One Night Only by Poppy Drake

Author:Poppy Drake [Drake, Poppy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“Is there something wrong with your cassoulet?” Lucas’ deep voice penetrates my thoughts.

I don’t know, is there something wrong with your moral compass?

I already know the answer to that question. Yes. Definitely something wrong and wildly off-kilter with his compass.

Lucas knows there’s nothing amiss with my dinner. Everything is always delicious at Chez Pascal’s. Can Walter detect the mocking bite in Lucas’ tone? Probably not. He’s far too kind to understand the malice someone like Lucas Fields can exude. He examines my cassoulet with concern. “Should we send it back? Or perhaps order you something else?”

“No, please. It’s delicious. My mind was just wandering.” And it was. I was thinking about how amazing it felt to have Lucas pounding into me, driving me mad with want. My nipples are tightening just at the thought of it. I can’t help it.

I should be thinking about revenge, but unfortunately, my body’s not cooperating.

“Where to?” Lucas asks. He’s smirking. He knows exactly where it’s wandered. The asshole.

I decide to turn his question to my advantage. “My mind’s bursting with plans for your new office suite, Walter. You know what I was like when I designed your houses with Melly. Once I’ve developed a vision, I can’t wait to get started.”

Walter chuckles. “I would think, Ren, since you’re so gifted with residential interior design, that’s where you’d want to focus your efforts.”

That’s not what I want to hear. He’s basically telling me I didn’t get the contract, in so many words.

“You have a unique ability to see the potential of a space,” Lucas says. His liquid brown eyes appraise me over the rim of his highball glass. He sips pensively at his scotch. “Not to mention a flair for changing interior without compromising structural integrity. You do your homework. I’m impressed.”

Why is he being so nice? I’d be lying if I said his words didn’t make me glow inside. It’s as though I’ve drunk an extra sip of my favorite champagne. His words make me warm and fizzy and they go straight to my head.

But he’s a liar. Paying false compliments probably comes as easy to him as breathing.

Walter nods in agreement. “You should see our house on Mackinac Island. The one here in the city is beautiful, but Renata outdid herself up there. It’s so special to both my wife and I. It’s where our grandbabies visit us in the summer. Maybe you’ll both visit us there one day.”

It’s not intentional, but Walter speaks as though Lucas and I would be visiting together, as a couple would do.

The idea is preposterous.

And yet so, so appealing.

The man is a liar and a cheat.

He’s also the most skilled lover I’ve ever encountered. The most considerate. Not for one moment did I feel awkward with him.

“I’m going to turn in early and give Melly a call,” Walter says. “The waiter’s under instructions to put everything on my tab, so please, enjoy a few drinks for me, and maybe some of that sticky toffee pudding I know you like so much, Renata.

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