Tempting the Devil
“Ben. Maybe. She hurried as fast as she could to the bedroom phone, plopped down on the bed, and stared at it as it continued to ring.
It could be Ben, and that possibility tightened her stomach. Then again it could be her anonymous caller. Or Sandy.
She grabbed the receiver.
“Hi,” came a lazy voice.
She recognized it immediately.
“Michael?”
“Mike,” the voice corrected. “Thought I would try again for dinner. Hope you don’t mind.”
Michael from the pub. A date. Normalcy.
Some time away from though...ts of Ben Taylor. How much of the attraction between them was real? How much was his job? How much came from adrenaline and danger? How much just plain sexual attraction?
She still didn’t know why, of all the people she knew, she’d chosen him to call after the wreck. He’d been the first person who came to mind. The only one.
But now she was filled with doubts.
“Robin?”
The question jerked her back to the moment. How long had she been lost in thought?
“I’m sorry. This has been a rather strange night and day.”MoreLess
It could be Ben, and that possibility tightened her stomach. Then again it could be her anonymous caller. Or Sandy.
She grabbed the receiver.
“Hi,” came a lazy voice.
She recognized it immediately.
“Michael?”
“Mike,” the voice corrected. “Thought I would try again for dinner. Hope you don’t mind.”
Michael from the pub. A date. Normalcy.
Some time away from though...ts of Ben Taylor. How much of the attraction between them was real? How much was his job? How much came from adrenaline and danger? How much just plain sexual attraction?
She still didn’t know why, of all the people she knew, she’d chosen him to call after the wreck. He’d been the first person who came to mind. The only one.
But now she was filled with doubts.
“Robin?”
The question jerked her back to the moment. How long had she been lost in thought?
“I’m sorry. This has been a rather strange night and day.”MoreLess
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