‘It’s been my pleasure.’
And it had been.
He didn’t want the evening to end.
What was there to stop him leaning in for a kiss?
Nothing.
Except he’d given his word that nothing physical would happen between them again until they were legally married and he would keep that promise even if his testicles exploded with frustration.
‘Are you working tomorrow?’ She rubbed a hand up her arm, the movement pushing her breasts together. The image of dusky pink nipples immediately floated into his mind and with it came the thickening of his blood he was fast associating to feeling when with her.
He had to assume it was a simple case of forbidden fruit tasting sweeter. Like the child in the sweet shop who had no money and salivated over every piece of delicious confectionery on offer.
the evening. I should
this will be the first public display of our love and unity,’ she said,
skin. He could do that much without breaking his vow. ‘Can you handle
‘Can you?’
our child, yes, I
held his. She raised a hand and pressed it to his fingers still resting against her cheek. ‘Then I
kiss her. She recognised the look in his eyes, the desire in them that darkened the
had the chance to act on it,
said, bowing his head, then turning on his
breath she
* * *
got out of bed
shrugged on a short, lime-green sundress and slid her feet into a pair of wedged espadrilles, then grabbed her camera and headed out of her suite. As she made her way up
Was he still sleeping?
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