Montgomery 03 - The Awakening by Jude Deveraux

Author:Jude Deveraux [Deveraux, Jude]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Historical, General, Contemporary, Adult
ISBN: 9780743454438
Publisher: Pocket
Published: 1988-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

"Are you hurt?" he asked softly.

Amanda was beginning to recover. "My pride."

Hank handed her a handkerchief. "Nothing else? Just an ugly dress torn?"

"It's a beautiful dress. The prettiest one at the dance."

"Think so?" Hank said happily.

Amanda blew her nose again. "I don't know what happened. He was so kind at the dance. And it was nice to have a man want to kiss me."

Hank felt personally insulted. "I keep kissing you and you don't seem to think it's so nice."

"Yes, but you just want to teach me a lesson. You want me to change myself into what you want me to be, and Taylor wants me to be whatever he wants. Sam just thought I was… that I was pretty."

Hank knew there was more truth in her words than he liked to admit.

"But you flirted with him and made him think you were easy."

"I just wanted to feel wanted."

"I see. You want to tell me what happened today with you and Taylor?"

She shuddered at the memory of the scene in the library. "No, I don't."

"That bad, was it?"

She sat up in his lap, and for all the intimacy of their contact they may as well have been sitting in a parlor on chairs.

"Something I'd like to know is, if you wanted a man to make you feel desirable, why didn't you come to me?"

"You?" she asked. "But you don't make me feel desirable. You make me feel stupid. You make me feel that everything I do is wrong. You yell at me, ridicule me, threaten me, tell me I have no idea what life or love is. Taylor may not make me feel like a femme fatale but he thinks I'm smart."

She got off his lap, stood and tried to pull the torn parts of her dress together. "Taylor chooses my clothes; you pick out a dancing dress for me.

I really don't see any difference except that Taylor does it without shouting. I must say, though, Dr. Montgomery, I do like your food better than Taylor's, but as for day-to-day contact, I much prefer Taylor's quietness, and after tonight I am further convinced that he's the man for me. Tell me, are dates always this much 'fun'? I think I'll stay home next time if you don't mind. Now, may we return to my home where I'm safe?"

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