Husband On Trust by Jacqueline Baird

Author:Jacqueline Baird
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Published: 2012-04-01T09:25:40+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

ALEX manoeuvred his red Ferrari between two massive stone pillars crowned by Lions, past open gates, and gunned the car up a long winding drive.

'Are you sure this is the right house?' Lisa queried irritably. She had overslept this morning, mainly because it had been five in the morning before she had got to sleep. Alex had awakened her with a cup of coffee, looking disgustingly fit in blue jeans and a blue knit polo shirt, ready to go. She had forgotten all about their house-hunting and, glancing at him now, in the close confines of the sports car, she wished he had done the same. But no such luck. Alex pursued everything with a ruthless determination that was impossible to ignore.

Within half an hour of waking up Lisa had washed and dressed in white pleated trousers with a white and blue cropped top to match. She'd grabbed a piece of toast and had only taken one bite before Alex had marched into the kitchen. 'Mrs Blaydon, I have ordered a new bed for the master bedroom. Someone will ring and tell you what time it is arriving. Be here.' And, grasping Lisa's free hand, he had hurried her out of the apartment and into the car.

Alex's voice broke into her troubled thoughts. 'Of course I am sure. I am a brilliant navigator.' His dark eyes flicked her a smiling glance.

The car had breasted the top of a hill, and fifty yards on was the most impressive Georgian mansion Lisa had ever seen.

Alex stopped the car at the foot of stone steps that led to the entrance door, and turned to Lisa. 'You, my darling, should have eaten some breakfast, it might have improved your disposition,' he opined mockingly.

'And whose fault was that?' she prompted. 'You dragged me out of the apartment like you were taking a dog for a walk.'

Alex burst out laughing, his white teeth flashing 'You're certainly no dog!' His gleaming gaze slid over her mutinous face with genuine amusement, dropping to the proud thrust of her breasts against the soft cotton of her top, the slight glimpse of tanned midriff, and came back to her face. 'Though you have been acting like a dog in the manger for the past couple of days.' His dark eyes studied her intently for a long moment. 'I presume it is simply the effect of your period?' he asked quietly.

Lisa felt his intimate glance like a caress, and she trembled inside, but it was what he was not saying that worried her. A cynical angry Alex she could handle, but a questioning, analytical Alex was far too dangerous. She was trying to discover what deviousness he was up to, not the other way around. So she responded carefully, 'Yes, probably.' She managed a rueful smile. 'Sorry.' She had to get her act together and try to behave normally around him.

He leaned forward, his lips hovering within inches of hers. 'You're forgiven.' And he kissed her softly. The warmth of his breath brushed her cheek as he straightened up.

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