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She groans now, her body melting into mine as I kiss my way along her jaw to her mouth, my hands sliding down to her arse and pulling her hard against me. Lu deepens the kiss, her hands pushing my t-shirt up as though she wants to take it off me.
“Lulu Somerville,” I say. “Are you just using me for sex?”
“Maybe,” she murmurs.
I scoff, pulling back a little. “I feel so used,” I tease, grinning at her.
She smiles up at me. “Yeah, but I bet you like it,” she teases back.
I grin now, squeezing her arse before letting go. “You bet I do,” I say. “But before you completely have your way with me, let’s eat.”
“Building up your stamina?” she asks.
I wink. “For ravishing you all night, you better believe it.”
Lu giggles and I give her another quick kiss before releasing her and grabbing the bottle of wine. I pour us both a glass before opening her fridge to inspect the contents.
Lu jumps up on the kitchen bench, her legs swinging as she watches me move about her kitchen, a relaxed smile on her face.
“You okay if I make us some dinner?” I ask.
She nods. “Of course, want me to help?”
I shake my head. “Sit there and entertain me,” I tell her. She cocks an eyebrow at me, a sexy smile tugging at her mouth that has me laughing and shaking my head at the same time. “Now who’s the dirty one?”
Lu laughs. “Okay, fine,” she says, pretending to be annoyed as she rolls her eyes dramatically at me. “Tell me about Australia then.”
“What do you want to know?” I ask as I start to chop ingredients for a pasta.
Lu shrugs. “I don’t know, where were you living before you came here?”
I shoot her a quick look, wondering if she intentionally used the past tense when she asked me that. “Adelaide,” I say, deciding to let it go. “Been working at a place in the Barossa for almost a year.”
“And you gave that up to come here?” she asks, taking a sip of wine.
I shake my head. “No, it kinda came to an end anyway,” I say, even knowing that’s not the whole truth of why I left. “Was time to move on and the job here happened to come up at the same time,” I add, smiling at her. “Almost like it was meant to be.”
Lu smiles, a tiny flush on her cheeks. “Does it bother you moving around all the time?”
I shrug. “No, not really,” I admit. “It’s good getting to experience different places and try new things.”
“Must be hard to maintain relationships,” she says, eyes on her lap now. “Never being in one place for very long.”
I stop, putting the knife down before stepping between her legs. “Lu,” I say quietly, my hands sliding onto her hips. “That’s not what’s happening here.”
She stares back at me, a sad look in her eyes. “But it must affect things,” she says, hooking her legs around my thighs. “I mean it must have ended other relationships for you.”
I lean in and press a kiss to her lips. “No, not always,” I say, even if moving wasn’t the only issue my previous relationship faced.
“How did your last relationship end then?” she asks, fingers sliding into the belt loops of my jeans.
I swallow hard, my eyes never leaving hers. “She wasn’t the person I thought she was,” I say, knowing that’s partly true at least.
“What do you mean?”
I smile now, kissing her again. “She wasn’t you, Lulu,” I whisper, before silencing any more questions.
Lu moans into my mouth, her fingers in my jeans pulling me closer as she tightens her legs around mine. “Jack,” she says, the word low and husky. “How are we going to make this work?”
