When She Falls by Jessie Clever

Author:Jessie Clever [Clever, Jessie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780990702467
Publisher: Someday Lady Publishing, LLC

Nine

Cam had just finished reviewing the proposed lease for one of his properties in Cambridge — England and not the U.S. — when the sound of the front door opening reached him in the den at the back of the house. The familiar click of Lydia’s heels followed, a pair of soft slaps as she kicked them off in the front hall, the clank of her keys hitting the dish on the table by the door. He knew the sound of her footsteps would travel into the kitchen, and the pop of a cork would be followed the trickle of a glass being filled. But the sounds never came. Instead the footsteps went up the stairs, and the sound of running water as she must have started the shower. Cam looked at the ceiling above as if he could see her, the hairs on the back of his neck standing up.

Lydia had only come home from the shop and immediately gone into the shower once in the short time of their marriage, and that was the day before she had told him to leave. Deciding it was probably best to confront her mood rather than hide in the den, he stood, going to the kitchen to get the glass of wine he knew she’d want when she got out of the shower. He had turned on the lamps in the hallway as the day had grown dark with storm clouds. As he reached the kitchen, the blustering wind was more noticeable, and he looked outside briefly, feeling the anticipation of a storm. He found it oddly appropriate, and grabbing a glass and a bottle, he headed for the stairs as the water turned off overhead.

He entered the bedroom just as the bathroom door opened, and Lydia stepped out, a thick terrycloth robe belted loosely at her waist. She had tied up her hair, and it hung in a messy bun at the nape of her neck, some wet tendrils curling around her long neck. He wanted to reach up and brush the tendrils away, run his fingers along the line of her neck and feel her heartbeat. Instead, he raised the bottle of chardonnay in his hand.

“Thought you might need this.” He caught the aborted smile on her face.

He set the glass down long enough to pull the loosened cork on the bottle and pour a glass that he handed to Lydia as she padded over to him.

“Want to talk about it?”

Lydia took a healthy drink from the glass before setting it down with a ring on the hard surface of the bureau he was using as a bar. When she turned toward him, he expected a string of curses about her day or at least a scowl, but instead, she just looked at him, her face blank, her expression almost sad.

It was because he was pondering her bleak expression, that she was able to lunge at him so successfully. Her arms sprang around his neck as her lips came up to his for a scorching kiss.

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