The Proud and the Prejudiced: A Modern Twist on Pride and Prejudice by Colette Saucier

Author:Colette Saucier [Saucier, Colette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Southern Girl Press
Published: 2014-12-16T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

The group of cast and crew were virtually the only inhabitants of the courtyard at McMurry’s; and Alice sat with Eileen, Evan, and Dirk at a table near the flaming fountain.

Dirk said, “I’m surprised there aren’t more tourists.”

“Well, it is a Monday night,” said Eileen. “They are probably going home or still recovering from the weekend.”

“Or maybe they are just hot,” Alice said, eliciting groans from Evan and Eileen.

“How long are you going to bitch about the heat?”

“I guess until I cool off.”

Then the voice. “Try this. Maybe it will cool you off.”

Alice spun her head around and reflexively accepted the glass Peter extended to her.

“A mint julep,” he said. “May I join you?”

Well, who is going to tell Peter Walsingham no? Alice didn’t budge but sipped her drink as the others rearranged chairs to accommodate the new arrival.

“It’s delicious,” she said to Peter once he had settled beside her. And it was. “Thank you.” He nodded in reply.

“What brings you out again, Pete?” Dirk asked with a concerned glance at Alice. “You aren’t afraid that the film will suffer if you aren’t holed away rehearsing?”

“I don’t think the film could suffer any more than it does already,” Peter said.

“And where is your lovely co-star?” Alice asked.

“Cleo? I sent her to bed with warm milk and the script.”

“Isn’t Cleo known for her extraordinary talents and miraculous virtues?”

“Is she? I’d like to see that side of her.”

“Perhaps she could put the script under her pillow and learn her lines by osmosis.”

He smiled at her. “Nothing else has worked.”

He smiled at me...He often smiled at her.

“Thank you for sharing your song with me,” he said low, close to her face. “It truly is amazing. I doubt I ever would have heard it if you hadn’t played it for me.”

She nodded and turned away to hide the blush heating face. Her song. She doubted she could ever listen to it again, not without thinking of him.

The song she had loved so long and so deeply had betrayed her, coerced her body’s traitorous reactions, gripping her by the ankles and transmitting a sensation through her claves, between her thighs, and into her womb. It had wound its way through her stomach and between her breasts, forming a lump in her throat before squirming into her head.

Like maggots.

Eating away all sense in her brain.

She swallowed and cleared her throat. “Did, uh, did you take Cleo to that dance club?”

“I did, under your recommendation, but I think you might have been having fun at my expense. In any case, we didn’t stay long because once we were recognized, the paparazzi descended on us like vultures.”

“So you didn’t get to do the Cupid Shuffle? I would have paid to see that.”

“I’m afraid the opportunity did not present itself. What is it, anyway?”

“It’s just a fun little dance. Cupid actually is from here in Louisiana.”

“Cupid in Louisiana? Perhaps the gods are in my favor after all.” He took another sip of his drink without his eyes ever leaving her.

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