Sex, Lies & Lingerie by Nelle L'Amour

Author:Nelle L'Amour [L'Amour, Nelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction, Romance
Publisher: Nichols Canyon Press
Published: 2018-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 24

Gloria

Jaime’s face tensed, making me immediately regret what I’d just said. His somber expression suggested that his childhood memories, like mine, might not be happy ones. Perhaps, he was harboring some dark secret too. I flashed back to the faint white marks on his back I’d noticed in the shower. Scars? Before I could say a word, the steak tartare and artichoke arrived. Jaime’s face brightened. The attentive waiter refilled our wine goblets and then scurried off.

I imbibed more wine. The smooth, red liquid poured down my throat and coursed through my bloodstream. I was loosening up. Slow down, Gloria. You don’t want to get drunk.

Jaime cut into the voice of my inner conscious. “Spread your lips,” I heard him say.

I found myself spreading my legs.

My companion let out a sexy little laugh. “I was referring to your mouth. I want to give you your first taste of the steak tartare.”

Gah! How did he know what was happening under the table? I felt flushed with embarrassment. He was affecting me again. The area between my inner thighs was getting hot and wet. This was not supposed to be happening. I was losing control!

“Excuse me, I have to use the restroom,” I said, leaping to my feet. I needed to get away from him. Compose myself. Focus on business.

“It’s in the front of the restaurant, up the stairs,” he said, eyeing my body. “I’ll be here waiting for you.”

I felt his eyes on me the entire time as I made my way to the packed front room and up a rickety spiral staircase. There was a long waiting line for the ladies’ room.

A portly, dark-haired woman who resembled a gypsy was stationed at a table outside it. “Let me tell you your fortune, my dear,” she called out to me.

Usually, I never did these kinds of things, thinking they were shams, but tonight my unease tempted me, and I really didn’t want to wait in line.

I lowered myself into the worn velvet chair facing her.

“You are very beautiful.”

“Thank you,” I said as she studied my face with her dark eyes.

“Your eyes, one brown, one blue, tell me a lot about you. You are two very different people who share the same face. A woman of con­tradict­ions. One side of you is light and seductive, the other dark and secretive.”

I inwardly gasped. How did she know?

“Let me see your palm.” She grasped my right hand and flipped it so that my palm was in full view.

Her eyes grew wide.

“What is it?” My voice was shaky.

“You are losing control of your life. There is a man.”

Christ! Jaime Zander was written all over my hand.

She shook her head and bit down on her lip. Her foreboding gaze slowly met mine. “I usually tell people good things they want to hear, but I must tell you the truth.”

My heart hammered. I could hear it thudding in my chest.

“You are in grave danger. Someone is out to get you.”

I shuddered. Boris Borofosky! I’d heard enough. I jumped up from the chair and hurried to the restroom.

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