Splendor (1997)
“A tryst. Carolyn suddenly wished she were not in disguise. Or that he would confront her and accuse her of being Carolyn. She did,not move. She did not have the courage.
"I happen to be a friend of Sheffield's," he said, as Carolyn's eyes began to adjust to the darkness. "Ah, here we go." She stared through the darkness and saw him leaning over an immaculate desk, lighting the wick of a small lamp. He replaced the glass dome. The light illuminated only a small area around the desk, which he... dominated. It played over his arresting features—those startling cheekbones and straight, flaring nose. He straightened and smiled at her, catching her staring. Then he leaned one hip oh-so-casually on the desk. "So, my friend, if you are not a burglar, why do you not tell me what you were doing a few moments ago?" She leapt at the explanation he himself had provided. "I was, er ... awaiting a friend." He cocked his head. "Male ... or female?" Was he toying with her? Or was she misinterpreting his every word because of her guilt?MoreLess
"I happen to be a friend of Sheffield's," he said, as Carolyn's eyes began to adjust to the darkness. "Ah, here we go." She stared through the darkness and saw him leaning over an immaculate desk, lighting the wick of a small lamp. He replaced the glass dome. The light illuminated only a small area around the desk, which he... dominated. It played over his arresting features—those startling cheekbones and straight, flaring nose. He straightened and smiled at her, catching her staring. Then he leaned one hip oh-so-casually on the desk. "So, my friend, if you are not a burglar, why do you not tell me what you were doing a few moments ago?" She leapt at the explanation he himself had provided. "I was, er ... awaiting a friend." He cocked his head. "Male ... or female?" Was he toying with her? Or was she misinterpreting his every word because of her guilt?MoreLess
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