Precious Things: A steamy workplace romance set in Boston, Massachusetts. by Gail R. Delaney

Author:Gail R. Delaney [Delaney, Gail R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781949705119
Publisher: Irish Eyes Books
Published: 2018-09-01T18:30:00+00:00

Benjamin stared up at the ceiling, his hands folded behind his head, as he watched the slow rotation of the ceiling fan. The silver light of the setting moon came through his window and created an eerie semi-illuminated glow in the room. A cool autumn breeze caught the drapes of his french doors and they billowed slowly. The crisp bite of the gentle wind brushed across his exposed torso like the soft touch of a woman.

He sighed. Everything made him think of Jewell. The caress of the wind on his skin was her touch. The heady aroma of fresh-cut flowers was her scent. The gentle flow of his brocade drapes was the feminine curves of her body and the graceful way she moved.

Benjamin turned to his side and glanced at the large numbers on his clock. It was just past five-thirty in the morning. Another forty-five minutes or so and the strong vibrations of his alarm mechanism would shake the bed and tell him it was time to get up. This morning it would not be necessary. Sleep eluded him and wouldn't come before the sun peeked through his window.

His bedroom door opened slightly. Benjamin pushed up onto his elbow and stared through the semi-darkness at the small space. Victoria's head came through the opening.

"Are you awake?" she signed.

Benjamin sat up and turned on the small light on his side table. He motioned her into the room.

"Unfortunately, yes. Are you just coming home?" After Jewell left, and Benjamin had consoled her for a while, Dillon had returned and asked to take her out. To talk.

Victoria nodded. As she stepped into the light, he saw her eyes were swollen and red from crying. She sat heavily on the end of his bed and wiped at her flushed nose. Benjamin tucked the bed sheet around his waist and swung his legs over the side to sit near her.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

Victoria's young face distorted in anguish and new tears poured from her eyes. She hit her thigh with a bunched hand and swiped roughly at the moisture on her cheeks.

"Vicki, tell me what happened," he signed with stern, quick gestures.

"Dillon and I just kept fighting after we left here. He wants me to give up on Daddy. Wants me to make a choice. Dillon doesn't think it'll work, doesn't think we can be together if I don't."

Benjamin saw the pain in her eyes. His first thought was the same as Dillon's. He knew as long as she let Jonathan Roth run any aspect of her life, Victoria would have no peace or happiness with Dillon Ferguson. Many times he had told his sister the same thing, even before she became involved with Dillon. Their father was a manipulator and a controller. For Victoria's sake, Benjamin would not openly agree with her fiancé to try and prevent any further pain to her.

"What did you tell him?"

"What could I tell him? I love Dillon, more than anyone else I've ever known. But how can I leave Hartford?" Victoria's eyes rounded and she leaned toward him.

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