Million-Dollar Amnesia Scandal by Rachel Bailey

Author:Rachel Bailey
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2011-05-31T16:00:00+00:00

Eight

Seth sat across from April and her mother in the hotel’s restaurant, wondering why he was putting himself through this torment. One week had passed since he’d made love to April on the yacht, and yet, here he sat, engaging in small talk over lunch, pretending he wasn’t physically restraining himself from reaching for her and holding her sweet body flush against his once more. But he would never let himself reach for her again—that night under the stars had proved that some lines should never be crossed. He wanted his hotel back from this woman. That was all.

He’d been working long hours from his suite and meeting April and her mother at mealtimes, except for the one day he’d made a trip back to his office in Manhattan. It was still his original plan to keep an eye on her, wait for the moment her memory returned so he could reclaim the Lighthouse Hotel. But sometimes, in the dark of night, when sleep wouldn’t come, he wondered how honest he was being with himself, and if it was April herself keeping him here.

But that was ridiculous. Hanging around to be near a woman was not something he’d ever do. It was the type of behavior he’d have expected from Jesse, not himself. He vowed long ago to be a fool for no woman, and staying here, just to see her, definitely qualified as foolish.

He glanced across at her, radiant in a simple cinnamon-tone dress, and his pulse spiked. His physical desire for her was another thing. But he wouldn’t let that make a fool of him, either.

“Darling,” her mother said sharply, “how is your quiche? Mine has too much salt. And they’ve been atrociously spare with the asparagus. Do you remember the asparagus and pine nut quiche we had at that little restaurant in Paris a couple of years ago? Simply divine.”

April winced. “No,” she said quietly, eyes haunted.

Seth clenched his jaw. Was her mother trying to spark a memory, or was she just insensitive? He cleared his throat and changed the subject. “Have you had a chance to listen to the CDs?”

He’d ordered April’s entire backlist and had them shipped here, and had thrown in all the DVDs of her live concerts that were available.

Light suddenly filled April’s beautiful eyes. “I’ve been meaning to thank you for them. When I hear the music, I can remember the words and melodies, and can play most of them on the piano.”

After her refusal of his plan a week ago, she’d tried to return the piano to the ballroom, but he’d already ordered another one, so he told her to keep it. Besides, he liked to know she was playing it, to hear her music float in through their interconnecting door.

Her mother sipped her martini. “Oh, yes, she’s been playing them constantly.”

Seth raised an eyebrow. “Surely you think that’s a good thing? Anything April remembers brings her a step closer to regaining her full memory.”

He’d done some research on the internet, placed a couple of calls to specialists.

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