THE TEMPTING by D. M. Pratt

Author:D. M. Pratt [Pratt, D. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780990515623
Publisher: BroadLit

Chapter Eighteen

Cora looked out the window while Beau paced. Delia and Philip had been put into Philip’s crib. Zamara and Aria were off in the servant’s quarters. The dining table had been set for the three of them. It held plates of uneaten food. Dinner had gone cold waiting for Eve’s return.

“You’re sure she was going to see Dr. Honoré?” Beau asked.

“That’s what she told me. She hadn’t been sleeping and she was getting those wicked headaches again,” Cora explained.

Cora went into the dining room, got the wine bottle and poured them both another glass of the dark Bordeaux. It was full bodied and dry, aged perfectly, with a hint of flowers. The alcohol content was high and it always when straight to the head. Beau drank, thinking only of his concern for Eve; it was his fourth glass and Cora’s third. They stood by the fireplace filled with burning candles, drinking and listening to some old songs by Radiohead.

“Drink. I hate for this to go to waste,” Cora said.

“Why didn’t she tell me?” he asked.

“She didn’t want you to worry, suga. You have a lot on your plate,” Cora said.

“She never talks to me anymore. She’s been so busy with Philip, the house and preparations for the wedding and I guess I’ve been caught up in this insane legal battle … Maybe it’s me? Maybe I’ve been ignoring her or making her feel pressured by everything. She’s been so curious about the Gregoire family history. God forbid if she’s heard any of those ridiculous old rumors.”

Cora looked away. Beau didn’t notice the guilt flushing her cheeks because she was the one who was planning to share the old story of Gofney Lafayette Gregoire’s curse. He was lost in thought as he took another long drink from his glass.

“She’s been through so much,” he said as he took yet another swallow. “Did she talk to you about going back to work at the magazine? Does she need that? I just want her to be happy.”

Cora took Beau’s hand and sat him down next to her on the couch.

“Sure, but she’s not. Please stop worrying. She loves you and the house and being a mom. She’s excited about the wedding, Beau, and she truly loves you. And as for going back to work, hell, I’ve told her for years doing ‘something’ for a living was way overrated,” Cora said with a wry smile.

“That’s because you have never ‘done something’ in your entire life,” Beau said with a small smile, teasing her.

“Not true! I do lots of things. I sit on boards and host charities and plan major social events and I spend hours and hours shopping and I work very hard at being beautiful. You think looking this fabulous is easy!” she said with a laugh.

It made him laugh for the first time in a long time.

“And I get to be a mommy and I love that the most. If I didn’t say thank you for that … thank you. I

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