Caught by Love by Jade Winters

Author:Jade Winters [Winters, Jade]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B00GK57VJW
Published: 2013-11-06T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

The sky’s colour drifted from a pale tinted orange to black, studded with bright flickering stars. It had been a gruelling twelve hours filled with filming, retakes and rehearsals. Hannah had reviewed the video footage before leaving and was pleased with the day’s work.

After a light dinner, she settled onto the sofa and switched on the TV. The day’s filming was no longer at the forefront of her mind—her new feelings toward Alisa were the most troubling ones that evening. She couldn’t deny that she had always found her very attractive. She’d be lying if she said she didn’t. But the unexpected feeling of desire was a first. It was her body that reacted to Alisa, not her mind. It had taken on a life of its own and now she was filled with an overwhelming feeling of guilt.

“I don’t know if it’s a good thing or not you working on this film,” Hannah’s mother said, entering the room with a gin and tonic in her hand. Her voice sounded bright and alert as it always did after her first drink of the day.

“Why’s that, Mum?”

“One word—Alisa.”

Hannah groaned. “Oh please don’t start all that again.”

“Why not? The woman tried to steal Naomi straight from under your nose.”

“But she didn’t, did she? So there’s no harm done.”

“You always were gullible.”

“Mum, what happened has nothing to do with you and I’d prefer it if you’d stop going on about it.”

“I’m just glad you have someone like Leah around you. Now there’s a woman you can trust.”

“Well that’s one thing we can agree on then.”

“It’s a pity that you and her. . .”

“Mum, that isn’t quite how things happen.” Though she thought the world of Leah she wasn’t the slightest bit attracted to her.

“Well it should. Maybe more relationships would have a better chance of surviving if people were matched by what they had in common rather than this chemistry everyone talks about. When that’s gone what’s left?”

That, Hannah couldn’t answer. As far as she was concerned she had still felt an attraction toward Naomi until the day she died.

“Are you eating out this evening?” Hannah asked lightly, for the first time noticing her mother was dressed for an occasion.

“Yes, I have a dinner date.”

Relieved, she said, “Oh that’s nice, anyone I know?”

Maggie shifted her gaze, her cheeks turning scarlet. “Um, no.”

Hannah was intrigued. It was on rare occasions her mother blushed. “Where did you meet him?”

“Through a friend.”

“Which friend?”

“What’s with the drilling, it’s only a dinner date.”

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to intrude, normally you say I don’t take an interest in your life and when I do, this is the reaction I get.”

“What reaction?”

“This defensive attitude.”

Maggie shook her head. “Nonsense. You over think things, that’s your problem. Imagining things when they’re not there.”

“If you say so,” Hannah said quietly. “So does he have a name?”

“Yes, he does.”

This was like drawing blood from a stone. “Are you going to tell me it?”

Maggie took a quick gulp of her drink. “Clive.”

“And what does this Clive do?”

Maggie buttoned up the blue blazer she wore.

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