Jewel of the Bayou by Lynn Collins

Author:Lynn Collins [Collins, Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-01T05:00:00+00:00

Their room was empty when he came out of the bathroom. He’d waited for Pru to finish in there, then moved inside to splash some water on his face before having to drive, again. He slipped on his suit jacket and poked his head out of the room and into the hallway. Pru was already waiting. Surprised, he stepped out into the hallway and shut the door behind him. His gaze ran up her body. From the sparking shoes on her feet to her too long legs, it took him a minute to get his gaze up to the silver flapper dress she wore. She smiled as his visual tour of her body finally met her eyes. She looked like she’d stepped out of time to have a night out. “Less than ten minutes and you look amazing. Don’t tell me you did a glamour?”

“Actually, no. I’m just very good at getting ready for parties. I think it was all that time watching other people walk by on their way to dinner or events when I was a statue. I knew what would look good on me. I bought a new wardrobe as soon as we got back from Salem. I’ve been dying to wear this cocktail dress somewhere besides Saturday night at the mansion.” She fingered the beaded fringe on the bottom of the short dress.

“Well, you look terrific.” His gaze roamed up and back down her body.

A silence fell between them like the magic of the sleeping beauty story come to life. The air was thick with possibilities that had nothing to do with dinner.

Before he could say anything more, the second door opened and Mandy and Opal walked out of their room and into the hallway. The older woman wore a pair of nice black slacks and a sequined top. Opal had what only could be called a Sunday dress. Derek smiled. “I’m going to be the most envied man in New Orleans tonight.”

They moved towards the exit and when they got to the valet, the younger man who was in charge of the key cabinet paused. “New rental black Benz, right?”

“Yes.” Derek had a bad feeling. He held out the valet ticket. “4454. We just dropped it off and I asked them to keep the car here.”

“We usually try to comply.” The younger man glanced around at the empty street. “Of course, that would explain why the keys are in the box.”

Opal tugged at his suit jacket. “Maybe we should just get a cab.”

“We have a car.” He tried not to let the frustration show in his voice, but even he heard the snap. “Sorry, you’re right. We have reservations that they won’t hold. Can you get us a cab?”

The young man brightened. “I’ll let you know about your car as soon as you’re back from dinner. I’m sure Harrold just moved it because of the regulations. He’s probably driving it around the block.”

His biting whistle brought a van up from the corner of the street to the entry.

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