ERIC WESTIN'S APARTMENT
"The Los Angeles publishing industry
is probably a little bit larger than the one in Seattle -- or King's Bay,
for that matter," Eric says matter-of-factly. "There must be another job
to be had there."
"I'm sure there is. But I'm not interested,"
Diane replies curtly.
"So you're going to pass up what
could be some very lucrative career opportunities because you don't want
to go back to Los Angeles? I may not know you that well, Diane, but that
doesn't sound too characteristic. What happened that you aren't telling
me?"
The look that she fires at him is
all steel and daggers. "Nothing happened. Drop it. Let's just enjoy Christmas,
okay?"
Eric throws up his hands. "All right,
I surrender. But don't think that I can't see through this."
Diane chooses not to validate the
statement with a response. Instead she turns her attention to the food.
After swallowing several bites, she says, "Come on, eat up. Once we're
done eating, I'll sit Sam down with that video she wants to watch. And
then you and I can get to our playtime ..."
Eric feels her naked toes tracing
their way up his leg. A shiver of excitement surges through his body.
He meets the wicked smirk of her
vivid red lips with his own playful grin. "Then stop distracting me so
I can finish eating, Ms. Bishop."
"I'll try," she sighs. She feeds
Samantha another few bites of food.
"Diane," Eric says after a long moment
of silence between them. "About Los Angeles -- if there is something you
want to discuss, if something happened that's bothering you -- I want you
to know that I am here to listen."
At first she looks at him skeptically,
but then her reaction softens. She offers an awkward, pleasant smile and
then refocuses on Samantha.
Eric continues staring at her, observing,
as he resumes eating. Diane Bishop ... Why do you have to be so closed
off? What aren't you telling me?
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