Carter
checked the table in what passed for his dining room for a third time.
He rarely
used it as he tended to eat at the kitchen counter or at his desk.
In fact,
this was the first time he’d put a tablecloth on it.
Vision in White
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The new, designer-approved, bachelor pad essentials.
Fridge full of beer not included
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His
apartment was tidier than she’d expected. It was more than just a general
preconception of a man living alone, Tess realized. Ben seemed too relaxed and
casual in other areas to bother clearing dust or old magazines. Then she
decided she was wrong.
The room
might be clean, but it did reflect his style.
The sofa
was the dominant piece of furniture. Low and far from new, it was plumped with
throw pillows. A Dagwood couch, Tess thought. One that simply begged you to
relax and take a nap. There were posters rather than paintings.
Toulouse-Lautrec’s cancan dancers, a single woman’s leg standing in a four inch
heel, skimmed at the thigh with white lace. There was a Dieffenbachia thriving
away in a plastic margarine bowl. And books. One wall was nearly filled with
them. Delighted, she pulled out a worn hardbacked copy of East of Eden .
Sacred Sins