He was tall,and the light from the open doorway of the house made a narrow gold nimbus about a dark head.
Khloe could scarcely see his face against the light,but as she stared across the people crowding around him,he seemed to look up straight at khloe.As someone threw a piece of tea tree on to the dying fire,an amber flame suddenly lit his eyes, making them glow briefly in a strangely frightening way.She felt the drink shake in her hand,and tightened her grip on the glass.Her throat momentarily blocked
Someone moved across in front of him to hand him a drink, and she told herself she had imagined her own reaction.
A voice said ''Is there any of that barbecued lamb left?You've got to have some,Aaron,the flavour is out of this world...... And they were moving with him down the slight grassy slope to the fire pit,their backs to her.He didn't look round.Khloe pressed back against the tree,willing him to look at her again, telling herself she hoped he wouldn't
A young woman wearing green satin trousers and a brief sequined top hooked her arm into his and he turned to smile down at her,the firelight playing on his face, outlining a dominant, slightly over long, straight nose .He bent and kissed her briefly on the mouth. Another woman placed pink tipped fingers on his shoulder and went on tiptoes to kiss his cheek,and he put his free arm around her waist.Khloe clamped her teeth tightly as she watched,then finished her drink in one gulp.For a moment she was tempted to try and throw her glass into the fire pit, wondering if it would make a satisfactory smashing noise
The party sounds had swelled with a new note of excitement, and nearby she heard someone say ,"It's Aaron Black, the director, you know! He did that marvellous historical movie of the that nineteenth century ship wreck ,when the Maoris ate the crew and kidnapped the captain's wife.
Oh I saw it!"Didn't it have rave views in America
Yeah, that's right! Wonder what he's doing back here in Texas?Holiday, or.........
Khloe moved away .her knees felt shaky,and she told herself she shouldn't have downed that wine with quite such haste .In the hallway she pressed against the wall a couple locked obviously in a passionate embrace
She hurriedly fastened her pace towards Greg's room to her bewilderment Greg's bedroom door was opened,and she went in and pushed it to,muting the sounds from outside. Her pulses were jumping,her breathing fast.She felt though she had been running
There was a phone by the bed.She sat on the rumpled imitation tiger skin bedspread and looked up the number for taxis or probably uber and dialled ,only to be frustrated by an engaged signal
She turned around and saw that the door had been swung wide.
For a moment Aaron Black looked fully at her,and this time there was no mistake. His eyes were blue and blazing, and the full force of them hit her like a punch in the stomach. She gasped.......
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PACIFIC PRETENCE
Chick-Lit"You don't have to be scared of me." But Khloe was scared as Aaron put a hand on her arm and continued tenderly. "let's go,Darling, let's go.'' " So that I can have my heart trampled all over again? "Khloe demanded scornfully." I could swap memories...
