Star Fish by Nicola May Read Free Book Online

into me the perils of drink driving,’ I continued, noticing the amount of alcohol Monkey Man was quaffing and suddenly becoming very worried about the drive home.
    ‘Well, darling, I was so hoping you’d drop that hint,’ Laurence leered, ‘because I’ve already booked a suite at The GGGGGGlitz.’
    I felt a tingle go through my body – not one of lust, I can tell you, but one of complete horror. The thought of spending a night next to the monkey was too much to bear. ‘Just need to get some air.’ I told him, ‘I’ll only be two mins.’
    ‘OK. I’ll order for you.’
    ‘Order for me!’
    I can’t bear men who order for me. He couldn’t possibly be a Libran, they can barely make a decision for themselves, let alone somebody else. This was the last straw. I teetered out on my kitten heels and immediately phoned Brad.
    ‘Brad? It’s me.’
    ‘Why are you whispering, Amy?’
    ‘I’m at The Holly .’
    Just saying these two little words sent Brad into complete raptures.
    ‘Oh my God, oh my God, The Holly . Princess, Princess – who’s there? Please say “A list”. David Beckham and Victoria? Oh my God...is he as sexy in the flesh? Oh, I lust after that man. Anyone else I should know about?’
    ‘I’ll fill you in when you come and pick me up.’
    ‘Pick you up? Emergency situation?’
    ‘Well actually, yes.’
    ‘What grade?’
    ‘Just a two but I need to get out of here fast.’
    ‘OK, now go and wait somewhere safe. I should be about forty minutes this time of night’
    Brad as usual arrived exactly when he said he would and ushered me towards his car.
    ‘Princess, I can’t believe you’ve walked out on a man with a Porsche who took you to The Holly ,’ he tutted. ‘Nor can I believe you didn’t let me take a sneaky peek in there.’
    ‘Brad, if you had David Beckham and an extra from Planet of the Apes in the room who would you want to sleep with?’
    ‘Amy, that’s stupid and hypothetical – it’s obvious.’
    ‘Yes, I know – but I just wanted to make the point that I had been in a room with David Beckham again – ha!’
    ‘Saying that I think I did sleep with some sort of baboon after I left The Angels Club the other night.’
    ‘Brad, you really are quite unbelievable. I love you though – thanks so much for saving me.’
    I gave him a big kiss as we reached my house.
    ‘Anything for you, my love. Stroke that pussy of yours for me before you go to bed!’
    I laughed out loud. If anyone ever overheard Brad and me they would be appalled.

– Eight –
    Pisces: Destinies will merge today. Intense aspects will bring your feelings right up to the surface. Swim to the top and enjoy!
    Undeterred by the effluent Mr Smith-Bourchier, another date was arranged.
    ‘Laurence Smith bloody Bourchier!’ I exclaimed to Brad after the debacle.
    ‘I’m never being enticed by status and money again. I’d rather plain old Larry Smith picked me up in a rundown banger and took me to a burger van than have to suffer that sort of thing again!’
    Christopher was really sympathetic that the date had been such a disaster and laughingly promised that he would not subject me to anymore stuttering monkeys. A date with a Mr Declan O’Shea was arranged for the following week.
    Friday night, 7 p.m. Tonight I was wearing a black knee-length skirt, a low-cut turquoise top and the infamous kitten heels. I felt a bit overdressed as I sat in the hotel lobby alone. I had questioned Christopher about why I was to meet a strange man in an airport hotel lobby, but he explained that Declan was a very busy man. He was flying back from Dublin that night and wanted to make the most of his time with me. This in itself sounded slightly ominous but in for a penny, in for a pound!
    I was also swayed by the fact that Declan was indeed a looker. Compared to gangly Steve, thin-lipped Neil and ghastly Monkey Man, he was all my favourite male pin-ups rolled into one. If Declan was even half as good-looking as his photo