Sheer Pleasure by Patricia Rosemoor

Author:Patricia Rosemoor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2002-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

9

“I DON’T KNOW WHAT’S COME over me,” Annie admitted to Nick early the next morning. “I’m acting so out of character that I’m starting to scare myself.”

She’d cornered him at his place, Nick’s Knack, which occupied a good-size chunk of the second floor of the six-corner commercial building and sat directly over Annie’s Attic. Nick lived as well as worked here—not that it was zoned for anything but work space, as evidenced by his video equipment. Not only did Nick have his own professional videocam, but he had bought some old editing and sound equipment, as well. A ministudio occupied half of his space, while the other half was filled with metal racks and electronics.

Annie figured Nick’s budget was tighter than hers or Helen’s, so he was saving money by bunking in a corner on an old trundle bed. He didn’t seem to mind, no doubt because he didn’t spend much time here. He worked. He hung out at the cybercafé. And cooking was a foreign word to Nick.

Then there were his regular disappearances, Annie recalled. They kept him away from the place so often that she figured he must be secretly involved with someone he didn’t want to talk about.

Kind of the way she felt about Nate.

Only she had to talk, had to make some sense of why she was doing what she was doing. She’d given Nick an edited version of her late-night tryst with Nate. Thankfully, he’d spared her the embarrassment of having to spell out the details.

“It sounds pretty simple to me,” Nick said. “You’re in lust with the man.”

“With Nate.”

“Right, that’s what I said.”

“No, you said ‘the man.’” She wiggled around on the metal folding chair, trying to get comfortable. “I’m not in lust with Nathaniel, just with Nate.” And maybe a little more than in lust with, she thought, trying not to panic. “So what am I going to do about it?”

He gave her a worried look, but didn’t question her about the Clark Kent–Superman thing. All he said was “Enjoy.”

“I should have known you wouldn’t understand, you…you man.” Though she tried to sound aggrieved, she had a hard time being irritated with Nick.

“So take it to Helen,” he said.

“So she can preach to me? No thanks. I was hoping for a more impartial perspective.”

“You really want it, you got it.” But he didn’t look too comfortable as he added, “Maybe you’re more than in lust. Maybe you’re in love.”

Annie started and felt like a rock had just settled in the pit of her stomach. “Don’t be ridiculous.”

“And maybe you don’t want to be.”

“And the reason would be…?”

Nick actually squirmed as he asked, “You’re sure you want to hear this?”

Annie gave him a scathing look. “Would I have come to you if I didn’t want some honesty?”

“All right, I think you’re afraid.”

“Of Nate?” Maybe….

“Of committing yourself.”

She’d been in love once, and look how that had turned out. Still, she said, “I thought you were the one who said I was a one-man woman.”

“No doubt in my mind,” he said with a shrug.

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