The Paris Secret : A Novel (2020) by Lester Natasha

Author:Lester, Natasha [Lester, Natasha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

She expected that, afterwards, Elliott would jump out of bed, get dressed and leave. But he didn’t. Instead, he kissed her slowly and incredibly sensually, as if even after everything they’d done, he wasn’t ready for it to be over.

She was even more surprised when he said, ‘That was definitely the best night I’ve had in a very long time.’

‘Really? I find that hard to believe.’

‘Don’t go anywhere,’ he said. ‘Please? I feel as if you’re likely to run away, even though it’s your room. I’ll be back in a minute.’

He rolled over and went to the bathroom, and she still expected that he would get dressed and leave when he returned. But he climbed back into bed and gathered her up in his arms. ‘Is it your ex-husband’s fault or is it just you? You should have much more self-confidence than you do. Yes, I had a very good night – and I hope you did too?’ He looked almost worried now.

She couldn’t help laughing. ‘I may be low on the self-confidence but I’m definitely not as good at faking things as Meg Ryan. I enjoyed myself. A lot.’

And she had. Elliott had been unafraid to take his time, to ask her what she liked, to talk to her rather than follow a set pattern of moves designed to bring the thing to an end as quickly as possible – which was how she remembered sex during at least the last year or so of her marriage to Paul.

‘I guess I’ve always been a high achiever,’ she said, trying to explain, ‘so having my marriage fail was a shock. It dented my self-confidence. Like I said, I haven’t started seeing other men yet. I haven’t had time. No,’ she corrected herself, ‘I haven’t made time. Don’t want to fail again, I guess.’

Before he could reply, his phone buzzed. He apologised as he retrieved it. ‘I want to make sure it’s not my daughter. She’s staying with her mother tonight but, like I told you before, they haven’t been getting along. If it is Juliette at two in the morning, then something’s very wrong.’

‘Don’t worry,’ she said. ‘I’d do the same.’

He laughed when he looked at his phone.

‘What is it?’ Kat propped herself up on one elbow.

‘It’s D’Arcy. Read it if you like.’

The message said: Josh and I are up with vomiting four-year-olds, so I’m desperately hoping that you and Kat are having a better night than we are. Please tell me you are? Josh told me not to send this but he’s in the laundry washing the sheets so I’m safe! D x

Kat laughed too. ‘She’s hilarious.’

‘I hope you don’t think she’s annoying. I love her and Josh, but I know that her propensity to say exactly what she’s thinking is a bit too much for some people. My ex-wife couldn’t handle it.’

‘I think it’s refreshing. So what are you going to tell her?’

Elliott dropped his phone on the bedside table. ‘Nothing. I’ll let her simmer on it all night just for fun.

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