Waiting for Mr. Wonderful! by Howard Stephanie

Author:Howard, Stephanie [Howard, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises
Published: 2011-07-14T21:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

‘I’M GEORGIA,’ she responded in French. ‘And your father will be here in a minute. He had to go back downstairs. I left my bag in the car.’

Georgia delivered this little speech in a tone as calm and composed, and every bit as false, as the smile that accompanied it. And it was a miracle that she managed it, for she was reeling inside, scarcely able to stand upright for the sense of betrayal that poured through her.

This evening, in a fit of unaccustomed frankness, Jean-Claude had actually deigned to tell her about his background and his family. About his mother and his father and his sister and his brothers. But—no doubt by sheer chance!—he’d forgotten to pass on the most crucial piece of information of all.

He was married and he had a family.

This also meant, of course, that he’d lied the other day. When she’d asked if he was married, he’d told her that he wasn’t. Naturally, she’d believed him and now she’d been on the point of sleeping with him. As she realised what she’d almost done, horror tore through her in great waves. How dared he mislead her? He was as low as they came. Through her sense of stunned shock, she was filled with seething rage.

Still, she was doing her best to keep her false smile in place, for the girl, who seemed rather likeable, was utterly blameless and it would be wrong to reveal her anger to her.

‘If you don’t mind, I’ll say goodnight and go to my room now.’ She really couldn’t keep up this façade a moment longer and, besides, she’d no wish still to be standing here when Jean-Claude finally showed his cheating face. She turned, her entire body feeling as stiff as a plank, and made her way across the hall and down the corridor to the spare room.

It was just a few minutes later that there was a tap on her door.

‘Georgia.’ It was Jean-Claude. ‘May I come in?’

‘No. You may not.’ Her tone was icy. ‘Just kindly go away and leave me alone.’

She was sitting, tense and trembling, on the edge of the bed, white-knuckled, breathing slowly, as she glared at the door. If he tried to force his way in, she’d set about him with her fists.

‘Georgia, we’ve got to talk. Please open up.’ He twisted the door handle and found that the door was locked. ‘Georgia,’ he said again, ‘please open up.’

Why? she thought. So you can come in here with your lies and excuses and try to charm me into forgiving you? Well, forget it. I’m finished with you. I don’t want to hear anything you have to say to me. And I don’t want to waste my breath arguing with you, either.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. ‘Please just go away.’

There was a pause and she could sense the irritation beyond the door. Once more, he tried the handle, then she heard an impatient sigh. ‘OK. Have it your way. I’ll leave your bag outside the door.

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