The Pervade Duet by Fewings Vanessa

Author:Fewings, Vanessa
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Box Set
Publisher: Vanessa Fewings
Published: 2019-09-09T16:00:00+00:00

Xavier left the kitchen and came over to give me a hug. “I’ll see you out.”

We strolled through the front door toward the SUV idling on the curb.

I wished I could think about anything other than the events of the next few hours. Only yesterday, Penn-Rhodes had informed me who would be attending the event tonight. Diana Zane would be there, my childhood hero, for goodness sake. And Patrick Woo, the man who held the keys to the kingdom.

My heart was breaking…the decision far from made.

“I’m glad you came around.” Xavier opened the rear passenger door of the SUV. “Kitty really likes you.”

“Talking it over helps.”

“You eat and come home, okay?”

“Right.”

He leaned in and called to the driver. “Chez Antoinette in Covent Garden, please. No detours. And Gary, don’t take your eyes off them.”

He gave an informal salute off his chauffer cap. “Got it, sir.”

Xavier leaned in for a kiss, and then made me uneasy by pulling back a little.

It was as though he was trying to read me better, the way he assessed me with his laser-sharp perception.

“I’m nervous about seeing Kitty again,” I said quickly. “I was a bit mean to her yesterday.”

“Nothing to be nervous about.”

I reached for the seatbelt and clipped it in.

“You’ll have a great time.”

“Yes.”

He started to turn away, and then looked back at me. “Are you hiding something, Em?”

“Did you know?” I asked, gazing at him steadily. “That she was spying for James.”

Xavier gave a cautious glance over at Gary and continued in a low voice. “I should have taken the time to meet her.”

“You didn’t want to meet my friends.”

“We’ll talk more when you come home.”

He leaned in and kissed me tenderly, his soft lips as yielding as mine—as forgiving as they were comforting.

“I love you,” I whispered.

His eyes crinkled into a smile and then there came a change in his expression, an uncanny reflection of doubt in those pale blue irises. Then he pulled away and walked back into the house.

Had I just given myself away?

After unclipping my seatbelt, I leaned forward to get Gary’s attention. “I forgot something.”

He let me out and I ran back, ducking by the front window. I accessed the garden with a turn of the key and then quickly picked up my violin case, along with the canvas bag that was resting beside it. Sneaking along the wall, I exited the garden and hurried back to the SUV.

After settling into the luxurious passenger seat, I braved a look into the rearview mirror and found Gary staring back at me.

“We can go now,” I said.

“Ma’am, I thought you were having dinner?”

“I am.”

“Then why are you bringing your instrument?”

“Kitty’s never seen a Strad.”

His brow furrowed. “What’s in the bag?”

I glanced down. “A gift.”

His fingers tapped the steering wheel as he thought this through.

I stared through the front window, trying to act casual. “How’s traffic?”

Giving me one last suspicious look, he relented and started the engine.

Don’t do it.

Let the future you dreamed of become something different…filled with love.

Yet I knew the three of us had an expiration date.

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