The Unforgiving Minute by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-10-16T16:01:54+00:00

Chapter 6

The horse loped easily over the harder ground adjacent to

the beach. The Algarve, in southern Portugal, is an awesome

sight. The exquisite beaches are lined by high sandstone cliffs

and the rock formations edging the beach are fascinating to see.

They resemble the work of an avant-garde sculptor and each one is

different. There are tiny, hidden coves everywhere. I imagined

sunbathing and swimming with Lee in one of them, where we would

be hidden from the world and would spend hours taking pleasure in

each other’s bodies. She would arrive in about three days and I

was counting the minutes.

I had taken a suite at the Hotel Do Golf Da Penina. In

English the Penina Golf Hotel. The hotel featured twenty-seven

magnificent golf holes, tennis courts, a riding stable, and a

huge pool with sun decks and a great bar. The decor and setting

were dazzling and were a comfortable distance from the beach.

I kept myself busy playing golf, riding, swimming and

jogging. The temperature was quite warm for the fall but not at

all oppressive. I kept up my vigorous exercise schedule and

watched my diet religiously. I found myself admiring my tanned,

slim body and thinking that at last I was truly worthy of Lee.

As I rode, I looked at the girls on the beach in their

string bikinis. I had no desire for any of them. I only wanted

Lee. We would stay at the hotel for a week or two and then motor

on to the Costa Del Sol in nearby Spain and then northeast to

Barcelona.

I hadn’t written to Ann Marie to tell her of my

whereabouts and it suddenly dawned on me that if an emergency

were to occur back home, no one would know where I was. How

stupid of me. I was again letting romance fog my mind. I turned

the horse toward the hotel and spurred him to a gallop.

As I passed the desk I stopped to see if the mail had

arrived yet. There was a letter from Lee postmarked Switzerland.

When I arrived at my room I put the letter down, unopened, and

decided to save it until after I had written to Ann Marie, so

that I could properly savor it. My legs tingled in anticipation

but I sat and wrote a cordial letter to Ann Marie telling her

exactly where I was and where I intended to go. Again, I did not

mention Lee. I took the letter to the front desk and posted it

and returned to the room to read Lee’s letter in delicious

solitude. I could almost feel her perfect skin under my hands as

I opened the letter. I unfolded it slowly, prolonging the

anticipation. As I started to read the letter, my hands were

trembling and I broke into a cold sweat.

Dear Robert:

I thought that when we met, I had finally found

a man I could give myself to with no fear of betrayal. It

turns out that you are the most despicable man I have

ever met.

You knew when we met that I had been badly

hurt and had withdrawn from life in fear of being hurt

again. When I think of you, holding me in your arms,

telling me how hurt you were when your wife left you, I

get sick.

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