Low Country Liar (1978)
“Lisa stared at the blackness of his hair brushing the rolled neckline of his ribbed, creamy yellow sweater, which complemented the tobacco-brown jacket of corduroy with light tan leather patches at the elbows. "We both know you aren't here to read Mitzi's review, so why have you come, Slade?" Was that her voice that sounded so calm and nonchalant? It seemed impossible, considering the way she was trembling inside.
He slashed a black glance over his shoulder, brief and slicing. "It occurred to ...me that I was taking your agreement to our arrangement for granted. You avoided giving me a direct answer last night." Slade, too, sounded calm and controlled, yet the elemental currents crackling in the air seemed charged with high voltage.
"Did I? I thought I had," Lisa shrugged, intimidated by the rigid set of his shoulders. Slade pivoted to face her. "You didn't and you haven't yet." It was Lisa's turn to look away from his compelling features, relentless in their demand for an answer. "Naturally, I agree to the arrangement.MoreLess
He slashed a black glance over his shoulder, brief and slicing. "It occurred to ...me that I was taking your agreement to our arrangement for granted. You avoided giving me a direct answer last night." Slade, too, sounded calm and controlled, yet the elemental currents crackling in the air seemed charged with high voltage.
"Did I? I thought I had," Lisa shrugged, intimidated by the rigid set of his shoulders. Slade pivoted to face her. "You didn't and you haven't yet." It was Lisa's turn to look away from his compelling features, relentless in their demand for an answer. "Naturally, I agree to the arrangement.MoreLess
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