Neighbors: A Novel by Danielle Steel

Author:Danielle Steel [Steel, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2021-01-05T00:00:00+00:00

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Ava only had a short distance to go from Arthur’s house to Joel’s, and her mind was full of Peter as she walked. She had no idea what to do about Joel, and had been tormenting herself about it for weeks. At least at Meredith’s, they saw each other constantly, but now that they had moved back into their respective houses, her heart was down the block with Peter at Arthur’s, and her body belonged to Joel. She could tell he had just come in, and was putting some papers on his desk. The house was a shambles, with the repairs just starting and dust everywhere.

“Where were you?” he asked as he looked up at her, when she walked into the room. He was in a good mood. He’d had a few drinks at the meeting. On the whole, he was an even-tempered, good-natured person, who liked to have a good time, which was why he was opposed to marriage now. He hated drama and dissension and heartache in his life. He’d had enough of that to last a lifetime with his ex-wife. He had given her a fortune when they divorced. He was glad they’d never had children. He had decided children weren’t for him. He had no desire to leave another generation behind for posterity. He lived in the moment, and wanted no part of the headaches his friends had with teenagers, or crying babies at night.

“I dropped something off to Meredith,” Ava lied to him, and hated herself the moment the words were out of her mouth. She had never done that before. She had always been truthful in their relationship, and her confusion over Peter was slowly turning her into someone different, a person she’d never been before, to protect what she felt for Peter and hide it from Joel. “How did your meeting go?” She was always interested in his business, and impressed by how creative he was in his field. He was a genius in the Internet world.

“It went great.” He smiled at her. “We’re buying three new Internet companies and absorbing them to wipe out the competition. Everyone’s happy with the deal. We’re going to London and Berlin next week by the way, and New York on the way back.” He always told her, he didn’t ask her. She had no voice in the matter, and followed him everywhere, and he let her shop to her heart’s content. She didn’t take undue advantage of it. It was one of the perks of being with him. She knew that one of these days she’d have to give that up. Hearing about their trip made her heart race, and all she wanted was to find an excuse not to go. It would give her time to be with Peter, and maybe figure things out.

“I don’t think that’s smart, with the construction going on here. I think one of us needs to be here, to keep an eye on them, or they’ll never finish,” she said.

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