Filed To Story: The Lingering Kiss of Farewell Novel
she asked.
“You’re his sister in??aw, so he’s technically your next of kin,”
Liam stated and looked right at her now.”
couldn’t even argue that one, because technically he would be right, if you were Marrin’s twin… or Marrin herself.”
He murmured and she frowned at him.
“I’ve read everything Marilyn, and I mean everything. I know about your previous accident. The twins, your amnesia and even about the hire car you were driving. It had Texas plates on it. I’ve also seen Calvin Reeves and your boys, aptly named, I dare say.”
She frowned at him.
“Look, I don’t know my past, and I’m not going to try and remember now, not with all that has gone on.”
she shook her head.
“Hmm, I do understand that. But the possibility is there. I just thought, as your lawyer you should know, I can see and read between the lines as to why he is doing this. Mr Reeves is yet to, I believe, have all that information. If he digs into you properly and finds out, Marilyn. What do you think his reaction to it will be?”
She stared at him, not good, was the answer rolling around inside her mind. I’m not his concern, have not been for as long as I can remember, and I’d like to keep it that way, regardless of what you’ve read or seen. I also heard him and saw his divorce papers. He clearly hated his ex, so let’s just leave that alone. There is no actual proof of anything is there.”
“Hmm, I imagine if I dug properly with full effort I’d find something, but I’m your lawyer, not his. So, yes, I will leave it well enough alone. I’ve not brought it to Lisa or Hamilton’s attention and I won’t be. Why I am here without them.”
he told her.
“Back to the meeting you’ll have this evening then?”
she stated.
BO
I’m a reasonable man, and I’d like to hear Mr Reeves out, actually see what he has planned, where the accommodation will be, to be honest. Lisa is already of the opinion he’s going to try and have you stay at his place. He’s got a real undeniable interest in you, even I can see that.”
“And?”
she sighed.
“I’m curious is all, whether the place he’s offering is one of his own estates. If it is, then it’s likely the man is still trying to stalk you or get something from you, keep you close to him. As for what exactly that is, I’ve yet to figure out.
“I’ll also be rejecting it, and we’ll probably push ahead with charges being laid in view of him still trying to be around you, because if it’s one of his personal estates, he’ll have free access to it. So, it will be just you, your children and him, which will feed his unhealthy obsession.”
She nodded,
“I don’t want that anyway. I want to go home and never see the man again. So just decline it.”
Tm looking into him and his wife properly as well. On the quiet just to try and figure out the reality of what I’ve seen, and let you know what you can expect in the future. I think that is going to be wise. You might need me later on if he does decide to hire someone and dig into your past, and get his hands on the accident report. To go along with the medical report he’s probably already got, likely why he is doing this as well. He may now be stating sister??n??aw, but it’s likely that’s just his way of trying to get us to think he’s let it go, that you’re Marrin. When, in fact, he hasn’t, not really.”
DERMAY
Wil
He was sitting at his desk in his home office compiling everything he had on Marilyn Riddley. He couldn’t do it In the office, where Calvin could, at any time, walk in there and sit down and ask him what he was doing. Though that man was currently on a new mission, which was occupying 80% of his time, which was good for Wil
Because it was allowing him time to investigate Marilyn without Calvin knowing about it, he’d had very stern. words with Calvin about his behaviour and, finally, the man had listened to him with the threats of Wil walking away from him being his lawyer.
He had been going to as well, because if Calvin no longer listened to his advice, then what was the point in him being his lawyer at all? And that was exactly how he had put it to Calvin. Trying to get his point across, and it had actually worked, he thought. That, combined with Marilyn not having Marrin’s birthmark, and Calvin having seen that with his own two eyes, is what he thought had actually been the clinching factor.
Wil was still trying to figure it out and piece it all together, when Annabell strolled into his home office. Having come home for the day, she smiled right at him. She hadn’t expected him to be here, he didn’t think. Her office was closer than his, and he usually got home 20 to 30 minutes after she did.
He watched her lean on the edge of his desk after dropping a soft kiss to his mouth. He liked that, even after all these years, they were still as close as ever, and she always kissed him when he got home, or he did her. Sometimes he just pinned her down to the couch to have his way with her, or she climbed right on him if he got home before she did.
“What are you doing?”
she asked, looking at his attire. He had already showered and changed out of his work suit, he had been home now for a few hours.
“Research.”
He told her and waved his hand to the documents.
“You can look it’s not court or client related, Calvin related only. Nothing you don’t already know about.”
She looked at all the papers and read through what he had, while he got up and went and got them both a glass of Tasmania’s Lark Distillery Symphony No.1 in a Lark Distillery glass. It was their go??o after??ork drink. Their honeymoon had been in Tasmania, Australia, and they’d not only stayed for a month, but had visited a place called The Still, Lark Whiskey Bar, which was a tasting room by day, and then they had gone back that night when it opened as a whiskey and cocktail lounge.
They’d come home with a few bottles of Lark Whiskey, and he still ordered and shipped it out twice a year. It was a nice reminder every day of the month of the time they’d spent together travelling to the place Anabell had wanted to go and see.
They’d travelled all around Tasmania, from Hobart up the East Coast to Wineglass Bay and then up north to Launceston and then Devonport and then over to Cradle Mountain and down the West Coast to Strahan before making their way back to the East Coast. They’d hiked and biked during their trip; through some of the most beautiful temperate rain forests in the world, and were planning on going back for their 10th wedding anniversary.
Anabell smiled at him and took the glass, breathed it in and then sipped it. She was still leaning on his desk.
“So, Marilyn Riddley is actually Marrin, but just doesn’t know it?”
she questioned him. it does look that way.”
Wil nodded as he sat down at his desk once more and sipped his whiskey himself. Do you want to help me out? As you can see, I can’t actually do this at the office, with Calvin walking In anytime he likes.”
She nodded at him. That he can, and I believe he would go completely nuts seeing this.”
WII leaned back in his chair as he smiled at her. Her language at home was very different from that of being in the office. He liked how she could just be an everyday girl at home, using words like nuts and bonkers.”
You know Anabell, something just occurred to me.”
“Mm?”
she asked as her eyes turned back to the papers in her hand as she sipped her whiskey once more.