making.
Every day she stayed, she felt more attached to this place, to Gordon. And considering that, a few months ago she’d had absolutely no ties with either, she could hardly afford to make any extreme choices.
“I want you to think about it, at least,” he said, releasing her with reluctance. “I just wanted to get it out there. I could no longer bear to keep it all inside. So now you know.”
“Now I know,” she echoed, hands twisting together. “And yes…I’ll think about it.”
Chapter Sixteen
Victoria liked the idea of being in love. To open one’s eyes with the waking thought of that special person. He made her smile for no reason; just thinking about him or something he’d said when they were together, could make her face break out with a grin.
She wasn’t prepared for it, but it felt so good. His touch, his scent; they thrilled her so easily. And when his body was next to hers, she melted. In the evenings, after the work was done, she would lead him up to her bedroom, and they would make love. Sometimes it was rough and hard, or slow and sweet. But each time, it was marvelous.
She wasn’t sure what she was going to do about her new-found feelings for Gordon. She’d never really been in love before. A few teenage crushes, some short-lived dalliances – but this looked like it went deep. Why else was she even considering what he’d said, about wanting her to stay?
That day, she had business to attend to, with the London lawyers handling the legal matters regarding the house. She was still trying to make up her mind about selling the house. One of the possibilities she was considering, was that she didn’t have to let the house go even if she had to return to New York. That way, she’d have a reason to come back whenever she wanted.
But she already had a reason, hadn’t she? There was Gordon, she thought with a smile, as she made her way back to the house after the meeting. She was in a taxi, and was riding at the back while the car made its way through the streets leading to her drive.
Then she saw them.
Gordon and Abbey. They’d just come out of a coffee shop, and he was holding her hand in a tight grip. The taxi drove slowly by on the road, and Victoria could only stare through the window as both of them embraced warmly, before Abbey placed a kiss on his cheek.
The intimacy of the scene made Victoria’s chest tighten. She sat back as if dazed, as the car drove on, making the turn that would take them straight to her home.
She couldn’t get her head around what she’d just seen. Abbey and Gordon? It didn’t seem right. It was true that Abbey had been the one to introduce them. But that didn’t mean they had anything going on, had they?
Were you blind? Mocked an inner voice, as she paid for the taxi and walked slowly up the steps leading to the front door. She let herself in, backing into the door as she stared unseeingly into space. She could have seen it all wrong, she told herself. They’d gone for some coffee, had held hands and shared a kiss. No big deal – not to me, surely, Victoria thought.
But then, what did she really know about him anyway, or Abbey? She came around with her little tit-bits of town gossip, and she’d been nice and friendly. But she was also a woman, who’d made it known that Gordon was an attractive bachelor. And then Gordon, Victoria knew next to nothing about. She’d allowed herself only to know what she’d needed to know. He was charming, smooth, and sexy. He could turn her on like a light bulb with barely any effort. He’d found his way into her bed and since then, had taken full advantage of her womanly neediness.
And then, he’d asked her to stay. Victoria guessed that any man would want more of a good thing. Her body, for as long as it pleased him. And in the mean time, he’d keep his little “friendships” with Abbey and whichever woman was out there that Victoria didn’t know about.
You’re jealous, she thought, staring at her
Every day she stayed, she felt more attached to this place, to Gordon. And considering that, a few months ago she’d had absolutely no ties with either, she could hardly afford to make any extreme choices.
“I want you to think about it, at least,” he said, releasing her with reluctance. “I just wanted to get it out there. I could no longer bear to keep it all inside. So now you know.”
“Now I know,” she echoed, hands twisting together. “And yes…I’ll think about it.”
Chapter Sixteen
Victoria liked the idea of being in love. To open one’s eyes with the waking thought of that special person. He made her smile for no reason; just thinking about him or something he’d said when they were together, could make her face break out with a grin.
She wasn’t prepared for it, but it felt so good. His touch, his scent; they thrilled her so easily. And when his body was next to hers, she melted. In the evenings, after the work was done, she would lead him up to her bedroom, and they would make love. Sometimes it was rough and hard, or slow and sweet. But each time, it was marvelous.
She wasn’t sure what she was going to do about her new-found feelings for Gordon. She’d never really been in love before. A few teenage crushes, some short-lived dalliances – but this looked like it went deep. Why else was she even considering what he’d said, about wanting her to stay?
That day, she had business to attend to, with the London lawyers handling the legal matters regarding the house. She was still trying to make up her mind about selling the house. One of the possibilities she was considering, was that she didn’t have to let the house go even if she had to return to New York. That way, she’d have a reason to come back whenever she wanted.
But she already had a reason, hadn’t she? There was Gordon, she thought with a smile, as she made her way back to the house after the meeting. She was in a taxi, and was riding at the back while the car made its way through the streets leading to her drive.
Then she saw them.
Gordon and Abbey. They’d just come out of a coffee shop, and he was holding her hand in a tight grip. The taxi drove slowly by on the road, and Victoria could only stare through the window as both of them embraced warmly, before Abbey placed a kiss on his cheek.
The intimacy of the scene made Victoria’s chest tighten. She sat back as if dazed, as the car drove on, making the turn that would take them straight to her home.
She couldn’t get her head around what she’d just seen. Abbey and Gordon? It didn’t seem right. It was true that Abbey had been the one to introduce them. But that didn’t mean they had anything going on, had they?
Were you blind? Mocked an inner voice, as she paid for the taxi and walked slowly up the steps leading to the front door. She let herself in, backing into the door as she stared unseeingly into space. She could have seen it all wrong, she told herself. They’d gone for some coffee, had held hands and shared a kiss. No big deal – not to me, surely, Victoria thought.
But then, what did she really know about him anyway, or Abbey? She came around with her little tit-bits of town gossip, and she’d been nice and friendly. But she was also a woman, who’d made it known that Gordon was an attractive bachelor. And then Gordon, Victoria knew next to nothing about. She’d allowed herself only to know what she’d needed to know. He was charming, smooth, and sexy. He could turn her on like a light bulb with barely any effort. He’d found his way into her bed and since then, had taken full advantage of her womanly neediness.
And then, he’d asked her to stay. Victoria guessed that any man would want more of a good thing. Her body, for as long as it pleased him. And in the mean time, he’d keep his little “friendships” with Abbey and whichever woman was out there that Victoria didn’t know about.
You’re jealous, she thought, staring at her
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