Some nights change everything. Some mornings change you.
James kept watch from dance floor to the
balcony as he helped his crew get the equipment ready for loading on to the
truck. The balcony doors stood open. The image of the woman fresh in his mind,
he found himself standing outside in the very spot where he’d followed her.
He’d been returning from a phone call when
he’d seen her push out of Frank’s arms and run toward the balcony. He’d been
lying when he said he was looking for Frank; he knew where he was. For some
unexplained reason, he’d felt compelled to follow that woman. Before he could
stop himself, he’d been standing behind her listening to her sniffle softly.
There was something familiar about being
in that spot. Looking in the pond, he’d seen the moonlight reflecting on her
hair and the smell of lavender had filled his senses. Where have I smelled that before?
As soon as she’d turned with pools of
tears in hazel eyes, his heart had gone out to her. Deep pain and sorrow
reflected in them. He couldn’t help feel those horrible feelings with her. It
had unnerved him, as it did now, to think someone he didn’t know had, with no
effort or knowledge, reminded him of Suzette.
Hands gripping the balcony’s stone
railing, James stood with tears in his eyes. He looked to the sky, hoping to
find in the stars relief and answers to his confusion there, and prayed he
wouldn’t fall for this woman as he’d done so many years ago for another.
Romance
and love. I don’t want it. Not now. I have a career to run. I can’t tolerate
another fly-by-night relationship.
Rain sprinkled on his face and lightning
filled the sky. James took a deep breath, sucking in the wind that had kicked
up. He turned to go back inside and close the double glass and wooden doors and
caught an image of the unhappy woman. As the doors clicked shut, the image disappeared
and James went on with his work.
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