A Dark Fall by Scarlett Drake

Author:Scarlett Drake [Drake, Scarlett]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: novel
Publisher: Scarlett Drake
Published: 2021-08-25T16:00:00+00:00

“Wine?” he asks over his shoulder as I take a seat on one of the barstools.

“Mmm, yes, please.” I nod.

I could check my emails while he cooks, I suppose. Being out of the surgery all afternoon always makes me anxious about what I might walk into in the morning. I slip back off the stool to go get my laptop from my work bag and take out my MacBook. He sets a large glass of red down in front of me as I sit back down.

“Thank you.” I take a long, welcome sip. It’s good. Rich and dark and maybe even French. He must have gone to some effort to pick it for me since he doesn’t drink wine. An image of him asking the woman in Waitrose which wine he should get for me is adorable.

He lifts a remote and presses a button before something folksy floats through the sound system into the kitchen. It’s a far cry from the angry rock playing in his car the night of our date.

“You have work to do?” he asks, nodding toward the computer.

I shake my head. “Not really. I just need to check my emails quickly.”

“Well, this won’t take too long. About forty minutes, maybe. Did most of the prep earlier,” he tells me.

I relax on the stool and watch as he goes about the kitchen removing things from various places: green vegetables and an oven dish from the fridge, a large silver pot from a cupboard beneath the sink, utensils from their hanging places above the cooker. I’ve opened my laptop and switched it on, but I haven’t even looked at the screen, too absorbed in watching him being domesticated. It’s curious. Again, unexpected. He has a gracefulness of movement I’ve never noticed before. His body is strong and powerful, but it’s never clumsy or heavy-handed. Everything he does, he does with assuredness and confidence—even rinsing potatoes and chopping asparagus.

I sigh girlishly and log into my personal email first. There’s one from Tash that I open immediately. My sister, house hunting again in Malibu. Apparently, Brad got the big promotion at work they were hoping for. She wants to Skype on Sunday night for a catch-up. I type out a quick reply congratulating Brad and arranging a time for Sunday.

Now Rob knows, and we’re an “us,” and I’m spending the night at his flat, I think it’s time to mention Jake to Tash. I’ll tell her, and she’ll squeal and want to know everything, of course. She won’t say anything to Mum or Dad if I ask her not to—which I will. They’re a step too far for right now. Mum will want to grill him over roast lamb and potatoes and find out through a variety of far too personal questions whether he’s good enough for me.

Suddenly, I remember about Robyn’s dinner party on Friday, and a small, nervous ball forms in my tummy. As I look up, I see him put a pot steamer on the hob. As though he senses my stare, he looks up too and smiles a boyish smile at me, making my insides stir.

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