Midnight My Love
“It was long past midnight. She and Damien were going over two crucial paragraphs in her thesis. He searched the journals, trying to find the exact reference to the George's position when the planet reached its perihelion--the point of orbit nearest the sun.
Damien raked his fingers through his hair.
"I know it's here, Alexandra. I remember reading it just the other day." Alex put the paper away. "Let's give it up for tonight. It's two in the morning. I can't concentrate anymore." She stood and ...stretched her neck, trying to ease the stiffness.
"Ready for bed?" He walked around the workbench and stopped directly before her.
Alex trembled. Damien was looking at her with an intensity that took her breath away. The candle guttered in its socket, and dark shadows surrounded them in the flickering light. She kept her eyes on the floor.
When they worked side by side, Alex could almost forget Damien's past indiscretions. The old camaraderie was back in place; only now there was an underlying current between them.MoreLess
Damien raked his fingers through his hair.
"I know it's here, Alexandra. I remember reading it just the other day." Alex put the paper away. "Let's give it up for tonight. It's two in the morning. I can't concentrate anymore." She stood and ...stretched her neck, trying to ease the stiffness.
"Ready for bed?" He walked around the workbench and stopped directly before her.
Alex trembled. Damien was looking at her with an intensity that took her breath away. The candle guttered in its socket, and dark shadows surrounded them in the flickering light. She kept her eyes on the floor.
When they worked side by side, Alex could almost forget Damien's past indiscretions. The old camaraderie was back in place; only now there was an underlying current between them.MoreLess
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