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“No, just the American ones.”
Mulberry took off her heels as the door closed behind her silently, trying to take in the place from the hallway. Because, wow.
Everywhere she looked, there was a view of the ocean. The North Shore Mountains. Stanley Park and English Bay.
The ceilings were twenty feet high.
The floors were expensive. From the door, she could see the living room, with low leather couches, and the dining room, with a round dark wood table.
“Is this why you don’t bring girls home? Because you’re ashamed of your wealth? Wow.”
She spun in a slow circle in the living room, a fluffy carpet under her feet.
From here, there was another living room with a piano, a seating area and a giant flat-screen TV on one wall.
“No, it’s because I fuck them and leave them and don’t offer them breakfast the next day.” Nick frowned.
“What is it?”
“Nothing, never mind,” he stared out the window, his expression tight.
“This panoramic view. You can see the whole city.”
“Yeah, the good parts, as Colette says.”
“What do you think, of the view,” Mulberry stammered as Nick took her hand in his. A flush crept up her neck at his touch.
“Yeah, it’s okay.”
“Okay? A lot of people would love to live here.”
“Like the people your charity supposedly helps?” Nick raised an eyebrow at her.
“For a start.” Mulberry walked past him into his colossal kitchen.
Light wood, everything, the appliances hidden behind wooden doors. A vast island, she couldn’t even take in all the features.
“You didn’t eat much at dinner.”
“It’s hard to eat at those things,” Mulberry said.
He waved his hand as if trying to clean a window or something. “Help yourself to anything.”
“What about a tour?”
“Okay. This is the kitchen. The fridge is behind you.”
The man was insufferable, but she couldn’t help a small smile.
“I’ll show you the rest of the place.”
Mulberry followed him down the hallway, suddenly wanting to take off her dress and wash her face.
So many people had been a the gala, and she was past her limit of being on guard.
She followed him down the hallways filled with abstract, bright paintings.
He opened the door to his left. “Here is a guest bedroom with a bathroom. You can stay here if you want” he opened the door.
