Second Act by Diana Xarissa

Author:Diana Xarissa [Xarissa, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2020-06-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“That was horrible,” Terri said after a moment.

“It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be,” Thomas told her.

“I think it went well,” Lucas said. “I think I was convincing.”

“I almost believed you,” Thomas said with a laugh.

“Champagne,” Lucas said, getting to his feet. “And food. I never had any dinner.”

“Neither did we,” Thomas told him. “I was so worried about the press conference that I forgot to be hungry.” His stomach rumbled loudly, making Lucas laugh.

“Here’s the room service menu,” he said, handing it to Thomas. “What do you want?”

Thomas put in his request and then handed the menu to Terri. She glanced at it and shrugged. “Anything is fine,” she said, putting the menu on the table in front of her.

Lucas frowned. He picked up the phone and ordered dinner and champagne and then smiled at Thomas. “Do you like to swim?” he asked.

“Sure, when I can. We don’t have a pool, but some of my friends do,” Thomas replied.

“There’s a swimsuit in the other room for you. Do you want to go down to the pool and swim for a few minutes while we wait for the food?”

“Really? Can I?” Thomas asked Terri.

She frowned. “I don’t know…” she began.

“There’s a lifeguard,” Lucas told her.

“And waterslides and all sorts,” Thomas added.

Terri knew that the pool at the Riverside was a favorite location for birthday parties for children of all ages. Thomas had been to a couple over the years, and he’d always enjoyed himself. “How long will the food take?” she asked Lucas.

“Thirty minutes, because the dining room is full of reporters,” he told her.

“Be back here in twenty-five minutes,” she told her son.

“Thanks,” he shouted as he raced out of the room. He was back a minute later, wearing swimming trunks with a T-shirt. “Bye,” he shouted on his way out.

Terri sat back and sighed. Someone knocked on the door, making her jump.

“Champagne,” the tuxedoed waiter said in the doorway.

Lucas took the wheeled trolley from the man and then shut the door behind him. He opened the bottle and poured champagne into two glasses. When he went to hand one to Terri, she shook her head.

“I’m driving.”

“It’s up to you, but if you want to have a drink or two, someone will make sure you get home safely.”

She hesitated and then took the glass from him. Having recognized the name on the bottle, she couldn’t resist trying the very expensive drink.

“Was it awful, then?” he asked as he sat down next to her.

“It was just weird,” she said after her first sip. “This is delicious, though.”

“Next time, we’ll have champagne first.”

She chuckled and shook her head. “There isn’t going to be a next time. We’re officially engaged now.”

“Hurray for us,” he said, tapping his glass against hers.

After another sip, she frowned at him. “Your line about getting married before the new year surprised me.”

“But it gives you another excuse to end things with me. You can always tell people that I was putting too much pressure on you.

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