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“I never thought of it like that.” Jessica smiles and a small laugh escapes, causing my heart to lift for the second time today. I like making her happy and to see a smile on her face because of something I said and once again it strikes me how much I’ve changed since meeting her.
“And you. How are you today?”
She glances up and smiles, a faint tinge of red on her cheeks as the atmosphere changes in the room. I know she senses it too by the softening in her expression and the way she licks her lips nervously and, feeling a little bold, I edge closer and tip her face to mine. “I missed you.”
“Stop it.” She blushes and yet the happiness in her eyes tells me she feels the same.
“I hated leaving last night.”
“You did what you had to do.”
She appears to shake herself and pulls back a little and says with a deep breath. “Was there anymore post?”
The moment has been torn away from me as she struggles to remain in control, and I sigh. “Yes, but now they know about you.”
“Me?” She looks worried.
“They called you my girlfriend and said now they had two for one. I’m sorry, Jessica, perhaps we didn’t think this through.”
“So, it’s someone who knows we’re together.” Suddenly, she looks excited and grabs her phone. “We’ll list the names of everyone we’ve met since we became an item, and our postman will be among them.”
“An item?” I arch my brow and she shrugs. “I’m undercover, Robert, and sometimes that involves doing unsavoury things.”
She grins, making me smile and I can’t help edging a little closer and saying playfully, “So, if we were in public and were being watched, you would let me put my arm around you. Perhaps we should practise that.”
She licks her lower lip and says shyly, “Probably, just so it would appear natural.”
I slip my arm around her shoulder and hold her tightly against me. “Like this.”
“Um, yes, perfect.”
“I suppose I could whisper in your ear and people would assume it was something dirty.”
“Why would they assume that?”
“Because if you were my girlfriend, it would be definitely something like that.”
“Is that right?”
She rolls her eyes and I whisper in her ear, “Then I would turn your head and kiss you deeply, just to reinforce the fact, for appearances, of course.”
Her breathing is fast, and she whispers, “That could work.”
“Like this.” I tilt her face to mine and let my lips rest against hers and whisper, “Shall we?”
“I guess it wouldn’t hurt.”
This time as our lips meet, it’s as if I’m coming home to a familiar taste that causes my heart to thump with the knowledge that if things go my way, this kiss will lead to so much more. The pleasure of sliding my hands under her sweater and experiencing her skin flush with my own. The heat from her body and the sound of her heart beating against mine. I want more than this kiss and I want all of her, forever but I’m not about to frighten her away, so I put everything into the one thing I’m allowed and kiss her with a passion that I haven’t experienced for a very long time.
Her gentle moan against my lips is enough to tell me she’s loving every second of this and as her fingers wrap around my head and pull me closer, any pretence is shoved to the side. We kiss as would be lovers and if I get my way, we will be and as Jessica melts into my arms, I load everything I can into this kiss. She needs to understand my intentions and realise this isn’t just a fling, for me, anyway. I am serious and won’t stop trying to make her mine despite how much she is fighting this because she obviously is. Her sense of duty is holding her back, and it’s up to me to prove she can have it all, if she has it with me by her side.
The kiss lasts longer than most, and yet neither of us is in any hurry to stop. I could kiss her all day and it’s only when the alarm goes off on her phone that we pull apart.
“What is it?”
She says briskly, “It’s time to leave for the play.”
“You mean you set an alarm for the play?” I begin to laugh, and she glares at me furiously. “Of course. We can’t be late, you know. The place will be packed, and I need to be in the front row because I’ll be filming it for Anton and Sally. They may be missing it in person, but I will not deprive them of the magic.”
