A Special Man by Billie Green

Author:Billie Green [Green, Billie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780373505647
Google: Hc09AAAACAAJ
Publisher: Silhouette Books
Published: 1986-01-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Daniel Phillips stared into the eyes of the woman lying beside him. He held his gaze steady, fighting his chaotic thoughts.

Think calmly, he told himself, shifting his gaze to the room around him. There was an explanation for everything.

He could feel the woman watching him closely and returned his gaze to her. Suddenly he frowned. Why did she look frightened?

"Who are you?" he asked, his voice raspy.

Her blue eyes clouded with the question. Why did it disturb her so much? Moving abruptly, he threw back the cover and picked up the clothes from the floor beside the bed, his eyes trained on the woman as he pulled them on.

The clothes were his; logic told him that. But he didn't recognize them any more than he recognized the woman.

Suddenly his movements stopped. One sleeve of the white shirt was smeared with blood. For the first time, he noticed the bandages on his hands.

Daniel didn't move. It was very important that he not let her know how panicky he felt. If he pretended to be sane, he told himself, sanity would come. There was an explanation for everything, he told himself again. All he had to do was find it.

Lord, he thought, running a hand through his hair, he must have gone on the bender of all benders last night. All the times he had dunked Kyle's head under cold water to sober him came back to Daniel. Was this how his brother had felt the morning after?

A movement caught his peripheral vision. Bringing his gaze back to the woman on the bed, he saw her inhale deeply, then she threw back the blanket she had held clutched to her breasts and stepped from the bed.

Daniel drew in a sharp breath. Even drunk, he hadn't lost his taste. She was perfect. Her breasts were round and firm, the rest of her body small and shapely. The creamy texture of her skin shone in the morning light.

"Could you not watch me so closely?" she asked quietly, interrupting his examination.

With an effort, he glanced away. Her voice was as soft as her skin looked. But he was puzzled by her attitude. Had she been drunk the night before also? Was their togetherness as much a surprise to her as it was to him?

Lord, he thought suddenly, he hoped he hadn't promised her anything. That was the kind of stunt his brother pulled, much to the regret of Darnel's bank.

When the rustle of clothing stopped, Daniel turned back to the woman. He stared at her for a moment in silence, then he shrugged his stiff shoulder muscles.

"I'm afraid you're going to have to fill me in on a few things," he said quietly, struggling to sound sure of himself. "I seem to have lost last night....no reflections on your charm, I'm sure."

Briefly, she closed her eyes, as though something he said had hurt her. He frowned. "Who are you?" he asked again. "How did we get here?" He glanced around the room. "Just exactly where are we?"

She cleared her throat.

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