Shafted by Unknown

Author:Unknown [Unknown]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2008-02-09T13:00:00+00:00

Larry was knackered by the time he’d finished the last of his three radio interviews. They had gone really well, though, and he was pleased with his performance. Particularly on the second, unscheduled one, when James smart-arse Fletcher had tried to get him to admit that he really had known that the girl from the Star Struck scandal was almost under-age, and that he’d helped her to win the jackpot with the express intention of fucking her brains out – or words to that effect.

Georgie, who’d been sitting on the other side of the studio glass, had jumped to her feet, all set to pull him from the interview. But Larry had kept his cool, figuring that this was as good an opportunity as any to get his version of events out there. And he must have made a good job of it, because Fletcher had done a complete about-turn by the time the interview came to an end, shaking his hand and inviting him to come back next month to sit on the panel of the Radio Book of the Year Awards.

His interview with Dixie Dean on Century had been a breeze after that and, despite being exhausted, he was still buzzing about the volume of listeners who’d rung in to chat to him – which, Dixie had told him, far outweighed what any of her previous guests had managed to attract.

If the night had been slightly less successful, he probably would have given Raine’s party a miss. But he knew he wouldn’t sleep if he went straight home with all the positive comments still swirling round in his head, so he had Georgie drop him there on her way home.

Not that it was on her way but, oh, well . . . maybe she’d think twice about sticking to him like glue in future.

Raine had changed into a flowing evening dress, which plunged in all the right places and caressed her womanly curves like a stroke from a velvet glove. With her shoulder-length honey-blonde hair loosed from its chignon and held in place at the nape of her neck by a diamante clasp, one tanned arm bare while the other sported an intricate gauntlet-style bracelet of diamonds and emeralds, she looked like a goddess when she opened the door for Larry.

‘Darling,’ she purred, stepping back to look him over – really a ploy to make him look her over. ‘You look amazing.’

Smiling wryly, because he was wearing exactly the same clothes as earlier, he said,‘You, too, babe.’

Thanking him, she reached up and kissed him flush on the mouth, letting her lips linger softly for several seconds to give him a taste of what was to come before taking his arm and leading him into the already crowded living room.

Announcing,‘He’s here!’she smiled up at Larry, thrilled by the look of surprise in his eyes.

He was surprised all right, but not necessarily in a good way. Gazing at all the old familiar faces as the guests raised their glasses and gave him a welcoming cheer, he was struck by the sheer hypocrisy of it all.

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