It annoyed him that she was so evasive..... what was she hiding ?
"All I wanna know is ..what is he like?..... what does he do?.........
the usual? come on it's me...your best pal Simon!!"
"That is precisely why I'm not talking...!"
"Meaning?"
"You already freaked when you heard how long I'd known him"
"Only because he managed to get a ring on your finger.......frankly I admire his perseverance and his courage!"
She glared at him
"Come on Heather...............you are a lot to handle.......your temper is atrocious...
you are as disorganised as it is possible to be..........you're no homemaker......... you can't cook.........!"
"Gee Simon.......... and you wonder why we split up!"
"All I'm saying is ......."
"I think I get what you're saying......."
"I haven't finished"
"You have.... believe me!"
"I was going to say he's very lucky too"
Heather stared at Simon......... his comment catching her completely off guard
"What?"
"He's lucky....."
"Why?"..she asked suspiciously Heather knew Simon too well........ she felt a sarcastic comment coming any second!
Unfortunately for Simon he had lost the talent he had years ago for spotting the subtle change in her tone!
The expected sarcasm reared it's ugly head...he couldn't help himself. "Well it took me about two months to get you into bed......I reckon it took him two days....no wait make that two hours....!"
He fixed her with a challenging stare.
Her hand whipped across his face so hard the sound of the slap resonated around the walls of the restaurant........when his eyes opened again she was on her feet and glaring at the other diners daring them to say one word!
Simon shook his head....... he could swear he had gone deaf in his right ear !
He looked up into her eyes.....they were ablaze.........just the way he loved them!
He fought back the satisfied smile he felt creeping onto his lips.
Heather took a deep breath to speak..trying to control the shake in her voice. "I am going back to the hotel......DO NOT follow me."
She grabbed her purse and strode toward the door "And another thing !" she added spinning round and glaring. "Check which room you're in when you do get back...cos I am not spending a night in the same room with you!"
Heather pushed the door open violently and dissappeared into the street.
Simon grinned at the other people in the restaurant "Lovers' tiff!" he shrugged his shoulders apologetically.
He stood up and drop a handful of local currency onto the table....much more than was necessary.......but he needed to be close behind her.
She had vanished quickly into the night.
Simon walked slowly back to the hotel......'she won't change rooms...I know her'
He wished he could be as sure as he wanted to be.
But something was different ,she was certainly still as firey...the stinging of his face testament to that!
But she seemed more vulnerable.
A few years ago any of the comments he'd made would have been met with a sharp retort.
Maybe being in love with this 'Nick' person had weakened her spirit.
No he couldn't see that ......not Heather.......she was much to strong to be emotionally weakened by any man!
Maybe then it was just the pain of separation.
For his own purposes Simon settled on that as the reason Heather had reacted in such a fashion.
As he approached the hotel he pondered on how easy she would be to recapture once they were alone in the 'mud hut'
Heather settled into her new room and scattered her things about in an effort to make the one night comfortable.
She looked at the phone..then shook her head........"No I can't keep running to Nick everytime something upsets me or goes wrong"
She stood in front of the mirror and gave herself a lecture..
"You took this assighment young lady...you knew it would be with Simon"
She sighed "Granted you weren't to know what a bigger prat he'd become but that is by the by"
The ring on her finger caught the light.......she ran her fingers over the stone.
"You wanted this ....it is a dream trip for you........."
Heather wasn't sure any more was this dream trip worth it.........she was away from the man she loved beyond belief..... and stuck with a man she now loathed beyond reason!
For a spilt second Nicks' smiling face stared back at her from the mirror.
She turned her mind confused....she was alone.......she knew that of course!
"Great! now I'm hallucinating!"
The knock on the door was firm and sounded official
"come in it's open"
Simon pushed the door open and leaned on the frame "You did it then?
"If you mean changed rooms.... yes I did and they had no right to tell you where I moved to"
Heather picked up the phone to complain about this breach of confidentiality.
"You're wasting your time sweetheart money talks around here"
Simon smirked..it irritated the hell out of her.
"Please leave Simon before I have you thrown out"
Heather wandered into the bathroom and called out to him.
"I expect you to be gone when I come out of here."
"I'm going I'm going"
His eye caught a pretty peach coloured slip peeking out of the case laying partly open on her bed.He pulled it out...and held it up.. "Must be a nightdress......"he whispered to himself "Not a lot to it is there sweetheart?" He felt his body responding to the thought of seeing her in it.
Her return from the bathroom scared him
He jumped guiltily...as she snatched the clothing from his sticky hands
"Get out.......NOW"
Once the door slammed Heather raced over and bolted the door and turned
the key. Her fist slammed into the door...."Creep!" she hissed. In her mind now all she wanted was to catch the first plane back to Nick!
Her eyes drifted to the phone again........She smiled at the thought of hearing his voice again...but she needed to be ready....."A nice shower should do it.........."
Half and hour later she slid between the sheets all calm and relaxed and desperate to talk to her man! She stared at the phone the way she had several times already.
Could she handle this....being so far away ....what if they started to feel..a need for each other..........hearing his voice did that to her.....how would she cope what would she do....she giggled "come on now girl you KNOW what you would do!"
Heather blushed at the notion playing in her head.....''wouldn't be the same though......
No one can do it like Nicky...........not even me!'' she giggled again and slowly picked up the phone Her finger trembled as she dialed his number.
The phone was answered immediately
His voice was gentle and very sexy. "I've been waiting for your call babygirl"