsciously, her hands folded over his forearms, noting the heat and hardness of them, the silky texture of the hair over the warm satin of his skin, and the size and sheer masculinity of his hands.

“That was Lyle’s sister. She’s just like him.”

“Bitch,” Nick echoed her description companionably. Something about the way he said it made Maggy start to smile in spite of herself.

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