Angel's Revenge by Teri Woods

Author:Teri Woods
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780446567435
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2010-03-08T06:00:00+00:00

To call me…

“May I have this dance, birthday girl?” Dwight proposed, reaching out his hand to her.

Why can’t he be Dutch?

The evening was so charming and so elegant, she wished terribly that the man dancing with her was the man she longed to be with. When she took Dwight’s hand, she pretended it was Dutch’s. When she reached around his neck, taking step after step with him, she continued to dream. If only it was him. The entire evening was a dream. For Nina, it really was Dutch who had placed his hand on her knee as they drove through the city streets in the glistening limousine. It was Dutch who tickled the inside of her palm during the play. And it was Dutch who scooped delicious spoonfuls of tiramisu into her mouth at Cipriani’s.

“Tonight has been the greatest night of my life, Nina. I can’t remember the last time I’ve enjoyed myself as much as I have tonight. Never have I known a woman who could compare to you, Nina. And if I had one wish, it would be that you would be my wife.”

Dwight.

His words were the words she had waited to hear her entire adult life. Tears welled in her eyes, tears Dwight mistook for happiness. But Nina cried because the words weren’t spoken by the man she loved but by Dwight.

Dwight unexpectedly dropped down on one knee and slid a two-carat round diamond ring on her finger. Again he mistook her tears for tears of joy and assumed that she had accepted his proposal.

Nina didn’t know what to say. How could she say no? How could she say yes? She glanced at the engagement ring.

“I love you, Nina. Happy birthday.”

She sat on the edge of the bed, unable to sleep. She looked at the alarm clock. The digital display read 3:06 a.m. She looked at the engagement ring in the dark. She had had enough.

Nina slid on her slippers and shuffled down the stairs to the den. She flipped on the light switch and took a seat at her desk. She placed her Rolodex in front of her and began flipping through the cards. Please don’t let me have thrown her number away. She flipped through the Rolodex until she reached the M’s.

Mitchell. Moore. Morgan. Murphy.

Delores Murphy, Dutch’s mother.

Nina grabbed the cordless phone from its base and took a deep breath. She looked at the phone. Should I call her? She’s going to think I’m crazy. She dialed the number anyway, hoping that the number had been changed or even disconnected. She glanced at the clock, noticing the time. It’s 3:22 in the morning. Maybe I should wait to call at a decent hour. It was inconsiderate and rude to ring anybody’s phone at that hour and she knew it, but the thumping in her chest wouldn’t allow her heart to wait. She dialed the number and listened as the phone rang.

“Hello?” a woman answered.

She didn’t sound at all irritated or groggy, especially considering it was the middle of the night.

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