‘Yes, I called Joe. The awards ceremony was a success. I won the dramatic actor in a series award.’
‘Not the other three?’
‘No, but one is enough for me. Joe said they told the audience where I’d gone and why, and they applauded. We’ll start work again as soon as I return. So you see, I’ve suffered no harm.’
‘What about the film part?’
‘Well-’
‘Oh, no!’
‘That’s gone to the other guy. But who cares? I still have the series. And I have you. There’ll be other film parts. But there won’t be another you. My darling, try to understand. I’ve made my choice and I won’t regret it. At least, I won’t regret it as long as you stay with me, and love me.’
‘Do you doubt that?’ she whispered.
There was a strange look in his eyes, a mixture of teasing and adoration.
‘What is it?’ she asked.
‘I was thinking that if Joe was here, he’d want you to say something nice to me. You wouldn’t like to do that, would you?’
She considered. ‘I might. I could say that I love you, that I’ve never loved anyone in my life as I love you, and I know that I never will. You
She reached up to touch his cheek. ‘Do you think that will do?’
He smiled, taking her hand and brushing it with his lips.
‘That will do perfectly,’ he said.
Lucy Gordon
Lucy Gordon cut her writing teeth on magazine journalism, interviewing many of the world’s most interesting men, including Warren Beatty, Charlton Heston and Roger Moore. She also camped out with lions in Africa, and had many other unusual experiences, which have often provided the background for her books. Several years ago, while staying in Venice, she met a Venetian who proposed to her after two days. They have been married ever since. Naturally this has affected her writing, where romantic Italian men tend to feature strongly.
Two of her books have won a Romance Writers of America RITA® Award.
You can visit her website, www.lucy-gordon.com.
