One Hit Wonder by Denyse Cohen

Author:Denyse Cohen [Cohen, Denyse]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781440550638
Google: gu43L4hAAfcC
Amazon: B011JEHMR4
Publisher: Adams Media
Published: 2012-06-03T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

On the Fourth of July weekend, Matt and Tyler rented a house in Malibu and threw a party on Saturday night. The house was starting to fill up. Bill had flown in with his wife, and Kevin brought his latest hook-up, a model he’d met in a magazine’s after-party. They stood in the doorway between the living and dining room, Kevin’s face woozy, his fingers playing with a string on his date’s peasant blouse.

Matt and Jennifer were sitting on the couch, giggling. Jennifer? Huh. She didn’t look like the kind of girl who would go for the sweet-and-nerdy type. Sharp and sleek, she seemed like the type of woman who would favor power-suits and thick wallets. Audrey tried to dismiss her judgmental thoughts and hoped Jennifer would be sharp enough to realize she had the best seat in the house. Then she continued to look for John, squeezing past a group of unrecognizable people into the kitchen. She saw Tyler leaning against the kitchen table, talking to a couple of girls he must have fished out from the beach, both wearing shorty shorts and bikini tops.

“Have you seen John?” Audrey asked, opening the refrigerator.

“Uh-uh.” Tyler answered without taking his eyes from the girls.

Geez, thanks for the attention. You know how to make a girl feel special.

She grabbed a beer and sauntered back into the living room. A gust of ocean wind coated her face as a couple walked in through the sliding doors that led to the beach. Looking in that direction, she saw John and Bill smoking on the deck, ashtray on the rail between them.

“Audrey!” A voice cut across the room, stopping her mid-step. Her heart sank. Sharon.

Bill’s wife hustled over, all lips and cleavage, and Audrey groaned inwardly as Sharon’s acrylic nails touched her arm.

“Isn’t this wonderful?” Sharon waved her half-empty margarita glass at the room.

“Yeah.” She could be referring to the party or the house, but Audrey chose the answer she hoped would stop Sharon from elaborating. Since they’d arrived at the beach house, Audrey had listened, exhausted and bored, to Sharon’s life story: marriage, Bill, divorce, marriage — to Bill, liposuction, boobs.

Audrey glanced longingly outside, John and Bill still had their backs to the house. She wished she could communicate to John telepathically and ask for help.

“You need a refill.” She looked down at Sharon’s glass.

“Girl, you’re one of mine.” Sharon winked and squeezed Audrey’s arm.

Hardly.

Audrey smiled and pulled her arm away as Sharon wobbled to the kitchen looking for the pitcher of margaritas.

Audrey rushed to the door as if swimming away from a shark. When she stepped outside and the breeze danced around her, she closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. Finally, John was only five steps away.

“I’m just saying, this is not the best time to be in a serious relationship. You can have any — ” Bill was talking while fanning himself with the collar of his shirt when he saw her.

Audrey stopped between the second and third step, caught somewhere between hurt and anger.

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