Edges of love

l didn't come. Kate pac

the glances she was attra

ite at ease in the new sel

Before she left her bedr

ual to playing the part of

of the dresses she had bro

a deep cowl neck draped lo

y-pleated belt that hugged

front. She carried a floatin

ening bag, and on her fee

en—dull gold, with inte

had arranged her fine, pale

ead from each side, formin

her pretty ears. She hadn'

but at least it all added up

might conceivabl

he would come. She felt c

more conscious of the l

t warning, she had a feeli

her. She knew it was irrati

onditioned atmosphere she f

g she was going to faint

off the sensation of lightheadedness, telling hersel

ate ea

towards her, walking swi

ing. Hardly knowing what

r hands. The blood had com

slightly ti

mured, her face radiant

lli

d looking into her face in

ed. Then, very slowly, he

ent his head

her lips tingling from h

ing to get jittery,' she

g so surprised at the enth

as necessary. 'I thought pe

couple of steps back and t

waist and hips

' His voice was deep and

rk lashes. He lifted a han

e how perfect

breath and she felt idiot

world if she caught his ha

ned herself. This is all

ischievous little grin.

part beautifully. But eno

his friends appeared to be

goi

om her face and he wasn't r

take you,' he sa

'I said enough is enough,

want my dinne

his mood seemed to chang

aiting out in the car for

t.' He took her hand, twini

towards

s from the first moment s

he hotel frontage showing him as a tall, rather ga

ichael took her hand and h

I've been on at this man to

sing on this earth like

us grin, but Kate heard th

ook his place beside her at

ather special and looke

reassuring to have a wo

with his business affair

ur

ng the wide, curving, inte

hael leaned forward betwee

with Kate, enquiring afte

ome, and pointing out plac

e way you'd come in. The y

you some sailing while you

w—see all the neon ligh

enormous neon signs, a

ing and switching and wink

super Piccadilly Circus, b

at Hong Kong would be e

y to anything as down-ma

e joke when Paul spoke for

You didn't say where we're

ught Lindy's might be a go

home—you know, the ol

wo friends from the U.S.

son—charming folk. Hav

nd again Kate got the impr

because they had left the

in shopping part of Hong

street of towering buildings, and the