Wanting Amanda by Wendy Silk

Author:Wendy Silk [Silk, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2018-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14: Surveillance

As always, Saturday night came again. The plans for drinks had been put off by just one week, but Amanda felt a surge of anticipation as if she had been waiting for months. She had refused to tell Hailey any more about Billy, wanting to see her friend’s reaction for herself when they met.

The two women were dressed and ready long before the agreed upon time. Just as they had done every summer that Hailey spent with Amanda in New York, they spent far more time that necessary arranging each other’s clothes and makeup. Their goofing around was, at least for Amanda, a cover for nervous energy.

She tipped the last of her wine into her mouth, swaying to the music they were playing at high volume in her living room. As she swallowed the dry white wine, she heard her doorbell ring and she knew it was Billy. She thought of inviting him up as she had done at their first meeting. The thought warmed her, as she replayed that first time in her mind, thinking of his hands on her hips as he stood behind her.

Hailey turned to her, smirking as if she could guess what her longtime friend was thinking. “Shall we invite him up for some wine before we head out?”

Amanda tried to laugh off her nervousness. “No, let’s just go out.” She still hadn’t told Hailey how much had happened between her and Billy. All Hailey knew was that Amanda had finally spoken to him and that she had spontaneously invited him out tonight. The rest felt too private to share. Usually they told each other about guys, even when the stories were pretty racy. Especially then. Hailey had heard all about the men Amanda had been with in Dublin. But Amanda hadn’t felt that she wanted to tell anybody what she and Billy had been up to, in case her euphoria vanished when the affair was examined too closely.

Amanda and Hailey re-applied their lipstick, collected their tiny purses, and went downstairs to meet Billy. Amanda, who had been thinking of Billy and little else for a week, felt her heart lurch in her chest when she saw him. Had she expected that he would show up in work boots with grass in his hair? He looked sexier than ever in his clean cut button down shirt and fresh jeans. His simple style and natural good looks allowed him to blend in with any group of students at school. Of course nobody would know he was a manual laborer rather than a student or young professional.

Billy’s keen eyes on her face told her wordlessly that he knew exactly what he was thinking. He quirked an eyebrow at her as he put his arm loosely around her shoulder. “I’m sure we can find a way to blend in,” he murmured in her ear. “Well, at least I can. I think you probably always stand out, Amanda.”

She leaned against him, relaxing. It was true. She was the one that couldn’t ever find a way to blend in.

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