Clara's POV
Mr Beck Hall is reading the new article I put together about Mrs Bancroft and the unknown cause of her death. I have not included all my doubts including Laurie's remarks like how Linc was in an accident as a child. How he feared water for several years in his life. The Linc I was in dived into a lake and stayed under for some time. But I can't ignore car accident and water phobia. I want to ask Linc but that man will not talk. He's hard to read and impossible to predict.
"I think it's something." He smiled at me.
I'm not as enthusiastic.
I'm still thinking about the club and the pill he slipped in my mouth. I could have spat it out. I didn't. I accepted it. My memory is still foggy about that night. I'm especially troubled by who he could have been talking to. Did he give me the pill to purposely make sure I don't remember that conversation? I want answers but he has been quiet. No texts, no cal
Linc's POVToday I'm not myself.Today, I'm sinking fast like an anchor has been tied to my feet. It's not the gloomy weather, it's two things.I was going to leave when I heard Quentin laughing. He rarely visits and if he's here, something is up. Without entering the office, I listened from outside."I think you should have told me about the reporter. This situation would have been fixed by now."My family talks about fixing things like it's a lose screw being fitted back."I am expecting Lincoln to step up.""And do what exactly? Keep the reporter quiet?""The reporter likes him. I don't know his plans but I believe he's handling it. I want to believe that but you know your brother doesn't have the stomach to do certain things.""Like I said, I should be on top of this. G
Clara's POVThere's nothing more beautiful to wake up to on a snowing Friday morning than a handsome billionaire still knocked out cold on the shaggy carpet. He looks peaceful. He doesn't snore as much. I snore and it's loud. My mother complains but she's not any better.I find it easier to sleep on winter nights because I like how comforting it feels to watch the snow fall. It was not so after I brought Linc back. Maybe it's the proximity to me. I have been thinking about him all night, especially what we shared in Paris, our first time together. Maybe I made a rushed decision to break up with him over that pill. We both took it after all. It just affected me more. What am I really upset about? The pill or that I don't know who he was talking to that night?I pulled the blanket away and got under to snuggle close to his warmth. I rested my head on his chest and covered both of us. Now this is cozy. It feels comfortable. It stra
Linc's POVPancakes in the morning.I used to do this for Andrea and she would only eat one and say she doesn't need the carbs. She was that kind of a girl. She was obsessed with her physical appearance. Starvation wasn't a problem for her as long as she looks good. I hope she gets fat now that she's pregnant. Clara doesn't seem to care about what most women care about. She loves food and she does not shy away from enjoying it. Her favorite line is 'I'll worry about it tomorrow'."Linc, you're hired! No matter how Monday morning turns out for us, you should come over and make these everyday!" She squealed with excitement.I like that squeal. I did something to her last night and she squealed just like that. It was something naughty and I should convince my mind not to go there before we go at it in her mother's kitchen."Should I make another batch in case your mom comes home today?"
Clara's POVI haven't seen or heard from Linc in a week. It not only bothers me but it upsets me. I was ready to put myself out there for him and he flakes on me like this. Disappointment can't even cover it."Is this the place?" G.G asked me.It's a shady looking old house near the only bridge in this town. I got this address from my mom. I realized that my generation won't have much information on Eliza Bancroft. Without telling her that I'm looking into the Bancrofts, I told her I'm working on a story about a drowning incident about twenty years ago. She gave me this address and assured me that if anyone saw it, it must have been old lady Thompson because she lives just by the bridge."Yes.""Why are you so sure about Eliza Bancroft drowning? I already told you the medical reports revealed that it was a heart attack.""Two thinks. Laurie confid
Clara's POVI'm not sure what came over me when I blurted it out. I saw the way Quentin looked at me and I realized I messed up. G.G has the same expression on her face. She hasn't said anything since I told her what happened with Laurie and what transpired at the hospital.I went back to see Laurie but I was told she had been transferred and I wasn't told where. I was tempted to ask Linc but I couldn't sum up enough strength to call him. He must know what I'm doing. If he's as smart as I think,he has figured out what I'm doing.."Honey, you messed up. You never play the ace up your sleeve until you're sure of a win!""I was emotional.""Now they know what we are doing and they will clean up anything that leads us to Eliza Bancroft. What made you emotional? Laurie?""Linc." I sighed. "He blurs everything. I was emotional because... I like him."M
Clara's POV"Please tell me!" I stalked the nurse around. I have been at it for almost an hour, repeating the same words. I want to frustrate her into telling me where Laurie was taken. A person in her condition couldn't have gone home."For the last time! No! That information is confidential.""I won't tell anyone." I blocked her. "I won't say it's from you."She rolled her eyes at me. "Why not ask your boyfriend?""We are not on speaking terms but Laurie is my friend and I'm concerned about her!" I pressed my palms together. "Please. Elena, please.""I swear if this comes back to bite me, I'll cut your throat!""Morbid much?"She pulled me close to her. "She was transferred to state to a private facility for rich people with drug problems. All the best!"I left with a smile on my face.&nbs
Linc's POVThe last of my thrusts came in the morning hours when my whole body finally gave out from the intensity of love making.I sighed softly as I slid off her to lie on my back. I blinked slowly as I came down from my high. She's still trembling with need and breathing roughly. She clenched the pillow only to sigh and let go. When she looked at me she laughed in an infectious way. "Hi.""Hi." I responded. "Delivered as promised. I hope it was worth the wait."We loved our visit with Laurie but we were obviously thinking of when we will do this."Baby, if you charged for this I would be neck deep in loans just to get some. It was great, it always gets better. I loved it."I tore my eyes away from hers when the gaze got too deep. "Glad to hear that. Are you still a reporter or not?" My mind went back to our conversation earlier at the rehab facility. Yester
Clara's POV11 years ago on a hot summer night, just before summer met its end, I saw flashing lights through the thin sheers of my bedroom window. I couldn't sleep that night. It must have been the heat or the anxiety of reopening school and having to deal with high school once again. High school is a war zone. I hated it.I got up to check when the blue and red lights wouldn't stop. I thought it's the police coming to arrest the neighbor's kid again -since he was always getting into one kind of trout or another- but the Sheriff was walking up our driveway to our front door. I heard hurried footsteps in the hallway. Earlier that night my mother and Mikey had been arguing. It's nothing new. Since dad's death, Mikey has been troublesome. He develop a bad habit; cigarettes. Mom didn't approve and they argued oftenWhen I opened my bedroom door I saw Mikey running down the hallway. He stopped once to look at me placing his fi