LaClaire Touch by Dori Lavelle

Author:Dori Lavelle [Lavelle, Dori]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dori Lavelle
Published: 2017-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

15

Brooke

I flick off my bedside lamp and fall back onto my bed, curl up into a ball. Even though he’s out there and I’m in here, his presence crackles in the air around me. The way I’m feeling, he could be right here next to me, his intense eyes searching my soul for answers. For a moment there, I was tempted to give him answers but I was too pissed off that he barged into my life without respect for my privacy. Some questions are better left unanswered, anyway.

No point in going crazy, no point in worrying. Hopefully he got the message and won’t show up in my life again. I don’t know what I’d do if he does. I don’t want to know.

I pick up the phone and call Allison. “Are you sleeping?”

“Of course, I’m sleeping. It’s late. But I made you promise to call me anytime you’re in a funk. It better be good.” Allison gives a sleepy laugh.

“I’m so sorry. It’s just that something happened and I . . . I don’t know how to feel right now. There’s no one else I can talk to.”

“First of all, what you have to do is breathe. That’s all you can do for now.” She yawns. “Now, tell me what happened.”

“He showed up.” I rub my eyes. “I came home and found him waiting for me outside.”

“Who?” Allison’s voice is suddenly alert. “Derrick LaClaire?”

“Yes.” I sigh and turn to lie on my side. “I have no idea how he found out where I live. And I think he’s been following me around. Remember when I told you about feeling like I was being watched?”

“I remember. You thought you were imagining things.”

“Turns out I wasn’t.” I let out a long breath and bury a hand into my hair.

“So, did he say what he wanted from you?” The gurgling sound of something being poured makes it down the line. Allison must be getting herself a drink.

I close my eyes and see his face behind my eyelids. “He knows, Allison. He knows who I really am.”

“You mean he recognized you?”

“Yes. He must have. He wanted to know why I’m working at The Mirage.”

“What did you say?”

“I have no idea how he found out. But a man with his kind of money can get any information with only a phone call.” I pull the quilt to my chin. “I told him it’s none of his business.”

“Brooke, I know we discussed this many times, but I feel as though your history with him is not over. I mean, what are the chances that he shows up in your life out of the blue?” Allison pauses. “And what if he wants to be a part of your life again?”

“He chose not to be a part of my life a long time ago. Now it’s too late. Too much has happened.”

“People change, Brooke. What if you tell him the truth and he changes his mind and decides he wants more?”

I snort with laughter. “I think that’s highly unlikely.

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