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“Would anyone like to explain why you were all late this morning?”
After the team meeting, Judith scurried into the occupational therapy storeroom and quickly dialled Carts’ number.
When he picked up, she had to sit down, her knees went so wobbly at the sound of his voice.
“It’s you,” she managed weakly.
“And it’s you.”She died a little at the warmth in his voice, then blurted, “I’m really sorry, I can’t make yoga tonight.”
She felt the energy change on the other end.
“Oh, right.”
“Pippa’s arranged to tell our whole family tonight.About being gay.She’s bringing Shaz.And I need to be there to make sure it goes okay.”
“Yes, of course you do.”It was genuine, but she could hear his disappointment.
“We could meet Saturday—maybe?”she supplied breathlessly.
A pause.“It’s this party thing of Avery’s.I’m kind of on big brother duty.”
“All night?”She rubbed at her constricted throat.
“Until ten.”A pause.“But we could, er, we could meet after, if you wanted.”
“Oh, yes!I’ve got a sewing project I can get on with and then… then you could come round to my place?”
“That’d be great.But I wouldn’t get there until around 10.45, if that’s not too late.”
“Never too late.”She knew she was blushing.“I’ll have a nightcap ready.”
“Sounds perfect.”
Her cheeks on fire now, she managed, “And thank you for… the rose… and—everything else.”How did you thank someone for the most intense orgasm of your life?“Oh, Polly’s here.I have to go.”
She heard him laugh softly before saying a quick goodbye.She tucked her phone into her pocket as Polly advanced into the storeroom, hugging the bulky leather jacket around her chest.
“Good time last night?”The way Polly said it and the accompanying smirk made Judith feel like she had been initiated into a special club; but that was silly, because how on earth would Polly know what happened last night?
She tried for a casual shrug.“I overslept.”
“Sure, you did.”Polly gave a throaty laugh.
“Anyway, I have a group in ten minutes, and I’ve got to prepare soooo—” Judith kept bustling around, grabbing tubes of paint and brushes.“Is there any other reason you’re here other than to gloat that I was late for work for the first time ever?”
Polly advanced.“Do you have a spare coverall I could borrow?I need to return this jacket to its owner and I can’t walk around—” she flung the jacket wide and showed off her glorious cleavage in the low-cut summer dress “—with my tits hanging out all day.Not exactly appropriate at work.”
“I’ll try and find you something.”Judith avoided eye contact.
She sensed Polly’s green gaze lasering into her back as she checked through her apron collection.“Did Carts stay with you last night?”
“Kind of—not really.”
“Is that a problem?”
“No— no, not at all.I mean, yes, sort of—” She felt her shoulders droop, suddenly overwhelmed.
“Do you need to workshop this over a coffee later?”
