‘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.

are arriving in the evening. I should be back to greet

our love and unity,’ she said,

cheek and rubbed his thumb over the soft skin. He could do that much without breaking his vow. ‘Can

‘Can you?’

our child, yes,

She raised a hand and pressed it to his fingers still resting against her cheek. ‘Then I can

the look in his eyes, the desire in them that darkened the

stepped away before either of them had the chance to act on it, dragging his thumb

on

know if the breath she expelled was one of relief

* * *

of bed early, not long after the sun had

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

Was he still sleeping?

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