Case One ~ The Deceit (Trudy Hicks Ghost Hunter Book 1) by Lori Zaremba

Author:Lori Zaremba [Zaremba, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Limitless Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-02-12T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Vanessa

Images misted around her. She could see a sparkling chandelier and hear the clink of ice in glasses. In a sea of round, white linen-covered tables surrounded by beautiful people dressed for a special event, a band played music that was a bit foreign to her while laughter encircled her.

Raul had designed the dress Vanessa wore to complement her new curves. Two years had passed since she gave birth, and it took almost the whole two years to get her waistline back to its tiny size. Her bosom was a bit fuller and filled out the loose bodice of the dress. Vanessa was all grown up now.

Nathan Petit, cousin to Gloria Petit Wilcox, didn’t take his eyes off her. Vanessa could feel him watching her throughout dinner. She would glance up, and he would hold her with his gaze, nodding to her with silent appreciation. When the music started, and the ushers signaled it was time to dance, her heart skipped a beat. Vanessa watched as he came slowly around the table to hold out his hand to her. Her hand quivered slightly as she placed it in his.

Vanessa realized that her knees were weak, and her heart was fluttering. She had to hold on to him to keep from falling. It had been almost three years since a man held her like that. He pulled her closer than the reasonable standard for dancing, and when she looked around the room, she noticed a few raised eyebrows.

Mr. Petit was very witty indeed, and several times she threw her head back and laughed huskily at some of the epic stories he told. He would whisper sweet nothings in her ear in his native French, and she would pretend she didn’t know what he was saying, as some of his sweet nothings were quite suggestive. When the evening was over, Mr. Petit asked if she would accompany him to one of the after-hours clubs, but she politely declined. She did give him her address and accepted an invitation to dinner and a show later in the week.

The next morning after a night of sweet dreams, Vanessa received two dozen red roses from Mr. Petit with the card which merely read, “Until we meet again.”

On Monday morning, Vanessa set out on a shopping spree, realizing that the past few years she invested in Chase’s needs and not her own.

She purchased new lingerie at the Madame Anne Boutique downtown where the Madame herself selected pieces that were so delicate and fine, and some so risqué it made Vanessa blush.

She then paid a visit to Raul’s shop where she gave in to temptation, ordering dresses from his new collection and a few more that he would design just for her.

The two of them searched through bolts and bolts of fabrics in every color of the rainbow. She selected a dark purple lace, a silver satin, silk in an unusual shade of teal, and an elegant black. She told Raul to surprise her with the rest.

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