A Damaged Trust by Amanda Carpenter

Author:Amanda Carpenter [Carpenter, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2013-07-15T21:00:00+00:00

Carrie was quite satisfied with her appearance that evening. Her hair was piled up into an elegant knot, high on her head, and her skirt outfit was cool and feminine. The skirt was a pale tan colour, with tiered flounces and very full at the bottom in contrast to a tightly fitted waist. The skirt stopped at mid-calf, showing off her slender legs and feet, which were shod in high-heeled sandals. Her cream blouse was filmy and delicate and very plain. A long white scarf was tied into a loose knot around her neck, the two ends falling almost to her waist, the style copying that of a loosely tied necktie that a man would wear, but the material of the scarf was definitely feminine, shimmering softly.

She had spent a great deal of time on her make-up in the hope that it would help her confidence, and it had. She knew she was looking good. Her eyes appeared quite mysteriously shadowed. Hearing a sound outside, she went to see what it was. Gabe slammed the door of his car and strode towards the house. He was in the same suit he had been in this morning, and Carrie made a shrewd guess, betting he had worked all day. Probably he had just left his office, coming straight here. She saw him loosen his tie as he approached the house.

She grabbed up her purse and headed quickly for the stairs. As she approached the ground floor, she heard her mother answer the door, greeting Gabe pleasantly. His deep voice murmured in reply. The slightest turn of his head had him staring up at Carrie as she rounded the corner on the staircase and came into view. He didn’t appear to hear what Janet was saying to him and he had to apologise to her and ask her to repeat herself. Now Carrie could hear the conversation.

Janet obligingly repeated, “I asked if you would like to stay and have a drink before you two leave.” She looked up, saw Carrie and smiled with pleasure. “Why, darling, you look very pretty tonight.”

Gabe murmured, “Very.” Carrie found herself avoiding his eyes as she thanked her mother. Waiting until she had finished, he asked, “Would you like to stay for a drink before we leave?”

“Oh,” she began, studying his face. There were two fine lines stretched from the sides of his nose to the sides of his mouth that looked more taut than usual. “No, if you would rather, I think we should be going.”

Gabe refused Janet’s offer politely. “We’ll be leaving, then, I think. Thank you anyway, Mrs. Metcalfe. Some other time, perhaps?” She wasn’t sure how she knew, but Carrie was suddenly quite positive that Gabe was exhausted. He opened the front door, said goodbye to Janet, and they were soon walking to his car.

“You’re tired,” she said as she was escorted to her side of the car. “Are you sure you feel like going out?”

He glanced at her, taking off his tie. “To tell the truth, no, I don’t.

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