entertainment industry types went. And Michael was going to do it. He was going to take the job. He was going to be working again.
“You know,” Michael said. “I’m thinking of spending this winter in Saint Thomas. It would be nice if you came down and joined me. I’ll be working on the film score, but you know, just a few hours a day. The rest of the time we can do whatever we want. Three months of awesome weather, amazing beaches, drinks at sunset.”
It was a spur of the moment thing, inviting her. All the same, it seemed right. They couldn’t take up right where they left off, he understood that. But you never knew. If it turned out to be fun, they could…
Rachel sort of half-frowned. “Michael, that’s really sweet. But I have a job. And the girls are in school.”
He shrugged. “Never mind all that stuff. We’ll have a tutor come in. It’ll be a good experience for them, living abroad. It looks good on college applications. They want kids to be well-rounded these days.”
“My oldest is in junior high school.”
“See? They’ll be getting a head start.”
Rachel shook her head. “What about my job?”
He shrugged again.
She sat on the bed, very near him. He realized that what he would like her to do, most of all, was take those clothes off and climb back into bed with him.
“Michael, this was very nice. But…”
“This was all there is?”
“I don’t want to say that, but… ”
Sure. It made sense. Michael could see that. She had a job. She had this house. She had two daughters who Michael had never met. He hadn’t even thought to ask her where they were. She couldn’t be expected to just drop everything and spend the winter with him. Quit her job? And then what? What if it didn’t work out between them? He could see her concern. He never thought of these types of things first. He never had.
She had a life, and she had no intention of leaving it for him. So that raised questions. In her mind, what was this meeting between them? A fling? A trip down memory lane? He wasn’t sure. Whatever it was…
“It was nice, though, wasn’t it?” he said.
She nodded. It was her turn to smile. “It was nice.”
A new idea struck him. “How about a week?” he said. “Come down for a week. Bring the girls. I’ll get a big place. Does that sound more realistic?”
Rachel laughed. “It’s close. And it sounds like fun.”
“Great. Will you do it?”
“Michael, I’ll think about it.”
The End
About the Author
Isis Cole is the pen name of a bestselling and critically-acclaimed author. Her erotic stories have been bestsellers in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia and France. Her other works, written under her real name, have appeared throughout the world and in numerous languages.
She has also been an exotic dancer, a bartender, a publicist and an advertising executive. She loves to travel, and has visited more than 40 countries.
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