Main Agenda by Brenda Jackson

Author:Brenda Jackson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press

SEVEN

Raven sat alone with a glass of wine in her hand as she studied the sights and sounds around her. Soft conversations flowed through the club and mixed in with the smooth sound of jazz music. Her gaze roamed the room, lingering and committing to memory those things she would need to make the article she was writing informative and interesting.

She had selected the right place to use as the basis of her story. Leo’s, like so many other supper clubs that were now springing up in different cities around the country, had found its niche. She admired the Hardcastles for operating such an upscale establishment that was both formal and friendly. Supper clubs, which had once been local traditions, had quickly gotten replaced by franchise restaurants, mostly the bar-and-grill types. But those franchises did not provide the novel entertainment, delicious food, and coziness that supper clubs had. Restaurant entrepreneurs, in their haste to become dining giants, had lost sight of those things that were tried-and-true favorites. The Hardcastles had not lost sight of them, which was probably the reason people kept coming back.

“Would you like to order dinner now?”

Raven lifted her head to look up at the waiter who had appeared by her side. “No, not yet, but I’d love to have some more wine.”

The older man nodded as he went about refilling her glass. After he left, she took a sip and began thinking about someone she had promised herself she would not think about: Linc.

Today he had sent her another gift, a small potted palm tree. The plant was gorgeous, and she’d found the perfect place in her house for it. The card that had accompanied the plant had said:

Remember the palm trees swaying in the Florida breeze and our picnic under them as we watched the sun dip below the Atlantic Ocean.

Linc

Raven released a deep sigh. The problem she was having was the fact that she was remembering, which was something she didn’t want to do. Ever since the plant had arrived she’d had memories of her and Linc’s picnic on the beach one afternoon.

During the day the beach had been crowded, but in the late afternoon you could usually find a secluded spot. They had found the perfect place under a cluster of palm trees. She remembered Linc spreading a blanket out on the sand. He’d then pulled her down on the blanket next to him. Opening the picnic basket the hotel had prepared for them, he had withdrawn grilled chicken sandwiches, chips, grapes, a bottle of wine, and two wineglasses. After filling both glasses, he had handed one to her and then raised his own. “Here’s to graduation in a few months, but more important, here’s to what has been a beautiful and special week,” he had murmured hoarsely.

“To graduation and to a beautiful and special week,” she had repeated, touching her glass to his, then sipping the wine.

Raven shook her head, bringing her thoughts back to the present, not at all happy that she’d had them in the past yet again.

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