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“I’d love to visit Tanzania,” he says. “Imagine walking through the Olduvai Gorge where Homo habilis lived 1.9 million years ago. Or Laetoli, where Lucy walked 3.6 million years ago. There’s so much of the world to see, Titus. We have to be careful not to shut ourselves away in our offices for too long. Vicky has taught me that. You make sure that you let Heidi drag you away from your desk once in a while. Not all those who wander are lost.”
I smile. “Heidi said those very words to me not that long ago.”
“She’s got her head screwed on right, that one.”
“Yeah,” I say with feeling. “She certainly has.”
I feel oddly lightheaded, maybe even a little dizzy, which I think is possibly lingering jet lag mixed with tiredness because we rose so early this morning, so I don’t protest when Alan finally suggests we head back. He flies us to Exeter airport, and then drives us back to Hawkerland Manor, dropping us off at the cottage around four p.m.
“We’ll pick you up at six-thirty,” he says as we get out, “and take you to The Green Man for dinner, okay?”
“Sounds great.” We wave goodbye and head inside.
“I’m going to make a coffee, do you want one?” Heidi asks.
“Not for me, thanks. I might just catch up on my emails.”
“Okay, sweetie.” She goes into the kitchen, and I head into the living room.
I sit on the sofa, prop up my feet, and open up my laptop. I have a ton of emails, and several reports I need to read and make notes on.
But it’s warm in the room, and my head is buzzing. I slide down a little, and think to myself that I’ll just close my eyes for five minutes, which should be enough to perk me up.
*
I jerk awake, and for a moment have no idea where I am. I’m lying on a sofa, and I can hear the water lapping, ducks quacking, and the call of various other birds. Then I remember—I’m at the cottage in Devon. I must have dozed off.
“Hey, you.”
I turn my head and see Heidi curled up in the armchair opposite, reading.
I yawn and stretch. “What time is it?”
“Five thirty, don’t worry. We’ve still got about an hour.”
“I don’t know what happened. I crashed right out.”
“Yeah, you looked very tired. Can I get you anything?”
“I could do with a kiss,” I tell her.
She chuckles, puts down her book, and comes over to me. Bending down, she presses her lips to mine, then squeals as I grab her and pull her on top of me.
“Come on,” I scold, “did you really think I was going to let you go after one peck?”
“I was hoping you wouldn’t.” She looks down at me, her hair swinging forward like a curtain, her blue eyes like circles cut from the sky outside, and kisses me properly, delving her tongue into my mouth.
I sigh, wrapping my arms around her, and we kiss like that for ages, warm in the summer sunshine, with the smell of the lavender outside blowing through the house where Heidi must have opened the sliding doors to let the cool breeze in.
“Mmm,” she murmurs after a while, and moves her hips from side to side, brushing her mound against my erection. “His lordship is hoping for some action, I think.”
“How’s the Countess? In good form?”
She giggles. “She’d be happy to receive some attention.” She gets up off me, slips off her jeans and underwear while I sit up, then climbs back astride me. I help her off with her top and bra, and now she’s naked, which somehow seems adventurous when it’s so beautiful outside, and the doors are open.
I feel blissfully happy, having her in my arms, the two of us taking time to kiss and arouse one another. I cup her breasts and pluck at her nipples, while she lowers her hands to the zipper of my jeans, slides it down, then moves closer so she’s nestled right against my erection. We kiss like that for a while, as she rocks her hips and arouses herself on me, and it’s not long before she whispers, “Are you ready?”
I nod, push down my boxer-briefs, and release my erection, and Heidi guides it beneath her, then sinks down onto me. “Aaahhh…” Her exhalation turns into a moan, and her teeth tug at her bottom lip as she moves her hips, coating me with her moisture so I can sink further into her.
