So, Erika's seen Glen around in the
past ten days, or so, but always in a group. They haven't been alone
together, which is why we don't read about those days. Erika's
totally okay with it. Totally. Yup. Absolutely...not really.
Anyway, the narrative picks up at
another barbeque where Erika is hostessing again. Hey, Dr. and Mrs.
Montrose. Oh, you don't want to be left alone together? Well, I
guess Erika can sit with you and chat for a bit. Then Glen walks up.
We get a look into Glen's mind. Yup, he's pretty much obsessed. He
came up for dinner tonight because he wanted to see Erika. Well
then, this dinner should be interesting.
Glen talks pleasantly for a bit, then
asks if Mrs. Montrose is a mother. She's not and apparently it's a
big deal, judging from the look she shoots at Dr. Montrose. Thanks,
Glen. Erika distracts them with ordering their food. You're taking
a glass-bottomed boat tour of Bermuda? That sounds nice. Oh, no.
Erika doesn't want to go if it means going with Glen. She's got work
to do, you see. By the way, Mrs. Montrose totally picks up on the
vibe between Glen and Erika. During the rest of the meal, Dr. and
Mrs. Montrose both drink too much and Glen and Erika manage to keep a
conversation that's lighthearted on the surface, but totally isn't.
What a great dinner.
Erika leaves the table when the “happy”
couple does, to circulate and generally be a hostess. She can feel
Glen watching her and it's a relief when he leaves. Ten minutes
later, she heads up the steps...and finds him lurking in the shadows.
This guy's starting to sound like a certain sparkly “vampire”.
Glen tries to lead her on a side path,
she says no, and he reacts by saying he's got to talk to her. Hm.
He accuses her of using her job as a shield against him, she says
it's not true. He basically says she's got to admit she doesn't
think he's hot, and she can't do that. He's too
attractive. Or something. She wants his hot body now, screw her
responsibilities! Would it really matter if she took the rest of the
night off? I kinda doubt it. I mean, she could take a few hours
off, anyway.
Then
we get to the real emotional deal: Glen's had a string of other
hotties, and Erika wants a commitment, but she totally still wants
his hot body. Meanwhile, Glen compares Erika to a teenager, with her
hot and cold attitude. She doesn't have anyone she left in England,
so what's the dilio, yo? He's totally thinking of, “A short
affair, or a slightly longer one,” so he can get on with his life
and work again. Well, that's going to be a problem. Glen considers
how he could totally charm the pants off this girl, but some deeply
buried spark of sensitivity warns him not to. How romantic. So Glen
does the only thing he can do...
“The
Montroses are nice people.” Yeah, that happened. Anyway, their
conversation turns to Glen disparaging marriage, and denying that
this couple having a baby would solve everything. Erika asserts that
a baby would probably help them. ...that was the baby conversation
in this chapter. Not a whole lot else happens.
Anyway,
they talk about dreams, how they change, Glen wanting to work on his
show, blah blah blah. Then Glen grabs Erika, they stare at each
other for a bit, and then Erika's inhibitions melt away and they
start kissing again. When they're done kissing, Glen starts running
his fingers over her face...erotically. Then they're kissing again,
with Glen's fingers tangling in her hair. When they stop this time,
Glen says that he needs to bang Erika. It's more poetic than that,
but not much. She weakly refuses. Glen wants to understand what's
going on, and Erika's main explanation is that she doesn't know him
well enough to have sex with him. So, he walks her back and they go
their separate ways. (Someday, love will find you! Break those
chains that bind you!)
Back
at the villa, Glen pours himself some whiskey to help him consider
his night. He's not really mad at Erika. He can wait...probably.
Maybe until tomorrow...or a week. Glen's not used to waiting to have
sex, you see. He plays some piano, but it's just sentimental mush.
All of his previous shows have been cynical. I'm guessing that
Erika's influence will cause him to write romantic shows. I
mean...if they end up together. Then Glen stands at his window and
looks at the lights in the hotel. He wonders which one is Erika's
window. It's much harder to watch her sleep if he doesn't know which
window to climb through.
Erika
didn't sleep well after she and Glen parted ways, and the weather is
stormy when she gets up to do her morning yoga and other
stay-in-shape routines. The weather gets better and her mood
improves. After her mood improves, Erika realizes she'd be dumb not
to have sex with Glen before they both leave the hotel. She'll tell
him it's totes cool today. This is gonna be a great day! Oh, Glen's
here to visit her in the office. This'll be fun!
Glen,
why do you look tired? What's wrong? Oh, you're going back to New
York? Now? There's a taxi waiting and everything? Also, he might
not be coming back. Ever. He just showed up to say goodbye. Well
there goes Erika's good mood!
Yeah,
that's how that chapter ends. What a cliff-hanger. I have two
predictions for the next chapter. Either Erika starts taking off her
clothes and, when he asks, replies, “Well I decided to have sex
with you before you left, so I guess it's got to be now.” Or she
becomes a crazy stalker and follows behind him, her job obligations
be damned! I really hope it's not the second one.
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