Chapter 13: The Conference Dinner

Gerhard stood up as she got to him, kissed her on both cheeks gravely. 'Thank you for joining me. All the men are going to envy me tonight, having you for a partner. That dress is very sexy and you look breathtaking in it'. 'Thank you, Gerhard', she said sitting down, brushing down her filmy skirts as they hissed silkily around her legs. 'Ehat would you have to drink?' he asked summoning the waiter. Remembering what happened with Bryan the previous evening, Sharon ordered a mixture of orange juice and mineral water and stayed off wine all evening. The meal was superb and Gerhard kept her continuously amused and it would have been a wonderful evening had she been unable to see Bryan's face from where she was sitting. By some stroke of bad luck, however, he was seated facing her, on the next table. She had to avoid letting her eyes wander that way or she found herself all too often looking straight at him. Everytime it happened, she felt a strange dizzying lurch, as though her sense of b