want to go on
trying, which had surprised Ella. Once the decision was made, there was
surprising little to do, they had kept most of their finances separate.
They had decided that Jeff would stay on in the apartment and continue paying
the rent. So, Ella had packed as many clothes as she could and brought
them with her to Daniels.
She wondered
how she was going to broach the subject of her single status with Daniel after
his drunken phone call. She had previously used Jeff effectively as a
shield from any advances Daniel made, it kept a distance. She thought it
was mainly because she was unused to being so affected by someone and needed to keep him at a distance. What would happen if he knew she wasn’t with
Jeff anymore? She wasn’t entirely sure she wanted him to know. If
truth be known, she was slightly frightened at her feelings for him.
Not telling
him seemed the safest option at the time, but when she got back, there was no
dilemma. Daniel had obviously forgotten he had drunk phoned her,
nothing was mentioned at all. She was unsure if she was relieved or not
about that. He was still very courteous and kind to her, but she noticed
a slight distance within him. She sighed, perhaps that was a good
thing. She had re-read her article on him the other day and was shocked
to see how personal it had become. She needed to re-establish the
professional distance, so in reality, Daniel was helping.
She sat on
the end of the bed, looking at her full wardrobe. This was her wardrobe
now until she rented somewhere else. Luckily, only the driver and
security guard, who had kindly helped her carry the suitcases up, had seen how
much baggage she had arrived back with. Perhaps it was better that
only a few people knew that she was homeless.
Ella
stiffened and looked towards the door when she heard a knock. Hurriedly,
she shut the wardrobe door before answering. Daniel walked in carrying a
glass of wine for her and a gorgeous smile.
“I thought
you could do with one of these, before dinner.” He raised up a wine
glass, filled with cold white wine, to show her. He hesitated slightly
and then walked across the room to pass it to her.
When he gave
it to her, his hands suddenly felt very empty, so he caught his thumbs in his
jeans pockets. Gosh, she looked beautiful with the light behind
her. She was biting her bottom lip with, was that a guilty look on her
face?
Daniel
suddenly felt uncomfortable, he had an overwhelming urge to touch her and find
out what she looked so guilty about. He was glad his hands were
restricted. He turned and walked back towards the door, before he did
anything he might regret.
“I forgot to
mention before, but there is a.… shall we call it – a get together at
Scarlett’s house on the weekend. Before she starts filming, she usually
invites the cast and crew over to get to know each other. I would imagine
that you would like to come? There are plenty of people there that you
could interview for your article.”
Ella felt
excitement surge through her. “Oh yes, that would be wonderful.” She
smiled at him. “What type of get together is it? What I mean is, is it
formal or casual?”
Daniel
smiled apologetically and shook his head. “As we are talking about
Scarlett here, it will be formal, black tie, evening dress sort of thing.
She doesn’t do casual. You might want to take tomorrow off work to
find a dress, go to the hairdressers or whatever you women do to look
good.”
He looked
towards the overstuffed wardrobe and raised an eyebrow. “Unless you have got
something suitable in there?” He noticed she blushed.
“No, yes. I
mean great, I will take tomorrow off. If that is acceptable with you?”
He started
through the door, stopped and turned back around. “You will need to
pack an overnight bag too.” He had a thoughtful look on his face.
Ella’s breath
caught, her mind recalling the
trying, which had surprised Ella. Once the decision was made, there was
surprising little to do, they had kept most of their finances separate.
They had decided that Jeff would stay on in the apartment and continue paying
the rent. So, Ella had packed as many clothes as she could and brought
them with her to Daniels.
She wondered
how she was going to broach the subject of her single status with Daniel after
his drunken phone call. She had previously used Jeff effectively as a
shield from any advances Daniel made, it kept a distance. She thought it
was mainly because she was unused to being so affected by someone and needed to keep him at a distance. What would happen if he knew she wasn’t with
Jeff anymore? She wasn’t entirely sure she wanted him to know. If
truth be known, she was slightly frightened at her feelings for him.
Not telling
him seemed the safest option at the time, but when she got back, there was no
dilemma. Daniel had obviously forgotten he had drunk phoned her,
nothing was mentioned at all. She was unsure if she was relieved or not
about that. He was still very courteous and kind to her, but she noticed
a slight distance within him. She sighed, perhaps that was a good
thing. She had re-read her article on him the other day and was shocked
to see how personal it had become. She needed to re-establish the
professional distance, so in reality, Daniel was helping.
She sat on
the end of the bed, looking at her full wardrobe. This was her wardrobe
now until she rented somewhere else. Luckily, only the driver and
security guard, who had kindly helped her carry the suitcases up, had seen how
much baggage she had arrived back with. Perhaps it was better that
only a few people knew that she was homeless.
Ella
stiffened and looked towards the door when she heard a knock. Hurriedly,
she shut the wardrobe door before answering. Daniel walked in carrying a
glass of wine for her and a gorgeous smile.
“I thought
you could do with one of these, before dinner.” He raised up a wine
glass, filled with cold white wine, to show her. He hesitated slightly
and then walked across the room to pass it to her.
When he gave
it to her, his hands suddenly felt very empty, so he caught his thumbs in his
jeans pockets. Gosh, she looked beautiful with the light behind
her. She was biting her bottom lip with, was that a guilty look on her
face?
Daniel
suddenly felt uncomfortable, he had an overwhelming urge to touch her and find
out what she looked so guilty about. He was glad his hands were
restricted. He turned and walked back towards the door, before he did
anything he might regret.
“I forgot to
mention before, but there is a.… shall we call it – a get together at
Scarlett’s house on the weekend. Before she starts filming, she usually
invites the cast and crew over to get to know each other. I would imagine
that you would like to come? There are plenty of people there that you
could interview for your article.”
Ella felt
excitement surge through her. “Oh yes, that would be wonderful.” She
smiled at him. “What type of get together is it? What I mean is, is it
formal or casual?”
Daniel
smiled apologetically and shook his head. “As we are talking about
Scarlett here, it will be formal, black tie, evening dress sort of thing.
She doesn’t do casual. You might want to take tomorrow off work to
find a dress, go to the hairdressers or whatever you women do to look
good.”
He looked
towards the overstuffed wardrobe and raised an eyebrow. “Unless you have got
something suitable in there?” He noticed she blushed.
“No, yes. I
mean great, I will take tomorrow off. If that is acceptable with you?”
He started
through the door, stopped and turned back around. “You will need to
pack an overnight bag too.” He had a thoughtful look on his face.
Ella’s breath
caught, her mind recalling the
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