A Thin Line (D'Arth Book 1) by Shel Stone

Author:Shel Stone [Stone, Shel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-24T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

CHINA TOWN WAS A hive of busyness as they stepped out, Bella trying to take in all the color and decoration. There was an exoticness to it that she loved. Damon seemed to know exactly where he wanted to go, even if they weren’t walking in a hurry.

“Now I warn you, it’s not much to look at, but the food is absolutely spectacular. Places like these have specialties and the one we’re going to, is known for their duck. It is absolutely laden with garlic, so it’s not something to be eaten ahead of a meeting. Luckily we have no meetings tomorrow. Well, unless something is wrong with the bid, but it’s worth the risk.”

“Sounds intriguing,” Bella said. She’d wanted to wear jeans tonight and had pulled out the pair she’d packed, but she’d taken a step outside earlier and gone right back upstairs to change into the lilac cotton dress she’d bought. She would be extremely uncomfortable all night if she’d worn the jeans. They were perfectly fine for the Singaporeans, it seemed, but her body couldn’t cope with the heavy constrictive material in this climate.

Damon looked perfect as he always did. He had on the gray pants from his suit without the jacket, and a dark shirt. All his clothes fit him so well, she wasn’t sure how to describe the difference between what others wore and how he wore clothes. Maybe his clothes were specifically made for him. They showed off his body really well, and Bella would catch herself looking at him.

She still couldn’t believe she’d been with him the previous night. It had, by far, been the most spectacular sex she’d ever had. In hindsight, she wasn’t sure she would label her previous experience as sex—more like awkward fumbling in comparison.

She hadn’t gone anywhere near questioning it or what it meant; she was just grateful that she’d had the experience. It was interesting that he’d taken her out tonight again. She wondered if that meant he had expectations for that night. She wouldn’t mind if he did. Then again, maybe he was taking her for a garlic-infested dinner to discourage any re-enactment of the previous evening.

They took seats in a really run-down restaurant. He was right, the restaurant itself looked like it should be shut down by the health authorities, just like the seafood restaurant they’d been to a few nights back. Everything was made of cheap plastic and their table was out on the road and covered by a dirty awning.

“They do approach things differently, don’t they?” she said.

“They see the value in the food more than the surroundings.”

“So what’s on the inside is more important than what’s on the outside.”

“In a matter of speaking.”

“Well, it is a value I generally prescribe to,” she said. “I wholeheartedly encourage it.”

“So you don’t mind the humble surroundings?”

“If you’re right about the food, I don’t really care. How do you find places like this?”

“I take recommendations from our Singaporean colleagues; they always know the good places.”

“I am beginning to suspect you’re a bit of an explorer,” she said.

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