A Taste of Utopia by L. Duarte

Author:L. Duarte [Duarte, L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B01992Z2O8
Goodreads: 27273636
Publisher: LD Publishing LLC
Published: 2016-01-04T00:00:00+00:00

IN THE HALLWAY, a door from another office cracks open. Seth’s body tenses next to me. I glance toward the opened door. My mouth goes ajar.

Exiting the office is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life. With a gait that is runway worthy, she strolls in the same general direction we do. A broad smile graces her perfect full lips. She must be the same height as Seth, with dark red hair draping over her plump breasts. Her bright blue eyes briefly fix on our clasped hands, a smile gleams on her face. Curiosity and something else I can’t identify cross her expression.

“Well, well, look who’s here,” she says. No, she purrs the words with a freaking sexy accent.

“Hey, Adriana,” Seth responds. And if I’m not mistaken there is an undercurrent of a warning in his voice.

“I see you’re feeling better.” She arches her perfect eyebrows. With her gaze locked on me, she adds, “Where are your manners, Querido? You’re not going to introduce us?”

“Yes, sure. Lottie, this is Adriana. Adriana, Lottie.”

It doesn’t escape me that he refrains from using surnames or titles. Like this is my wife, meet my ex or something. Because one thing is for sure, the way she looks at him tells me she has some kind of claim, past or present on him.

She offers her hand. “Pleased to meet you.” She flashes her perfect teeth at me. Jeez, the word perfect is becoming a redundant adjective in reference to her. I could be more creative and go down a list of synonymous, such as flawless, unrivaled, unequaled, superb . . . But why torture myself?

“The pleasure is all mine,” I say, shaking her hand. To my relief, my voice is steady.

“I’m off to lunch, would you two care to join me?” She pushes the elevator’s button.

“Actually, we have other plans,” Seth says.

The elevator arrives. “Please,” Seth says, motioning to the opened door.

“Oh, pity, pity. It would be great to catch up with you. And to eat in good company. I’ve had the most troublesome morning, trying to convince a client to settle for something lesser than I had originally promised.” She purses her lips, and her eyes are full of hidden meaning. It seems there’s an underlying conversation going on between the two. Or maybe I’m just jealous? The idea makes me cringe.

“Next time,” Seth says with a clipped voice.

We settle in an uncomfortable silence until a ding announces we’ve arrived on the main floor.

“Well, I’ll look forward to it,” she says.

She kisses both my cheeks. “Hope to see you soon, Querida.”

She kisses Seth’s cheeks. “Call me when you have a chance, Querido.”

“Sure,” he responds.

We part ways. I try my very best to refrain from asking about her but fail miserably. “Who’s that?”

“An old friend.” Seth ushers me out of the building.

“Oh.” I bite the inside of my cheek. “She’s beautiful.”

“Yes. Adriana is a beautiful woman,” he says with a flat tone that gives nothing away.

“She belongs on the runway,” I say.

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