The Ex Files by Jane Moore

Author:Jane Moore [Moore, Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780767918053
Publisher: Crown/Archetype
Published: 2004-01-13T05:00:00+00:00

Faye arrived early at La Mer because for once her minicab had turned up on time and the traffic was light. She handed her coat to the waiter, settled herself in a dark corner and ordered a bottle of her and Mark’s favorite Gavi di Gavi. She had been looking forward to tonight because they hadn’t seen much of each other for the past three weeks. Since he had started his new job, Mark had been up to his eyes in work, and Faye had just returned from a weeklong assignment in Spain for a magazine’s swimwear feature.

She wanted this evening to be special, not least because her behavior at a recent party had been playing on her mind. It had been held by one of Mark’s friends, and he had been keen for her to go, saying he wanted to show her off. He had introduced her to their host, then left them talking while he went to look for drinks and Brian went in search of the loo.

As soon as Mark had disappeared, the host, Ben, wasted no time. “What a fantastic necklace,” he said, touching her pendant—and her chest. His hand lingered a little too long for comfort, and Faye took a step back.

“How do you and Mark know each other?” she asked. She already knew, but she couldn’t think of anything else to say.

“Oh, I dine at the restaurant regularly,” he said airily. “But never mind all that, how did he get to meet a little poppet like you?”

“A little poppet? What planet are you from?”

“Any planet you’d like me to be from,” he said lasciviously, moving closer and placing his hands on her hips.

“Oh, get lost.” She slapped away his hands and walked out into the corridor.

She was mildly annoyed with Mark for abandoning her to Mr. Octopus, and wished he’d taken her with him to search for the drinks. She peered into the dining room, where about four people were locked in earnest conversation. None was Mark, so she carried on down the corridor towards the kitchen, where she found him, leaning against the table and chatting to a pleasant-looking girl who was on the plump side and had long, brown hair.

Faye noticed he had a paper cup in his hand, full of wine. There was another next to him on the table, which she presumed was hers.

As she approached, he threw back his head and laughed at something the girl had said. Faye pinched his side to get his attention. “I thought you were fetching me a drink. You’ve been gone ages.”

“Have I?” Mark looked baffled, particularly as it had only been a couple of minutes. “Sorry, Rachel was just telling me about something that happened in the restaurant last night. This is Rachel by the way. Rachel, this is Faye.”

“Hi.” Faye shook Rachel’s outstretched hand and turned back to Mark. “Come through to the living room with me, darling.”

Mark handed her the cup of wine. “I just want to hear the end of Rachel’s story first.

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