In Your Eyes by Laura Moore

Author:Laura Moore [Moore, Laura]
Language: nld
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9780307415684
Publisher: Ivy Books
Published: 2009-02-14T00:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

Gen tarried on the beach with Murphy long after Sydney’s departure. For the first time since her arrival in East Hampton, she was reluctant to return to her studio. She didn’t want to risk running into Alex and having to deal with the stupidity of her actions—of that bone-melting kiss—especially since she was half convinced that it would only take a single glance at his sinfully handsome face to make her forget just how foolish she’d been and throw herself at him again.

Dumb, dumb, dumb, she recited in a self-chastising litany as she marched along the wide beach that stretched for miles and miles. Her leg muscles were ready to snap like worn-out rubber bands from having walked so far in the deep sand. Even Murphy was no longer gamboling about or frolicking in the surf, merely plodding by her side. As she walked, Gen kept her gaze trained on the sand beneath her feet, afraid to look out over the sun-dappled sea, knowing it would remind her of the color of Alex’s eyes just before he’d kissed her. Which was why, in addition to mooning over Alex, she suffered the embarrassment of nearly bumping smack into him.

“Careful there,” he said, reaching out to steady her, frowning slightly when she recoiled from his touch. “That was some walk you took. I was starting to worry about you.” His eyes searched her face. “Are you okay?” he asked.

“Of course,” Gen said, mustering a breezy and totally artificial smile. “I’m a big girl.” Determined to avoid his gaze, she glanced around and realized they weren’t far from Mrs. Miller’s house. From here, the A-line pitch of the shingle roof seemed to rise out of the dune grass. She started toward it. To her consternation, Alex fell into step beside her. Didn’t he know the meaning of the word “awkward”? she asked herself.

“We need to talk, Gen.”

Obviously not, she thought, cringing at the very idea. “Sorry. I can’t talk now. I need to make your aunt’s lunch. And I have to put these away. My hands are beginning to cramp,” she said, showing fingers stretched wide to hold the shells and stones she’d gathered. What she didn’t mention, however, was that she’d been so preoccupied thinking of Alex’s kiss and the thrill of his caresses that she couldn’t even remember collecting them.

“My aunt’s having lunch out today. And I can help you with those.” He held out his open palms. Reluctantly she transferred some of her cache. With a hint of a smile he said, “There. Got any other excuses, Gen?”

Wishing she did, she settled for a frosty stare. “Actually, it seems to me the person you should be talking to is Sydney, not me.”

“Sydney and I have already said everything that needed to be said,” he replied evenly. “Listen, Gen, things hadn’t been right between Sydney and me for some time. She knew it as well as I, and though I’m sorry she saw you and me together, at least she’s finally accepted that what we had would never have worked.

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