Winds of Heaven
“Definitely the smile. Kylie leaned closer to her reflection in the mirrored tiles beside the tub. Above a cloud of iridescent bubbles the woman who looked back at her smiled. Serenely. Sensuously. Smugly.
Yes, Kylie decided. It was definitely the smile that betrayed her. She might have been able to ignore the mysterious sparkle in her eyes. And surely the softly persistent hint of blush in her cheeks wouldn’t be noticed by anyone else. But it was hard to explain away that smile.
Not that anyone... had asked. Not once during the entire day had anyone asked. She had received compliments on her dress, her hairstyle, even on the shade of lipstick she wore. Each thank you she’d murmured in response had been chaperoned by a stern command to the silent laughter inside her. She had wanted to laugh aloud with the knowledge that her dress wasn’t new, her hairstyle was the same as the day before, and her lipstick was no more than a tinted gloss.
She was different because of Nick, because of the night spent in his arms.MoreLess
Yes, Kylie decided. It was definitely the smile that betrayed her. She might have been able to ignore the mysterious sparkle in her eyes. And surely the softly persistent hint of blush in her cheeks wouldn’t be noticed by anyone else. But it was hard to explain away that smile.
Not that anyone... had asked. Not once during the entire day had anyone asked. She had received compliments on her dress, her hairstyle, even on the shade of lipstick she wore. Each thank you she’d murmured in response had been chaperoned by a stern command to the silent laughter inside her. She had wanted to laugh aloud with the knowledge that her dress wasn’t new, her hairstyle was the same as the day before, and her lipstick was no more than a tinted gloss.
She was different because of Nick, because of the night spent in his arms.MoreLess
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