Diamonds Forever (Diamond Trilogy 3) - Page 86

‘Aw, are you sure? Blonde, leggy, taught French?’

‘Oh, you might mean Mrs Cooper?’

‘Damn, she got married! I had this stupid fantasy now and again of going back to school in all my rock star glory and sweeping her off her feet in the assembly hall.’

‘Weren’t you with Jenna by then?’

‘Well … yeah,’ he admitted shiftily. ‘But you never forget your school-kid crush, do you?’

Kayley giggled in his arms.

‘Mine was one of the lab technicians. He was a bit of rogue, used to flirt back. He left after one term though … wonder why?’

‘Er … because he was a nonce?’

‘Oi! Don’t call my thirteen-year-old self’s fantasy man a nonce!’

‘You said yourself he flirted with thirteen year olds.’

‘Oh, yeah. I suppose you’re right. Ugh. Bit creepy really. Funny how you don’t notice these things at the time. God, I wonder if he took it too far with one of the kids?’ She shuddered.

Deano enjoyed the feeling of her wriggling against him, even though it reawakened all his sore spots.

‘So you’re not the best judge of character then?’ he said teasingly. ‘The lab technician, Harville …’

‘I suppose,’ she said. ‘I get impressed by stupid stuff. The lab tech’s good looks, Harville flashing his cash around. I get taken in. At least, I did. Not any more.’

‘You’re not thinking of becoming a nun, are you?’ said Deano, slightly alarmed at the hollow little pang this thought gave him.

‘Hardly,’ she replied stoutly. ‘I’ve never been a God-botherer. But I’ve been single ever since the Harville mess. Just can’t seem to trust anyone now.’

‘What did he do to you?’ A flame of anger burned in his chest. More than anything, he wanted to get out of this place and flatten Harville.

‘Oh, you know, classic story. Sweet-talked me, made me feel special then … pimped me out.’

‘Ugh, that’s fucked up. Why would he do that?’

‘Because he’s fucked up. And now he’s passed it on to me. He’s generous like that, is our Lawrence.’

‘Didn’t you think you could say no to him?’

‘I couldn’t say no to him. He’s a scary bastard, in case you hadn’t noticed. And besides, he had me hooked on his drugs. I needed them, so I needed him.’

‘Shit. But you’re clean now, yeah?’

‘Yeah, for years. Clean and sober, hard-working, proper grown up. Even got a pension plan. I just don’t do the relationship stuff.’

‘Well, you needed a bit of space, I should think,’ said Deano. ‘Recovery time. That doesn’t mean you’ll never …’

‘I don’t know,’ she said firmly. ‘Like I said, I have trust issues now. Can’t take a compliment off a bloke without wondering what he’s after.’

‘It’s a shame,’ sighed Deano. ‘A cracking lass like you.’

She hooted with laughter.

‘What?’ said Deano.

‘You, just then,’ she said. ‘You can take the boy out of Bledburn … “cracking lass”.’ She laughed again.

Tags: Justine Elyot Diamond Trilogy Erotic
Source: readsnovelonline.net
readsnovelonline.net Copyright 2016 - 2024