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“As much as I want the first, she’s looking to us for the second,” Phoebe sighed.
Neither was satisfied with that but they weren’t going to add to Fiona’s pain unless she directly asked for their advice. Even then they’d be gentle as they could.
“What’s next for you?” Phoebe asked.
“After I give my statement to the police for Fiona, I’m going to leave and ride… east. Maybe north-east. I’m in no rush so I’ll do as much sightseeing as I can along the way but I’ll aim for Montreal as my final destination. I’ve heard good things about the city. I’ve always wanted to visit it and I’ll need to be in Canada before my tourist visa expires. I’ll find a place to store the motorcycle for the winter. I’ll be in England for Christmas-”
“Ah yes, the mother and daughter you met in France,” she said with a grin.
“The Livingston’s. Nice people though the daughter is a bit on the wild side,” he said with a nod and grin.
They ordered ice cream for dessert and once they were done Kyle settled up the bill.
“This place does have very reasonable prices,” Kyle remarked with a smile and Phoebe nodded.
He walked her back to the studio and gave her a hug.
“Meet you at your place at 5:30PM?” he asked and she nodded.
Kyle got back on his bike and wondered what he would do with himself for the afternoon. He decided to just ride around for a bit to explore the city.
Roughly an hour later, he was cruising into one of the more affluent areas and a sign on a low rise office complex caught his eye. It said Grace Medical Sports Clinic. He suddenly felt a need to speak to Charlize and Chloe. Due to the funk he’d been in last night he felt he hadn’t treated them very well. He needed to apologize and wanted to do it without specific members of Fiona’s group present.
He pulled into the lot and parked his Harley next to the two Yamaha racing bikes.
He went inside and smiled at the receptionist. “Hi, I’m a friend of Charlize and Chloe. Are either of them available to speak for a moment?”
The pretty brunette smiled up at him. “And you are?”
“Kyle MacDenny.”
“Please have a seat Mr. MacDenny and I’ll see if they’re in a session.”
“Thanks!” He made his way over to a chair and sat.
About a minute later the receptionist called out to him. “Mr. MacDenny, they’re both just finishing up with clients. They said they’d be out to see you shortly.”
He nodded to the woman. “Thank you.”
The magazines on the tables were all sports related from hiking and mountain climbing to basketball and baseball, amateur to professional.
He spotted one cycling magazine and skipped through the pages as he waited. He was the only one in the waiting area.
A tall and tanned beauty walked into the waiting area from the clinic and smiled in his direction. He gave her a friendly one in return. When she turned away to speak with the receptionist Kyle allowed himself to admire her long, toned legs. The cream colored silk blouse and khaki pencil skirt she was wearing showed off her athletic build and her black hair flowed in soft waves to mid back. She turned back to him with a wide smile and his eyebrows went up at the expression of delight on her face.
“You’re Kyle MacDenny?” she exclaimed.
“Uh, yes,” he replied.
She moved closer as he stood. She held out her hand and he took it in his. “Olivia Khatri. Charlize and Chloe spoke very highly of you!”
He picked up the hint of an East Indian accent and she had the loveliest brown eyes. “Oh?” he asked hesitantly.
Then her name registered in his brain and all the stories Charlize shared about the numerous office hook-ups with the athletes surfaced. “Oh! Olivia!” he blurted then he felt heat rushing to his cheeks as he faced her.
Her smile became a smirk. “So, Charlize has spoken of me as well. I only hope she kept her facts straight.”
“Only good things!” he rushed to add, his face feeling warmer still. She watched his blush with interest and a small pleased smile.
“Look who’s trying to get her claws in Kyle now!” Charlize said boldly with a grin as she walked with Chloe from the clinic into the waiting area.
Kyle realized he was still holding Olivia’s hand and she was making no effort to pull it back. He released his grip and she may or may not have intentionally stroked his palm with her fingertips as he pulled his hand back.
Charlize stepped between them to hug Kyle tightly, rubbing her tight body against his muscles. That felt really good.
She released him then Chloe pressed her soft body against him and he was in heaven again. He wrapped her in his arms and gave her a good squeeze in return. She stepped back to stand with Charlize and Olivia.
“We’re seeing you tonight at the restaurant, right? I know Monique is going to be there but Phoebe let us know you said you’d be there,” Charlize asked nervously.
Kyle nodded. “Yes, I promised Fiona I’d be there so I will.” He glanced at Olivia who gave no signs of leaving so he pushed forward. “I just wanted to stop by before we got together with the others so I could apologize for how stiffly I behaved towards you two last night… you know, after the… big reveal.”
Charlize and Chloe immediately made sounds of protest but he continued. “No, it’s true. You two were so happy but I was a complete mess, drowning all the joy from the reunion.”
“Does this mean you’re going to stick around awhile?” Charlize said. Chloe was looking at him hopefully as well.
Kyle gave her a sad look and shook his head. “No. I’m going to leave after I keep the promise I made to Fiona to give a statement to the police.” He glanced once more to Olivia and saw her eyes were absolutely glowing with curiosity. He wasn’t about to fill her in so maybe she’d get the story from Charlize.
“When is that happening?” Chloe asked.
Kyle frowned. “I- I’m not sure now. I thought I’d be going with Fiona to the police station. Now that she’s leaving tonight… I’ll have to ask her tonight.”Material © NôvelDrama.Org.
Chloe moved forward to gently touch his chest as she looked up into his eyes plaintively. “Could- could you stay until the weekend? Richard gets back on Saturday to take his dogs back. I need to… spend more time with you before you leave us permanently. Please?”
Kyle’s face felt like it might ignite but he nodded to her shakily. A wide smile lit up her face and she pulled him into a tight hug. Kyle rested his hands on her lower back and fought his impulse to squeeze her ass. He felt her tremble as if she knew. Chloe had no sooner pulled back than Charlize was crushed up against him.
“Thank you,” she whispered in his ear.
He released her and caught the surprised expression on Olivia’s face.
“Now you’ve made me envious of my friends for having had the opportunity to get to know you!” she said with a grin to take the sting from the words but her eyes showed the envy was real.
Kyle had no words for that and just shrugged gently. Charlize and Chloe were all smiles and practically vibrating with excitement. He had to leave before he did something truly embarrassing.
“I’ll see you two tonight. It was very nice meeting you Olivia,” Kyle managed with a rough voice.