In the Still of the Night:Sexy Romantic Suspense (Book 2 The Blonde Barracuda's Sizzling Suspense Series) by Lee Taylor

Author:Lee, Taylor [Lee, Taylor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Short Story Prequel to “Big Girls Don’t Cry”
Publisher: idesire publications
Published: 2012-10-25T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Looking at her reflection the next morning, Lexie groaned. Muttering to herself as she stumbled to the shower, I guess that’s what I can expect after maybe an hour’s worth of sleep. And even that hour had been troubled. She didn’t leave her room after Jake left, not even for dinner. Madam Juen had knocked on the door, asking if Lexie planned to eat. Lexie pretended not to hear her. She knew Madam Juen would be upset if she saw that Lexie had been crying.

Both Madam Juen and Master Wan were aware of the issues plaguing Lexie and Jake. And Lexie was sure they were upset that Jake had left.

Lexie knew the Chinese couple, her beloved surrogate parents, wanted Lexie and Jake to marry. They both were fond of Jake. It was more than that. They loved and respected him. He had been a comfort and provided strength to them all after Anthony’s murder. Madam Juen had said more than once in her solemn broken English, “He makes my daughter smile. He is a good man.” Of course he is, Lexie thought with a pang of sadness. He is a good man and a kind man. And she loved him more than she’d known it was possible to love anyone.

But, she wondered, was that enough? Were the issues that were separating them so serious that they couldn’t be breeched? Lexie leaned against the shower stall wall, letting the hot water scorch her back until finally the water ran cold. The answers were even less clear than they were when Jake left her last night. She corrected herself: when he left after she’d told him she wasn’t sure she wanted to marry him. The image of his shattered expression, the raw pain in his eyes, humbled her. She remembered all the times he’d comforted her, held her tenderly when she’d sobbed out her grief, made her smile through her tears. After he left, she’d almost called Brady to ask him to take care of Jake. She couldn’t bear to think of him hurting and alone. Then she remembered that Jake was going to D.C. She wondered if he had friends there. Friends who would see the pain in his eyes and offer him comfort. She doubted it.

Forcing herself to shake off her sadness, she quickly dressed. She had less than twenty-four hours to prepare for her presentation to the City Council. Peter called last night to confirm that he’d arranged for an emergency session of the City Council, a rare event. Particularly since she would be the sole presenter. It was an outrageous thing to do. Because the issue to be addressed was in his District and the Mayor agreed, the rest of the Council was committed. Lexie knew without Peter’s help it would have been impossible. The most she had hoped for was to address the regularly scheduled Friday morning Council meeting. A slot at every meeting was set aside to “hear from the people.” Citizens could show up and ask to be heard during the new business portion of the meeting.

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