The Right Wedding Gown by Shirley Hailstock

Author:Shirley Hailstock
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2009-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

The moon was full when Samara opened her eyes. She wasn’t disoriented at finding herself in a strange bed, in a strange house, with a man who was anything but a stranger. She smiled, stretching against Justin like a cat waking after a satisfying nap.

Justin was warm to the touch. She ran her hands over his arms and shoulders and fit her frame into his. He slept soundly, without snoring. Samara’s stomach growled. She was hungry. This time for food. While she’d eaten at dinner, that was hours ago.

Slipping out of bed, she grabbed Justin’s shirt and pulled it over her head. Pushing the sleeves up to her elbows, she glanced at him. Blowing a kiss, she went to the kitchen in search of food.

“When does this man eat?” she questioned. “What does he eat?” The refrigerator had nothing in it but orange juice, eggs, bottled water and a bottle of Dom Perignon. Eggs and champagne.

She decided to scramble some eggs and seeing a blender on the counter, make her version of an Orange Julius drink. She poured the juice in it, added an egg, found some sugar and ice and blended them into a slush. The scrambled eggs finished her impromptu meal.

It didn’t take long to eat, but it did satisfy her hunger. Samara took her glass of juice and walked through other rooms. Justin had given her a tour, but she wanted to see more of the space where he lived. He’d said she could imagine him in a specific place. She wanted to ground him in her memory.

The great room was where they had started. She walked through the dining room, which had contemporary furniture, complete with bone china in the cabinet. The table and chairs were dust-free. Samara wondered if he had a cleaning service.

In the office stood the standard desk, laptop computer and cabinet all in a dark cherrywood that made it look rich. The space however, was free of clutter.

Returning to the great room, she walked about the room, looking at the only photo in the room. It sat on a bookcase. She assumed it was of his family. The three men and one woman all resembled each other. Replacing the photo to its original location, she curled up on the sofa with her glass of juice and enjoyed the quiet.

“Hi.” Justin came up behind her. “I missed you.” He took the glass of juice and drank half of the remaining amount.

“I was hungry. I cooked the food you had available.”

Coming around, he dropped into the seat next to her, wearing only a pair of jeans. “Sorry, I don’t eat here much. If you’re hungry, we could go somewhere.”

“I’m fine now.”

“What is this?” He took the glass again and drained it. “This didn’t come out of my refrigerator.”

“It’s a healthy little concoction I like to drink.”

“It’s delicious. Health food usually tastes like medicine.” He frowned.

Samara laughed. “Not all of them.”

“Are you a health nut?”

“I don’t think so. I try to eat right. I jog every day.

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