The Nearness of You: A British celebrity, standalone love-at-first-sight romance by K.G. Fletcher

Author:K.G. Fletcher [Fletcher, K.G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

The snow started again, falling and swirling in gusts outside the hotel window. Lauren sat in the dark, on a chair with her legs pulled up to her chest, her chin on her knees looking out the window. She was humiliated and depressed, not sure if she should continue the relationship between her and David. She would never forgive herself if she somehow got in the way of his success. He was on the cusp of something really big and she had to admit, Sabrina was right. For him to be distracted by her might not be in his best interests.

Her eyes stung from having cried off and on since he left her alone in the hotel room. She swiped at the corners again, feeling deflated and tired. It took her over an hour to get all the heavy makeup off and the hundreds of pins out of her over-sprayed hair. She was mad at herself. Mad she had allowed two strangers to make her look like a fool in front of David. She recalled how they glanced at one another several times while applying her makeup and doing her hair. How they’d snickered, keeping her away from the mirror, encouraging her to be surprised with the final reveal. When she slipped on the ugly gray dress and felt the hundreds of pins on the back of her head, she knew right then she’d been had. Growing up in an acting family, she played the part of a grateful consumer, surprising both women with words of appreciation—a whole bunch of “atta-girls” and “great job”. She recalled them looking at each other as if perplexed by her reaction.

The hardest part was coming back to the hotel and the “walk of shame” she had to endure through the lobby. Several people eyed her with looks of disdain, almost horror at her appearance. She felt scorned in a way, for having put up with the mean girls who’d deliberately put her in this position. The look on David’s face when he opened the door was the final straw. She knew without a doubt that Sabrina Watson had set her up for the fall.

Her stomach growled, and she glanced at the coffee table that held an exorbitant amount of food David ordered for her, including a full bottle of expensive champagne floating uncorked in a bucket of melted ice. She looked away, feeling like she could throw up. Pulling her cellphone out of her pants pocket she scrolled through her contacts and hit her father’s number.

The phone went straight to voicemail making her shoulders sag even more. She waited for the beep.

“Hey Daddy. It’s me. I just wanted to hear your voice. I miss you.” She paused trying to keep her emotions in check. “I’ll try you later. Give mom my best.” She swallowed hard. “I love you.” Hitting the end call button, she lay her head on her knees, pursing her lips, trying desperately not to sob again.

When she heard the door click, she knew David was back.

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