Aleck: Mating Fever by V. Vaughn

Author:V. Vaughn
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Sugarloaf Press
Published: 2016-03-28T05:00:00+00:00

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AFTER A SUCCESSFUL EVENING of Link treating me as if I’m the love of his life, an interview with the press, and even a lead on a new female sensation that is supposed to have chops better than Adele, I’m exhausted. I lean back against the seat of the limo, and the leather is cool on my bare back. I say, “I think we pulled it off.”

“Me too.” Link lifts my leg to remove my shoe. He massages my foot, and I sigh as he presses hard on the muscles of my arch and pain subsides. High heels are brutal when you’re on your feet all night, and he always used to do this for me even before we were dating, so I don’t bother to stop him. “You were amazing with the press too,” he says.

“They just liked my dress. Did you hear that woman nail the designer?”

“She’s not the only one that noticed how beautiful you looked tonight. You’re a very attractive woman, Noel.”

“Thank you.” A siren blares in the distance, and I glance out the tinted window to watch the flashing red lights pass by us on the other side of the highway.

“You’re going to have to be careful with Aleck.” Link lowers my foot to switch to the other one. “That guy has it bad for you.”

I sure hope so. I recall how Link told me not to get involved with him and realize he hasn’t been around to know I have. I’m not ready to deal with it, so I say, “I think he likes food and gas money. I’m kind of a fairy godmother to them.”

Link leans forward and places his hands on the edge of my thighs. I sit up, uncomfortable with his touch, as he says, “I’ve been thinking. I made a big mistake getting into something with Sheila.”

Oh no, you don’t. Link’s hands are cool in my fingers when I remove them from my legs and say, “Perhaps you did, but we were already in trouble.” I stare at him with intensity. “We’d have been broken up by now anyway.”

He leans back and says, “You’re right. And this way we stayed friends.”

I want to laugh at him, but keep it in check because it doesn’t matter. I made myself clear about my boundaries and let him back away with grace. Good PR is all about the spin of the details, and Link isn’t the only one that can play this game well.

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