THE COLOR OF LOVE

swim in the sea in his blue eyes wh

d no recollection of the words he had said. All that resonated in

r spoke again, questioning her

, Rebeka

yalty. She silently cursed herself for letting herself get carried

e fine gentleman” Carl interrupted her thoughts with his

unnecessary! Not that he w

lack for

eem naïve. She knew she was already bottling it, but then, saying anything w

say something. It

st form of defense is to dis

grabbed her cup of coffee and

queue in one sleek move. His hands felt soft and firm at the same time when he held her. Hot spa

tleman if I don’t sa

e café were spinning now, as were the heads of ev

. May I go no

wo

e didn’t turn to butter, literally. Luckily, biology hadn’t sh

Her toes now twitched uncomfortably in her shoes. Her knees w

ay, my lady

le d

oticed a

er lower lip all along. Was she sweating? Why does she always get this n

kah. Give it

’t mind, I would like

should have ended there. But no,

ss in asking if she was still available. Did she look that old or married? She swallowed. Maybe she shouldn’t sound so naïve, sh

way! Disappe

ou’re thinking of. Dinner

saying? She could barely look at his face and here she was,

pointed at the BB and B Corporation Blac

d L

ed even r

I know. I

erately sought a reasonable excuse at least. Her eyes briefly rested

. Just

Did I say something wrong?” he was

n she did the craziest thing she had done in the past

e did, he had sent for her, handing her a little envelope containing a flash drive. She had nod

ir

ma C

ew he was trying his best to fill up the father and mentor void

u

tro

w don’t care

bout one and you’re good to go” he had stood up and

, looking down. She ne

usted lately and I’d need to rest for a

? Are you aski

ike the stranger from this morning’s coffee ep

mean that I am being overworked or that

back to his table. “I did think of that

h

t notice if my princ

ierre Blanc was mor

rie. I’d send it to you when help arr

needed sorting. Her telephone buzzed. Her hand shot out immediately to pick up the call, ins

n stooped to pick shattered piec

muttered repeatedly, tea

fore his death two years ago. The most recent of all the pict

on her desk

e call, wiping h

Pierre on th

se.” He said. “And get a cup

her boss had asked. She didn’t bother wiping her tear

ng her eyes on Jean Pierre as she entered. He nodded toward the ot

d a matching blue suit, was the las