Blind Promises
““I’m glad you came,” he said, thumping his brother on the back. “You can keep Dana and Lorraine company while I work on the visual aid with Al Pratt. He should be here any minute.”
“Shame on you,” Dirk chided. “A newly engaged man…”
Gannon looked briefly uncomfortable, bearing out Dana’s suspicions that he hated being engaged to her, newly or not. “I know, but time is money where this new device is concerned. We’ve got some innovative ideas we want to work up before somebody beats us to the pun...ch. Oh, and I’ve invited a guest for Sunday dinner, Lorraine,” he added.
“Anyone I know, dear?” Lorraine asked without looking up from her needlepoint.
“Yes. Layn.”
There was a silence in the room so utterly sudden that the sound of the woman’s name seemed to echo 116 Blind Promises Diana Palmer 117 endlessly. Dana closed her eyes, feeling her heart shatter. It was true. Now she knew it was true.
“In that case,” Dirk said quietly, “I think Dana and I will drive down to Savannah for the day on Sunday.”MoreLess
“Shame on you,” Dirk chided. “A newly engaged man…”
Gannon looked briefly uncomfortable, bearing out Dana’s suspicions that he hated being engaged to her, newly or not. “I know, but time is money where this new device is concerned. We’ve got some innovative ideas we want to work up before somebody beats us to the pun...ch. Oh, and I’ve invited a guest for Sunday dinner, Lorraine,” he added.
“Anyone I know, dear?” Lorraine asked without looking up from her needlepoint.
“Yes. Layn.”
There was a silence in the room so utterly sudden that the sound of the woman’s name seemed to echo 116 Blind Promises Diana Palmer 117 endlessly. Dana closed her eyes, feeling her heart shatter. It was true. Now she knew it was true.
“In that case,” Dirk said quietly, “I think Dana and I will drive down to Savannah for the day on Sunday.”MoreLess
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