Chapter Seven
The sudden mention of that night by the pool in the guest house makes me blush. I can feel it spread across my face. I am hoping in the darkness that Bennett does not notice. I am acutely aware of how close I am to him now. In my drunken state, I lose my footing trying to create space between the two of us. He catches me again and this time grips me firmly by the waist. There is nothing seductive about this movement. He is clearly trying to prevent a drunken woman from making an a*s of herself.
Even so, I am still thinking about that night I caught him with that girl. I never found out who she was. Never saw her again. I guess it doesn’t matter. He is taking me down toward the guest houses. The party is growing quieter. I can see two people making out in some bushes.
I had
