Laura's Big Break by henderson janet elizabeth

Author:henderson, janet elizabeth [henderson, janet elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-10-06T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

It took Charlie a while to calm down. When he did things became clear. This whole mess was his own fault. He’d lost sight of things. Laura had bullied her way onto the trip to get a story. And that was what she was doing. The whole lust thing was simply a case of too much time together. Because the last person he wanted to do the dirty with was the Iron Maiden. Seriously. No good ever came of that. Nope. This blow up was a good thing, maybe not the part where she turned him into a fantasy object for her sad little readers, but the rest of it. It was good to remember where they stood - which was separately.

He looked around the cafe terrace and smiled. As a free agent he could chat to any of these lovely women. Chat, dance and hopefully get laid. That would help a lot.

“Hello gorgeous,” he said to the girl beside him.

She smiled widely.

“Please tell me you’re Dutch, because I have had it up to here with English girls.” He put his hand above his head.

She laughed.

“You are in luck, I am definitely Dutch.”

“Well all right then,” he rubbed his hands together. “Let me buy you another drink.”

He signalled at a passing waiter.

“What do you do for a living?” he shouted over the noise of the band. He remembered them being a whole lot better the night before when he’d bought the tickets.

“I’m studying to be a dental assistant,” the blond told him.

“You don’t write?”

She looked confused.

“No.”

“And let me ask you this, if you had to choose between your friends and your job, what would it be?”

“Friends?” Now he’d really lost her.

As the waiter arrived with their drinks he put a hand on her lower back and led her over to a table.

“We are going to have a great evening together,” he told her. “I’m Charlie, and I’m a doctor.”

Her eyes lit up and he felt a pang of guilt. Okay, so he wasn’t above using the title for sex, it was when other people did it that it bothered him. He frowned.

“Are you okay?” his new friend asked.

“Yeah, just trying to get a bad taste out of my mouth.”

Her eyes sparkled.

“Oh, I can help with that.”

She leaned over and gave him a gentle kiss.

“Better?” she said.

“All gone.”

They clicked glasses. The evening was looking up.

And then someone tapped him on the shoulder. When he turned his heart sank.

“Hey you,” Laura said with a fake smile. “I’ve been looking everywhere for you.”

“Well keep looking. I’m busy.”

Her smile tightened. She put her hands on her hips. He wondered if she was trying to look intimidating in a pair of blue jeans and a Minnie Mouse t-shirt.

“Say goodbye to your friend, we need to talk.”

“I’ve said all I’m going to say to you.”

“Well you can listen.”

“No,” he turned his back on her.

Barbie looked confused. He gave her a reassuring smile. Laura walked round to the blond, who was a least a head taller than her.

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