One London Night by Denise A. Agnew

Author:Denise A. Agnew [Agnew, Denise A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Published: 2014-01-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Saturday, September 28

The Bentley roared along the carriageway toward Huntingdon and home. Alec loved the wide open spaces around them, and he was damned glad Sylvie sat next to him. He was also glad they’d started this trip early. He didn’t want to be out in the open later, in case the Jerries decided to dump a payload.

He flexed his fingers on the steering wheel.

“Something wrong, Alec? You seem nervous,” Sylvie said.

He drew in a deep breath to steady his nerves, and the faintest warm scent touched his senses. She smelled exotic, lovely, but not overpowering.

“It feels good to be out of the city.”

“You mean it feels good to be out of the bombing.”

“Yes. That’s probably it too. The bombing and the fires have set me a bit on edge.” He didn’t tell her that his nerves were frayed to bits and shredded.

“I’m so sorry. I know what you mean, though. I’m having a hard time relaxing too.” She turned on an excellent fake English accent. “Maybe we should buy a bottle of wine, darling, and find somewhere to drink it all.”

“Sounds wonderful. I mean it, let’s do it.”

“No, no. I didn’t mean it. If we did that and you were trying to drive…”

“Well, we could buy one tonight and simply drink it all. What about that cottage on your grandparents’ property? Is anyone leasing it?”

“No. But I have no idea what condition it’s in.”

“I’ll make a promise.” Excitement took him over. “We’ll meet there at ten tonight. We’ll risk the Jerries seeing us, but it’ll be worth it, don’t you think?”

He didn’t believe she’d agree, and he almost held his breath.

“I love it. A wonderful idea.”

Surprised, he glanced over and caught her wide smile. “It’ll be like being children again, don’t you think?”

Her smile disappeared just as quickly. “You know what happens when we let our hair down.”

Frustration prickled over him. “Sylvie, don’t be so bloody uptight. What do you think will happen if we share a bottle of wine?”

“Friendly conversation without our family members knowing. Well, you know they’d disapprove of the idea.”

“We shouldn’t care what they think.”

“No, we shouldn’t.”

“But you do. You’ve always been the voice of reason.” He heard disappointment in his own voice.

“Sometimes. I’m spreading my wings. It’ll take a bit for me to find my stride.”

But she didn’t sound convinced, and his frustration level included his own thoughts. “We’re a mess.”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean we are adults. We have a right to live our lives without parental guidance or influence if we choose.”

“A novel idea.”

“It is for me.” He also hated to admit what he planned to tell her now, but felt he needed to get it off his chest. “Having a friendly drink won’t be like the last time we were irresponsible. We were kids then.”

“Yes. But you are blind in one eye because of it.”

He nodded. “How can I forget? I live well enough. I’ve fought fires for almost a month and done things I never thought I could until this year.

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