Goddess by Deborah Hemming

Author:Deborah Hemming
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: House of Anansi Press Inc
Published: 2023-01-12T15:44:04+00:00

After dinner, I excused myself from the table. The others were still chatting about their lives back home, but I was tired, ready for quiet time. I wandered back to the hotel under a gleaming full moon. I thought again of Geia, glowing like an ember beneath its glare back in the Hamptons. I continued to search that memory for a possible explanation: a light source I hadn’t noticed that might have caused that kind of radiance, for instance. But what could have created that?

Back at the hotel, my room was peaceful and cool, a breeze off the water blowing through the open windows. I unbuttoned the front of my sundress, my pajamas calling to me, and saw that I’d missed a FaceTime call close to an hour ago.

Jack.

The Wi-Fi must be better inside the hotel than out on the grounds. I sat down on the bed and sent him a message: Sorry I missed your call. I’m in my room now. Better connection.

Beginning tomorrow morning, we wouldn’t be able to communicate because of the digital detox, and after my conversation with Geia, I realized I didn’t just want to text Jack goodbye. I wanted to see him, to speak with him. Maybe I had overreacted about what he had said in the driveway. I was probably being too sensitive. Owen always used to say I was thin-skinned.

I stayed seated on the bed, waiting. I turned up my ringer so I wouldn’t miss his response and scrolled through Instagram, not really seeing any of the images as they slipped away under the flick of my thumb. With a shiver, I thought about what Geia had said: “He’s falling for you. You know that, right?”

I opened my email and saw there was a new message from Zelda. Subject line: Book 2 progress?

Hi Agnes,

I’m just wondering if you can give me an update on how the book is coming along. I know you’re on assignment in Greece right now, but it’s important to keep the book top of mind. Can you let me know your latest word count? Or at least, give me some idea of the premise? Jessica was in touch and she wants to make sure you’re on track. She’s suggesting you send along the first few chapters so she knows what to expect from this book. Any bone I can throw her would be most welcome . . . Eagle Eye sees all!!

Enjoy the sun!

Zelda

My heart sank. The first few chapters? I didn’t even have the first few words. I racked my brain for a premise I could send to Zelda. I knew they were all hoping — and expecting — I would write something as unusual as Violets in Her Lap. It could have human characters this time, but it still needed to push the envelope of contemporary adult fiction. Apparently, that was my brand. For a moment, I thought of writing about what I had seen in the Hamptons, but no, that wouldn’t work. I didn’t understand what I had seen that night.

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