- Сядро Владимир Владимирович
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Never had a man affected her like this. There again, never had a man like this come to Hidden Bay before. The pear-shaped cove was well disguised from the sea by overlapping headlands, high hills and thick vegetation. A small community of whalers had settled there a hundred years before, the protected bay a perfect sanctuary for their boats during the cyclone season.
Nowadays it only boasted about two hundred permanent residents. There were several families from down south who came up for their holidays during the cooler months, putting up with the lack of facilities in exchange for no pollution, warm waters and perfect peace and quiet. Leah suspected this fellow was used to more sophisticated pastimes.
There was something about the cut and grooming of his thick black wavy hair which shouted money. That gold watch on his wrist looked very expensive as well, as did the wraparound sunglasses dangling from his left hand. There seemed only one likely explanation. They did get the odd marlin-manic millionaire finding his way to their boat charter business, hoping that the less-fished waters would provide some spectacular catches. But in truth the ocean just off Hidden Bay rarely gave up its really big fish. But there were loads of coral trout, red emperor and snapper to be had. Only fishing charters.
Leah had always had to put up with a degree of male attention, being tall, blonde and pretty, with a good figure. Her over-protective older brothers, however, always went ballistic. Never got off the ground, really. Not that she minded her inexperience. Leah could hardly believe the messages he was sending, both with his smouldering blue gaze and this last astonishing double entendre. She stared back at him, beyond blushing now, beyond anything but savouring the seductive thought that this incredibly handsome, suave, sexy, assured man seemed to be finding her as irresistibly attractive as she found him.
But Woodward would be better. Have you forgotten it already? What fun it will be to tell our children that when their mother met their father she forgot her own name, and then his. His smile became both admiring and indulgent as he lifted her fingers to his mouth. But I appreciate I am rushing you a little.
I promise to slow down if you promise to have dinner with me tonight. Ah… these must be your brothers now. Mike and Pete, did you say? She nodded dumbly, and watched while he charmed her two normally wary big brothers as effortlessly as he had charmed her. He explained he was a property developer from Brisbane who was interested in buying some land in the area—with a view to building a small but exclusive resort. Anything he built would fit right into the environment and not spoil the area. It would also bring some much needed money into the local community. He would guarantee it!
By the end of the day neither Mike nor Pete made any objection whatsoever when Gerard politely asked their permission to take Leah to dinner. Not one! And so began their whirlwind courtship, Gerard sweeping Leah off to the altar barely three months after their first meeting. Now she realised it was all part of his Prince Charming act.
The realisation that she would still be going along blithely and blindly as Mrs Gerard Woodward brought mixed feelings. Not entirely, she was forced to concede. Oh, yes Gerard had given her everything she could possibly want. And it had been wonderful for a while. Gerard had swept her into a world she hardly knew existed, a sophisticated glamorous world of designer gowns, dinner parties and decadently expensive restaurants.
But eventually her privileged and pampered life-style had begun to pall a little. Mobile phones, she believed, were a menace. Gerard had reduced her to nothing but a glorified mistress and hostess.
It had been her growing discontent which had driven her into the garden that fateful evening. As usual. Water always soothed her. It was a very pretty spot at night, looking across from their exclusive position on Kangaroo Point to the Story Bridge, and the lights of the city beyond.. And his judgement. Marriage should be approached like a business deal. With lots of cool thought and calculated research.
On hearing those first shocking comments, Leah became riveted to the spot. But there were more shocks to come. The givers and the takers. The first wants to love and be loved in return. The second wants everything else. Believe me when I tell you that these days the soft ones are getting rarer.
And life. She was only nineteen when I met her and had had no serious boyfriends before me. Generally speaking, city girls are bad news. I knew from the moment I met Leah that she was just what I was looking for. Perfect wife material in every way. Innocent, sweet, beautiful.
A natural giver.
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You know what happens when you neglect a business. Before you know it the damned thing folds. I gave up a whole month for our honeymoon, and still pour a lot of time and money into my beautiful new bride.
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Complete love and loyalty. It makes him stupid. And vulnerable. In the ends she falls out of love with such a fool and leaves him for another, stronger individual. Amazing what those three little words can do for a marriage. It works, Steven. But the wretched man had stayed for ages, till her own misery had forced her to go upstairs to bed.
Leah watched him, dry-mouthed, her stomach swirling with a mixture of distress and dismay. She felt sickened by the situation, and her foolishness in being taken in by him so easily. And yet, how could she have known what he was? No man could have been a better lover. Or more considerate.
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Her mind was whirling with all these thoughts when he slipped into bed beside her. Her mouth opened to say something, only to be covered by his in a gentle kiss. Much more gentle than was his usual style. Afterwards, she lay there, stunned, shattered.
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How could she have let him? And how could she possibly have found pleasure in it? It was then that she knew she had to remove herself completely from his corruptive physical presence. She had to flee. Gerard was a natural born salesman. A clever and convincing talker.
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He could almost make people believe black was white when he wanted to. On top of that he would surely, use sex against her, seducing her to his will, corrupting her with the pleasures of the flesh. Leah believed if she let him do that, she would be lost. She could bear a lot of things in life, but she could not bear to live a lie. Dear heaven, it was her world! Her family and friends.