Cloudburst by V.C. Andrews

Author:V.C. Andrews
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, General, Fiction
ISBN: 9781439155035
Publisher: Pocket Star
Published: 2011-10-25T00:00:00+00:00

11

A Present

Jordan was so eager to hear about the Garfields that I wondered for a few moments if she hadn’t exaggerated Donald’s concern for my being home for dinner just so she could find out more about the Garfields. She practically pounced on me when I entered the house.

“Did you meet them?” she asked, almost before I had closed the door behind me.

“Yes.”

“Well? What were they like?”

“She’s very beautiful, and he’s very handsome,” I said.

Jordan grimaced. “I know that, Sasha. The whole world knows that. I mean, what were they like? Were they hospitable? Arrogant? Were they pleased you were invited to their home? Did they do anything with you? Oh, and what was their house like? Come in, come in,” she urged, leading me into the living room on the right.

“I didn’t spend that much time with them, Jordan,” I said, following her. “They were on their way to a publicity event for a new film.”

“Publicity event? What film?”

“I forgot.”

“What? You forgot? Your generation is so oblivious sometimes. So,” she said, sitting on the settee to my right. “Go on. Tell me about the house.”

“It’s a beautiful Italian-style house. It’s very big, open, with high ceilings, fancy floors. They have a pool, a tennis court, and a putting green.”

“Putting green? I wonder why Donald never thought of having that. We could have our own golf course here. Back to the Garfields. Were they nice to talk to, at least? I mean, the little you did speak to them.”

“Yes,” I said. If I even gave her a hint of the tensions in that home, she would be pressuring me to stop seeing Ryder. “But, as I said, they were on their way out.”

“Well, then what did you do?” she asked with obvious frustration.

“We talked, and then Ryder gave me some instructions about golf putting.”

“Really?” She perked up. “You never said you were interested in golf. I could take you to my club for some professional instruction. It was a waste of money with Kiera.”

“I’m not really interested in it. I was just being polite,” I said.

“Oh. Were his parents going to be there for dinner?”

“I don’t think so.”

“I see. Well, Donald really wanted you here for dinner. He was adamant about it.”

“Why?”

“I don’t know. He’ll be home soon.” She thought a moment and then said, “I’m surprised you didn’t ask for an autographed picture or something, or did you?”

“No, but maybe I will next time I see them, if you want one.”

“Me? No, I thought you would want one. Bradley Garfield is almost everywhere you look these days. Why, last night on Entertainment Tonight, they did a good ten minutes on his growing career.”

I didn’t want to say it because I could see she would take it wrong, but I thought that the more I made of his parents’ fame, the more annoyed Ryder would be with me. Probably all of his former friends, including prospective girlfriends, were gaga over them, which I’m sure made him uncomfortable. Anyone in his

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