Errors of Judgment(123)

Sarah smiled. ‘It’s the best offer I’ve had all day.’ She drank the remains of her wine. ‘Well, almost.’

Later that evening they lay in bed together, talking, caressing one another in an idle, familiar way. Leo had been telling her about Gabrielle’s excursion to Antibes, and the reasons behind it.

Suddenly Leo’s mobile buzzed on the bedside table. He hesitated, then picked it up. ‘I’d better take this. It may be my daughter involved in some new drama.’

Sarah smiled, amused at how he loved using the words ‘my daughter’. She watched him pull on his boxers as he answered the phone. He listened for a moment, then signalled to her that he would be back in a second. Sarah nodded and lay back contentedly, making plans for tomorrow, and wondering what she should do about the lease on her flat.

Leo stepped into his study and closed the door. He hadn’t realistically expected to hear from Sergei. The recollection of that lithe, slender body, and the promise in those beautiful eyes made his pulse quicken. The conversation was brief, but when it was over, Leo stood for several moments, the phone pressed against his chest, thinking.

He went back to the bedroom. Sarah smiled and stretched lazily. ‘Who was that?’

‘No one important.’ He glanced at Sarah, then at his phone, which was showing Sergei’s number. He could either save it, or delete it. He hesitated for only a second before pressing the key.





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