His lips meet mine in a slow, sensual dance. His tongue parting my lips before darting into my mouth, my own tongue gliding around his. The kiss isn’t fast; it’s beautiful and firm. One of us moans, but I’m not sure which one. The rain pelts down, bouncing over and around us. But we don’t break apart; it creates a barrier as we lose ourselves in each other.
A car horn beeps obnoxiously, and I can’t help the giggle that escapes. We break apart, resting our foreheads on one another and breathing each other in. I break the silence first.
“Thank you.”
Nate places his finger under my chin. “I missed you too much to stay away.”
I smile. “Shall we go inside? Not that this isn’t incredibly romantic, it is, but I’ve realised how wet through I actually am.”
Nate waggles his eyebrows. “That’s what all the ladies say.”
Rolling my eyes, I give him a quick slap to the chest. “Pig. Come on, let’s get a coffee.”
The young girl behind the counter perks up ever so slightly when a drenched Nate walks through the door, but when he takes the bobble out of his hair and shakes out his long locks. Her eyes practically burst out of her skull.
You and me both, girl.
He grabs us two coffees and two slices of cake and carries them over to our table on a tray. He smiles as he folds himself into the chair across from me.
I take a sip before asking him. “So, did you stalk the weather report to just come all the way over here to help me tick off an item on my list?”
He nods. “Absolutely. That’s the only reason I’m here. After this, I’m going home.” His face is as serious as hell, but his eyes twinkle, then he bursts out laughing.
Then something occurs to me. “Hang on, how the hell did you know where I was?”
His cheeks turn red, shifting in his seat. “Well, erm…Archie.”
Of course.
I grab my phone, and sure enough, when I search it, Life360 pops up. “I am going to kill that little shit.”
I open up a message and type.
Me
Life360…really?
I don’t have to wait because three dots appear almost at once.
Smuttybookfriend
He told you? Tell him stitches get snitches!
I burst out laughing.
Me
Don’t you mean snitches get stitches?
Smuttybookfriend
That too!
I turn the phone around for Nate to read, and he smiles. “He means well.”
I nod. “I know he does.” Taking my phone back, my stomach drops at the time. “I have to go back soon, Nate. My mother has arranged a family meal tonight and demanded that I go.”
He takes hold of my hand on the table. “You staying here isn’t forever. Remember that.”
