Married To A Mistress by Lynne Graham

Author:Lynne Graham [Graham, Lynne]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2010-05-31T14:40:32+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

'So, EVEN though it was a rather unconventional proposal, Angelos did have marriage in mind,' Liz finally sighed with satisfaction.

'Only when he saw it was his only hope.'

'I hear a lot of men are like that. Angelos is only thirty-three, but he's bound to be rather spoilt when it comes to his...well, when many other women would be willing to sleep with him without commitment,' Liz ex¬tended with warming cheeks. 'I expect you've been some¬thing of a learning experience for him, and if you were more sensible, he could learn a lot more.'

'Meaning?'

'This marriage will be what you make of it.'

'Haven't you been listening to what I've been saying?' Maxie muttered in confusion. 'It isn't going to be a proper marriage, Liz.'

'Right now you are very angry with Angelos. I refuse to credit that you could really go through with walking out on your marriage in six months' time,' Liz told her with a reproving shake of her head.

'I will, Liz...believe me, I will—'

'This time I'm definitely not listening,' Liz asserted wryly. 'And as for Angelos's apparent fantasy that he can marry you and live with you on an occasional basis without people finding out that he's involved with you...he's al¬most as off the wall on this as you are, Maxie!'

'No, he knows exactly what he's doing. He just doesn't expect me to be in his life for very long.'

Liz compressed her lips. 'I have only one real question to ask you. Why can't you just sit down and tell Angelos the whole truth about Leland?'

Taken aback, Maxie protested, "He didn't want to listen when I did try—'

'You could've made him listen. You are no shrinking violet.'

'Do you seriously think that Angelos is likely to believe that Leland took advantage of me in every way but the one in which, of course, everyone thinks he did, even though he didn't?' Maxie was shaken into surprised defensiveness by Liz's attitude.

'Well, your silence on the subject has defined your whole relationship with Angelos. Indeed, I have a very strong sus¬picion that you don't really want him to know the real story.'

'And why on earth would I feel like that?'

'I think that you think you're a much more exciting proposition as a bad girl,' Liz admitted reluctantly, and Maxie turned scarlet. 'You get all dolled up in your fancy clothes and you flounce about getting a bitter thrill out of people thinking you're a real hard, grasping little witch—'

Maxie was aghast. 'Liz, that's—'

'Let me finish,' the older woman insisted ruefully. 'I be¬lieve that that's the way you've learnt to cope with those who have hurt you, not to mention all the mud you've had slung at you. You hide away inside that fancy shell and sometimes you get completely carried away with pretend¬ing to be what you're not...so ask yourself—is it any won¬der that Angelos doesn't know you the way he should? He's never seen the real you.'

The real me, Maxie reflected, cringing where she sat. He would be bored stiff by the real MaxieKendall, who.

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