Trust in Us by AlTonya Washington

Author:AlTonya Washington [Washington, Altonya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780373863518
Google: gOzrAgAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00FTQ1JC8
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2014-03-18T10:53:20+00:00

Chapter 9

As flavorful tropical drinks with charming umbrellas had kept Aly in a calm frame of mind for much of the day, she figured, why tinker with what was working? She took a late lunch in her suite, refusing to acknowledge the voice that cried “coward” in her mind.

She’d told Clive that she’d be leaving early and the man insisted on treating her to dinner before she vanished. A phone call to Jeena proved to be the bright spot when the woman shared that she wouldn’t be leaving until 11:00 a.m. the next day.

Alythia talked her friend into getting dolled up and meeting for drinks before her dinner with Clive. Jeena was in so long as drinks were involved. Aly was glad Jeena hadn’t asked why she wasn’t trying to spend the evening with Gage. Though Aly still needed confirmation on whether Gage was connected to that building.

But didn’t she have that already? And why did it matter? She hadn’t done anything wrong. It wasn’t as if she’d been trying to seduce him into accepting her bid.

No. She hadn’t been, but she hadn’t had all the facts, either. What would it mean for her to have them and not tell him? Especially if their relationship became more...physical? She wished herself luck with that and refused to think of what had happened between them earlier on the boat. Besides, if the man was as smart as he seemed, then he’d simply write her off as another wild woman, given what he’d seen over the two and a half days they’d known each other.

Then was not the time to think of that, though, Aly decided. Not with another fruity drink calling her name. Still, she checked the clockface visible beneath the bracelets adorning her wrists.

“We hear you’re leaving us, miss,” a bartender noted when Alythia had claimed a spot at the L-shaped glass bar in the restaurant where she was to meet Clive.

“Word travels fast.” Aly didn’t hide the surprise from her face.

“Friends of Mr. Weeks’s get our highest attention, of course.”

“Of course.” Aly smiled.

“On the house.” The man presented a glass of wine.

Smile widening, Aly raised the glass in toast. “Thank you.” She sipped, relishing the cool and subtly fruity taste of the blend against her tongue before she swallowed. She turned on the stool and observed the area and was energized by all the bodies moving to the affecting rhythms produced by the band that had come in from St. Croix to perform that evening. She had tried to encourage Jeena to stay a while longer and enjoy more of the band, perhaps do a little dancing, but Jeena was obviously in no mood to try her luck with another member of the opposite sex. Alythia celebrated her friend’s decision, her smile waning when Dane Spears came into her line of sight.

“Don’t go, please.” Dane raised his hands, seeing Alythia preparing to scoot from the barstool. “I just want to apologize.”

“You don’t owe one. Not to me.”

Dane’s lips thinned as he accepted her meaning.

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