Chapter 7
"Hey Lara," Alex called after her. Lara sighed and rolled her eyes slightly. This is all I need she thought. She turned around and politely smiled at him. "I just wondered if perhaps you would fancy going for a drink later?" Lara thought about it weighing up the pros and cons in her mind before moving closer to him and whispering in his ear.
She turned and saw Patrick appearing and she gave him a look knowing he had seen her whispering to Alex and also Alex's shocked expression. She was hoping he'd put two and two together and make five. Well, she thought, he was never any good at maths…
She was wrong on one count; Patrick didn't even see Alex until Alex had, had time to compose himself. Patrick watched her walk off and recognised that look; he'd seen it many times before. It was one of mischief; he knew she was upto something, but he couldn't help himself frowning slightly as he briefly turned back to look at Alex. The thought of losing Lara was hard enough…but to a bastard like Adams?
He'd seen what had happened to Sam, fair enough that was pretty much her own fault, but he didn't want similar to happen to Lara. And Victoria, Alex's previous conquest before Sam, was now six feet under. He knew Lara was well capable of taking care of herself and he knew that she always knew exactly what she was doing.
Suddenly he felt the pieces click into place. Well he thought having a sudden mischievous idea; Two can play at that game, Miss Lara Stone….
"Hey Lara," Alex called after her. Lara sighed and rolled her eyes slightly. This is all I need she thought. She turned around and politely smiled at him. "I just wondered if perhaps you would fancy going for a drink later?" Lara thought about it weighing up the pros and cons in her mind before moving closer to him and whispering in his ear.
She turned and saw Patrick appearing and she gave him a look knowing he had seen her whispering to Alex and also Alex's shocked expression. She was hoping he'd put two and two together and make five. Well, she thought, he was never any good at maths…
She was wrong on one count; Patrick didn't even see Alex until Alex had, had time to compose himself. Patrick watched her walk off and recognised that look; he'd seen it many times before. It was one of mischief; he knew she was upto something, but he couldn't help himself frowning slightly as he briefly turned back to look at Alex. The thought of losing Lara was hard enough…but to a bastard like Adams?
He'd seen what had happened to Sam, fair enough that was pretty much her own fault, but he didn't want similar to happen to Lara. And Victoria, Alex's previous conquest before Sam, was now six feet under. He knew Lara was well capable of taking care of herself and he knew that she always knew exactly what she was doing.
Suddenly he felt the pieces click into place. Well he thought having a sudden mischievous idea; Two can play at that game, Miss Lara Stone….