The Overnight Socialite by Bridie Clark

Author:Bridie Clark
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781602860827
Publisher: Weinstein Books
Published: 2010-11-09T00:23:49+00:00

Theo Galt remained quiet and watchful. Over the shoulder of one of his father's business associates, his eyes were trained on a gorgeous gazelle in a saffron silk dress. Lucia Haverford Ellis. She was a stunner, but not like the dime-a-dozen beauties he collected in L.A. You could tell this girl had class. And Theo was a sucker for class.

This wasn't a first sighting; he'd actually done some homework on Lucia (Lucy, as she modestly preferred to be called) after glimpsing her across the room at a crowded downtown exhibit several weeks before. Some socialite had tacked the contents of her fridge on the walls. He'd been immediately transfixed as Lucy floated around the gallery kissing friends and glancing at the artwork only as much as necessary. Her apparent boyfriend--some buttoned-up dude named Wyatt Hayes, whom his stepmother seemed to revere--hadn't left her side for a moment, but then he'd pulled her out of the party abruptly. Theo could understand why the guy was so possessive; he would be the same way, if given the chance.

"Your father was among the brilliant few to foresee the subprime disaster," gushed the associate, who seemed to be squeezing in as many compliments per minute as he could. "He deserves every penny of the billions he made."

Theo watched Lucy laugh at something her date whispered in her ear. From the way she tilted back her head, exposing her graceful throat, he could almost hear her tinkling laugh from across the room. According to Rex Newhouse (the authority on such matters, his stepmother informed him), Lucy hailed from an old-line Chicago family who'd made their fortune in the timber industry. She devoted her time to philanthropy and fashion, wrote Rex. And the dozens of photographs confirmed that her legs put Elle Macpher-son's to shame.

When Wyatt strayed momentarily to pick up the seating cards, Theo gave a discreet nod to a lanky blonde bombshell in a dress the size of a Post-it note. She quickly descended from her box in the Metropolitan Opera tent and glided across the room to intercept him.

With Lucy unguarded, Theo made his move. He didn't bother to excuse himself mid-conversation from his father's drone. He knew the man would be forgiving. The gazelle looked up when he was less than ten feet away, as though sensing his approach. Up close, Lucy's neck was long and graceful. You could tell she'd studied ballet for years.

"Theo Galt. I'm Howard's son," he told her, stretching out his hand. There was no better opening line, as long as the girl knew who his father was--and more importantly, that his net worth equaled the GDP of Cyprus. And, of course, everyone in attendance tonight knew both.

But Lucy only blinked, as though stunned that anyone would dream of approaching her. It was appealing. A challenge. When she spoke, Theo was surprised by the strength of her voice. "Lucy Ellis. Good to meet you."

"I know who you are." He smiled confidently. "I saw you at that gallery opening, the one with all the fruit, but you left before I could get to you.

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