Where was an earthquake when she needed one? Mirabelle thought as she stared up at Philbert and wished she would blink and the man would just disappear like a hallucination, or in this case, a figment of her guilty mind.
But the universe wasn't doing her any favors and just then, Theodore moved behind Mirabelle and she was reminded of his presence as well. She was also reminded of what they had just done and where they were. Damn it. The heat of embarrassment rose in her cheeks so hot and fast it almost made the sun blazing down on them feel like a cool caress.
Mirabelle had never thought she would be so grateful for her darker skin tone and prayed the flush didn't show, or if it did, she hoped the men would just think it was due to the sun and not because she was dying of humiliation.
