Silas by Tilly Delane

Author:Tilly Delane [Delane, Tilly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

Silas

I don’t see much of Grace the next day because she and Kalina have gone out shopping for dresses. They are both seriously excited about the prospect of a posh meal out, so I’ve tried my best to make it clear to them that the restaurant at the dogs is not exactly the Ritz. It’s the dogs.

Kalina nods at that and I have a funny feeling this girl knows exactly the kind of venue I’m talking about. She even asks to see my suit before they set out, gives it a good old glance over, compliments me on the dark blue fabric and then drags Grace into town.

I spend the day feeling pretty much lost without her and get restless when they’re still not back before I go to the gym.

So I go early and cut the routine short.

By the time I get back, Grace and Kalina have barricaded themselves in Kalina’s room. When I knock on the door, they tell me to go away. I feel a bit like a groom who’s not allowed to see his bride.

The thought makes my heart trip and my conscience rear up. I feel bad about using them, but it’s the perfect opportunity to glean information from Diego without being obvious. Much better than marching into TripleX and demanding an explanation.

The thing about Diego is, he is a total creature of habit, so I know for sure he’ll be at the Coral, the greyhound stadium, tonight. Like every fucking Thursday.

He has his own table and normally a couple of floozies by his side plus whoever he has decided is his best mate that week. Sometimes old man Benson is there, too, but it’s more of a Diego thing.

I’m already standing in the hallway of our crummy little house, fully dressed in my suit and a white shirt, open at the collar because I won’t wear a fucking tie, not even for this performance, when I see Grace and Kalina come down the stairs in their evening wear. They both look absolutely stunning in completely different ways. Grace’s hair is made up like the day before and her makeup is all green and earth colours, with eyeliner that really brings out her cat features. Still no lipstick, though, and it makes me smile. And instantly want to kiss her.

She is wearing a rust-coloured, slinky, slightly shimmery dress that hugs every single curve on her beautiful body and ends asymmetrically mid-thigh on one side and at the ankle on the other. She has an ivory-coloured stole thrown over her bare shoulders. On her feet are simple sandals with ankle straps that match the stole. I’m glad she isn’t wearing high heels. She isn’t a heels woman, and I wouldn’t want her to feel uncomfortable.

Kalina, on the other hand, is wearing what must be six-inch black patent leather stilettos under a much shorter, strapless green sequin dress with black sequin trimmings that looks like it must have once cost a bomb. In total contrast to Grace,

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