with a woman whose name he couldn ’ t even remember. Untangling himself, and
without a second look, he too made his way towards the gathered guests,
determined to locate a now out of sight Aviva.
He couldn ’ t see her, there were a lot of very tall
model type people wandering around the room. Continuing his scan, Jason
searched the milling crowd for a glimpse of Aviva. Becoming frustrated his eyes
made another pass along the beautifully dressed people when a flash of blue
caught his eyes. Aviva stood looking up and laughing at something a tall good
looking guy had said to her. So the guy was a comedian, he had to be by the way
she was laughing and clinging to his every word. Making up his mind in an
instant, Jason decided to find out what was so funny, he liked a good joke as
much as the next guy. Deciding he too could do with a laugh, he made his way
towards them. Keeping the laughing couple trained in his line of vision, Jason
saw the tightening of Aviva ’ s shoulders
as he bore down on them. Good, serves her right he thought, pleased with her
reaction to his approach. At her ‘ don ’ t start anything ’ look Jason plastered on his most
innocent smile and slipped his arm around her waist pulling her into his body.
Stiffening Aviva was unable to resist making contact with his big body without
causing a scene, so she stepped on his foot, really hard with the heel of her
shoe. Stiffening, Jason only just managed to keep in his wince of pain. His
foot hurting like hell, he decided to pay her back. Adopting a look of mock
innocence, Aviva gazed up at him and smiled with her lips, her eyes telling him
to get lost. Oh, so she wanted to play, okay Angel – let ’ s play.
“ Hi Angel, I missed you, why didn ’ t you wait for me? ”
Aviva ’ s laugh sounded fake, even to her own
ears. She doubted she was fooling either of the men who stood beside her. “ For goodness sake Jason, it ’ s not as though you ’ re my date for the evening. We just rode
over together. ”
Not liking
her comment, Jason wondered if it had been for the benefit of the pretty boy
she was laughing up a storm with. Not knowing and not caring who the hell he
was, he continued on determined to get her way from this man who was a stranger
to him. “ That ’ s not the impression I got in the car
earlier. As I recall the ride was very eventful. Do you need me to remind you
what we were doing as we pulled into the driveway? ” Stunned into silence at his words, Aviva felt a rush of heat
engulf her face. “ Oh,
silence, so you do need me to remind you; well as I recall you were on t …”
Cutting
Jason off, Aviva started speaking before he could add any more to his
outrageous comments. “ Jason, let
me introduce you to Carlos Ernesto. ” Looking at
Carlos, Jason extended his hand in greeting as Aviva completed the
introductions. The dude sort of reminded him of Steve, tall, slim and too good
looking for his own good and Jason uncharitably wanted to rearrange his pretty
face for him. Instead he squeezed Carlos ’ hand in a warning to back off. Carlos returned the bruising
handshake with just as much force as a look of determination settled on his
face.
“ Pleased to finally meet you Jason, I ’ ve heard a lot about you from Steve. I ’ m thinking of purchasing this fine home
you guys just completed. ”
“ Yeah, it turned out even better than we
had anticipated. I ’ m sure your
wife and family would enjoy living here. ”
“ Oh, I ’ m not married – yet, but
anything could happen in the not too distant future. ”
What the
hell was he looking at Aviva for, did they have history? It sure looked like
it, if the way Carlos was staring at her was anything to go by. Oh no, hell
no, not gonna happen, pretty boy !
Aviva could
see the strain both men were putting on the others hand, neither of them
looking as though he were prepared to be the first to release his grip. So she
decided to do it for them, she stood on Jason ’ s
without a second look, he too made his way towards the gathered guests,
determined to locate a now out of sight Aviva.
He couldn ’ t see her, there were a lot of very tall
model type people wandering around the room. Continuing his scan, Jason
searched the milling crowd for a glimpse of Aviva. Becoming frustrated his eyes
made another pass along the beautifully dressed people when a flash of blue
caught his eyes. Aviva stood looking up and laughing at something a tall good
looking guy had said to her. So the guy was a comedian, he had to be by the way
she was laughing and clinging to his every word. Making up his mind in an
instant, Jason decided to find out what was so funny, he liked a good joke as
much as the next guy. Deciding he too could do with a laugh, he made his way
towards them. Keeping the laughing couple trained in his line of vision, Jason
saw the tightening of Aviva ’ s shoulders
as he bore down on them. Good, serves her right he thought, pleased with her
reaction to his approach. At her ‘ don ’ t start anything ’ look Jason plastered on his most
innocent smile and slipped his arm around her waist pulling her into his body.
Stiffening Aviva was unable to resist making contact with his big body without
causing a scene, so she stepped on his foot, really hard with the heel of her
shoe. Stiffening, Jason only just managed to keep in his wince of pain. His
foot hurting like hell, he decided to pay her back. Adopting a look of mock
innocence, Aviva gazed up at him and smiled with her lips, her eyes telling him
to get lost. Oh, so she wanted to play, okay Angel – let ’ s play.
“ Hi Angel, I missed you, why didn ’ t you wait for me? ”
Aviva ’ s laugh sounded fake, even to her own
ears. She doubted she was fooling either of the men who stood beside her. “ For goodness sake Jason, it ’ s not as though you ’ re my date for the evening. We just rode
over together. ”
Not liking
her comment, Jason wondered if it had been for the benefit of the pretty boy
she was laughing up a storm with. Not knowing and not caring who the hell he
was, he continued on determined to get her way from this man who was a stranger
to him. “ That ’ s not the impression I got in the car
earlier. As I recall the ride was very eventful. Do you need me to remind you
what we were doing as we pulled into the driveway? ” Stunned into silence at his words, Aviva felt a rush of heat
engulf her face. “ Oh,
silence, so you do need me to remind you; well as I recall you were on t …”
Cutting
Jason off, Aviva started speaking before he could add any more to his
outrageous comments. “ Jason, let
me introduce you to Carlos Ernesto. ” Looking at
Carlos, Jason extended his hand in greeting as Aviva completed the
introductions. The dude sort of reminded him of Steve, tall, slim and too good
looking for his own good and Jason uncharitably wanted to rearrange his pretty
face for him. Instead he squeezed Carlos ’ hand in a warning to back off. Carlos returned the bruising
handshake with just as much force as a look of determination settled on his
face.
“ Pleased to finally meet you Jason, I ’ ve heard a lot about you from Steve. I ’ m thinking of purchasing this fine home
you guys just completed. ”
“ Yeah, it turned out even better than we
had anticipated. I ’ m sure your
wife and family would enjoy living here. ”
“ Oh, I ’ m not married – yet, but
anything could happen in the not too distant future. ”
What the
hell was he looking at Aviva for, did they have history? It sure looked like
it, if the way Carlos was staring at her was anything to go by. Oh no, hell
no, not gonna happen, pretty boy !
Aviva could
see the strain both men were putting on the others hand, neither of them
looking as though he were prepared to be the first to release his grip. So she
decided to do it for them, she stood on Jason ’ s
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