none of it is anything
to do with me. You said that all this did not include me. Can you say that
honestly now, Logan? I’m sick of being pig-in-the-middle. When this is over,
you and my father can go into a room and throw mud at each other for all I
care. In the meantime, I’ll keep the bargain, but only on civilised terms. If
you don’t understand the word ‘civilised’ then let the Madden Corporation drop
from this great height you’re threatening and I’ll be free at last!’
Logan watched her silently for a second, his eyes lit by
a sort of amused admiration.
‘So, you
finally grew up, Abigail,’ he said softly. ‘You’re prepared to take on the two
wolves in your life and vanquish them.’
‘I just
want to see the back of them both!’ Abigail flared. ‘Even the most humble worm
can turn.’
‘You were
never humble,’ Logan mused, ‘just too sweet for your own good.’ His hand
reached out and touched her face lightly, his eyes skimming over her. ‘Sweet,
sweet Abigail,’ he murmured. ‘I’ll take a lot of convincing that the sweetness
has gone.’
‘It
should be quite easy to prove,’ she assured him tartly. The way he touched her,
the words he used combined to bring back the past and she could have done
without that. ‘Let me know when I’m on duty,’ she finished, turning away to go
to her car.
‘If
there’s anything you need...’ Logan began, and she turned flashing green eyes
on him.
‘Space!’
she snapped. ‘That’s all I need from you.’
‘You’ll
get it,’ Logan promised, the amused indulgence dying from his voice. ‘When
this is over you’ll want that divorce. After that there’ll be all the space you
require.’
She
marched off, afraid to ask herself why his words had sent cold fingers racing
over her heart. It would be the end of Logan altogether and she was too honest
to hide from the realisation that there hadn’t yet been an end. He had always
been there, right at the back of mind. After this he would have to be
obliterated. They would both be free.
A vision
of Fenella Mitchell came into her head and she suddenly knew why after all this
time he was mentioning divorce. He couldn’t tell her outright because she might
have refused to go to the States with him. He couldn’t marry Fenella quickly
and take her there cause it would probably upset his deal if the man knew he
was divorced and remarried.
Pain
seemed to race across her, tightening her chest, and she almost walked past
Brian without seeing him, He was still there, beside his car, and he stopped
her his touch on her arm making her spin round and notice him.
Is it true, Abigail? Are
you two together again?’ Oh, lies, lies, lies, Abigail mourned silently. She
longed to tell him the truth but if she did there would be nothing left for her
father what he came out of hospital, even the dust to sweep up, as Logan had threatened.
‘We’re
going to try.’ she managed, her face pale and distant ‘I’m sorry about all
that, Brian. Logan completely misunderstood the situation.’
‘I hope I
haven’t messed things up,’ he said ruefully.
‘I could
see you having a go at each other.’
‘it’s all
right,’ she soothed, forcing a smile ‘Logan can get very angry for very little
and, as I say, he mistook the situation.’
‘I can
understand him being jealous,’ Brian said wryly.
‘I rather put my foot in it and you know I was only being my usual
blundering self.’
‘You were
simply being kind,’ Abigail assured him. ‘I’ll have to go now. Rose is
expecting me home. I have a lot to do before we leave for America.’
She
summoned up a brilliant smile and turned away to her car. Logan jealous? He was
simply enraged that his well-laid plans were in danger of being thwarted. When
this was over he would hand her over to almost anyone without a qualm and go
off to Fenella Mitchell.
She
started the car and swung into a turn to leave
to do with me. You said that all this did not include me. Can you say that
honestly now, Logan? I’m sick of being pig-in-the-middle. When this is over,
you and my father can go into a room and throw mud at each other for all I
care. In the meantime, I’ll keep the bargain, but only on civilised terms. If
you don’t understand the word ‘civilised’ then let the Madden Corporation drop
from this great height you’re threatening and I’ll be free at last!’
Logan watched her silently for a second, his eyes lit by
a sort of amused admiration.
‘So, you
finally grew up, Abigail,’ he said softly. ‘You’re prepared to take on the two
wolves in your life and vanquish them.’
‘I just
want to see the back of them both!’ Abigail flared. ‘Even the most humble worm
can turn.’
‘You were
never humble,’ Logan mused, ‘just too sweet for your own good.’ His hand
reached out and touched her face lightly, his eyes skimming over her. ‘Sweet,
sweet Abigail,’ he murmured. ‘I’ll take a lot of convincing that the sweetness
has gone.’
‘It
should be quite easy to prove,’ she assured him tartly. The way he touched her,
the words he used combined to bring back the past and she could have done
without that. ‘Let me know when I’m on duty,’ she finished, turning away to go
to her car.
‘If
there’s anything you need...’ Logan began, and she turned flashing green eyes
on him.
‘Space!’
she snapped. ‘That’s all I need from you.’
‘You’ll
get it,’ Logan promised, the amused indulgence dying from his voice. ‘When
this is over you’ll want that divorce. After that there’ll be all the space you
require.’
She
marched off, afraid to ask herself why his words had sent cold fingers racing
over her heart. It would be the end of Logan altogether and she was too honest
to hide from the realisation that there hadn’t yet been an end. He had always
been there, right at the back of mind. After this he would have to be
obliterated. They would both be free.
A vision
of Fenella Mitchell came into her head and she suddenly knew why after all this
time he was mentioning divorce. He couldn’t tell her outright because she might
have refused to go to the States with him. He couldn’t marry Fenella quickly
and take her there cause it would probably upset his deal if the man knew he
was divorced and remarried.
Pain
seemed to race across her, tightening her chest, and she almost walked past
Brian without seeing him, He was still there, beside his car, and he stopped
her his touch on her arm making her spin round and notice him.
Is it true, Abigail? Are
you two together again?’ Oh, lies, lies, lies, Abigail mourned silently. She
longed to tell him the truth but if she did there would be nothing left for her
father what he came out of hospital, even the dust to sweep up, as Logan had threatened.
‘We’re
going to try.’ she managed, her face pale and distant ‘I’m sorry about all
that, Brian. Logan completely misunderstood the situation.’
‘I hope I
haven’t messed things up,’ he said ruefully.
‘I could
see you having a go at each other.’
‘it’s all
right,’ she soothed, forcing a smile ‘Logan can get very angry for very little
and, as I say, he mistook the situation.’
‘I can
understand him being jealous,’ Brian said wryly.
‘I rather put my foot in it and you know I was only being my usual
blundering self.’
‘You were
simply being kind,’ Abigail assured him. ‘I’ll have to go now. Rose is
expecting me home. I have a lot to do before we leave for America.’
She
summoned up a brilliant smile and turned away to her car. Logan jealous? He was
simply enraged that his well-laid plans were in danger of being thwarted. When
this was over he would hand her over to almost anyone without a qualm and go
off to Fenella Mitchell.
She
started the car and swung into a turn to leave
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