His Guilty Secret (Aurigan Space Series) by Lloyd L.V

Author:Lloyd, L.V. [Lloyd, L.V.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: L.V. Lloyd
Published: 2013-06-11T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Next day, Peters got a call from the Corporal on Reception. “I have Captain Hayes here, requesting to see you for a moment if possible.”

“Certainly, send him up.”

Hayes came in looking apologetic, “Sorry to bother you sir. Can I talk to you for a few minutes, unofficially? It’s just that you’re the only person I can talk to about this.”

“Of course Hayes, come in and have a seat.” Peters got up and came around his desk to one of the three chairs grouped around a small table, that he used for casual meetings. He set the privacy seal on his door.

Hayes looked as if he hadn’t slept. “Maybe I’m stupid but I have no idea what Daniel wants me to do. I don’t even know if he likes me anymore. Sometimes I think he hates me. This is all so new to me, I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. Last night, he got really angry with me when I apologised, I thought I was doing the right thing but obviously not.”

Peters considered for a moment, trying to walk the thin line between interfering and offering help. He was also extremely conscious of not betraying either man’s trust. “I can’t tell you what to do, but I can make a suggestion. Perhaps it’s more simple than you think, it sounds to me as if you’re all tied up in knots trying to rationalise everything and please everybody. Perhaps it’s as simple as being true to yourself, and then sorting out what are the most important things in your life and pursuing them. I’m not saying it will be easy, simple can be hard, but at least you’ll have a clear purpose instead of this ... this almighty fuckup!”

He smiled and Hayes gave a reluctant laugh. “You’ve got that part right!” He thought for a moment. “I think that actually makes sense, maybe I just need to think it through, one step at a time.” He stood up and shook Peters by the hand, “Thank you, Peters. You’ve been very kind to me, I hope I’ll see you again in the future.”

“I’ll see you at your wedding, won’t I?” Peters asked deliberately.

Hayes winced involuntarily, and caught himself. “You know what? I don’t think you will!”

XXX

“Be true to yourself”. The first decision Hayes made was that he had to cancel his marriage. He was sorry to let Fiona down but it wasn’t what he wanted any longer, and he didn’t think he would be able to meet her expectations in any case. Not now he had been with King. He was the only one he wanted to have sex with. He started the long difficult process by arranging a meeting with the heads of both families, Ser Becker and his sister Serra Becker, his own grandmother and his uncle.

He began by asking them all if they were happy with the contracts that had been negotiated. They all smiled and agreed that they were, providing the perfect opening for him to slip into.

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