FORGOTTEN LOVER by Carole Mortimer

Author:Carole Mortimer [Mortimer, Carole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781459291645
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1982-03-14T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

IN typical English summer fashion it was raining when they arrived back at Heathrow in the early hours of the morning, made all the more miserable for Velvet because she had told Simon not to meet her, that she would spend what was left of the night at her apartment and pick Tony up in the morning.

Paul and Carly dropped her off from their taxi on the way to their own flat, arranging to meet on Monday to finish off the photographs.

There was about Velvet a deep air of depression, and she was almost afraid to delve into the reason behind it. But she couldn’t help it, unable to sleep even though she was exhausted by the flight, and the bed looked very inviting.

But Jerard Daniels wouldn’t be banished from her mind, tall and handsome as she had seen him last, his commanding appearance demanding and receiving respect. He had been nothing like the man she had met that first day, the half demented man who had claimed to be in love with her.

And yet now she loved him! She acknowledged it even as she wondered how it could have happened, when it had happened. But this yearning ache inside her to be back at his side told her that it was a fact. She was in love with a man she didn’t even know, a man she might never see again.

But maybe she would, maybe Vicki would make him keep his promise to let her come and meet Tony, and maybe he would be the one to bring her. That was an awful lot of maybes—but at the moment that was all she had.

She almost fainted with shock when the telephone began ringing. Who on earth could be telephoning this time of morning? Unless it was Simon checking to see if she had arrived home all right—it would be just like him, he had always been a protective brother.

‘Simon—’

‘Velvet,’ interrupted a deeply impatient voice—Jerard’s voice!

‘Velvet!’ Vicki’s childish tones cut in excitedly. ‘Velvet, is that you?’

‘Why, yes. But—’

‘We’re coming home, Velvet,’ the little girl cut in. ‘Can I still come and see you?’

‘Well, yes. But—’

‘That’s enough, Vicki,’ Jerard could be heard saying firmly. ‘Off to bed, I’ll handle it from here. Bed, Vicki,’ he repeated as he obviously received further argument. ‘Velvet?’ he came back on the line, so disturbing when she had been thinking about him so intently.

‘Jerard …’ she breathed huskily.

For long timeless seconds there was silence on the other end of the line. ‘Are you feeling well?’ he asked finally.

‘Yes, fine.’ Just a bit overawed, especially after so recently discovering she loved him. ‘Don’t I sound fine?’ she asked brightly.

‘No. Did I wake you, is that it?’

‘I said I was all right,’ she insisted sharply.

‘You sound—strange.’

‘Maybe I am,’ she flared angrily, feeling frustrated with the stupidity of this conversation. ‘Or maybe I’m just tired,’ she snapped. ‘Goodnight, Mr Daniels!’ She slammed the telephone receiver back on its cradle.

How could Jerard call her just to insult her! Tears were streaming down her face when the telephone began ringing again.

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