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‘What?’ I stared at him. ‘Tonight? Dinner in the restaurant?’
‘Yup. It’s all booked. The food’s fabulous and the wine list is amazing.’
‘Wow. That would be wonderful.’ Then I thought of something. ‘You won’t be able to sample the wine, though. You’re driving. Unless you trust me to drive your car back?’
‘No need. I’ve booked a glamping pod as well – if you don’t mind sharing?’
I stared at him, my heart racing with excitement. ‘You kept all this a secret?’
‘I told you. I wanted to surprise you.’
‘Well, you’ve done that, all right. And I definitely don’t mind sharing. As long as it’s you I’m sharing with, of course.’
‘Ha ha.’
‘So which pod is ours?’
‘You’ve already inspected the inside of it.’
‘That one? Overlooking the lake? But it’s gorgeous.’
‘I know. Just like you.’ He grinned sheepishly. ‘At the risk of turning you off me with the corniest line in history.’
Laughing and feeling myself practically bubbling over with joy, I shook my head. ‘Never. So... dinner in the restaurant? How lovely.’
He nodded. ‘Eight o’clock. Actually, I’m still full from lunch. How about some exercise to work up an appetite? There’s some glorious walks around here.’
‘Sounds good. Or... we could get acquainted with our glamping pod a little more?’ I murmured, feeling unusually daring for me.
He narrowed his eyes at me. ‘We could,’ he said carefully.
I shrugged. ‘I mean, there areotherthings we could do to get some exercise, apart from a country walk.’
‘True. You mean like jogging around the grounds?’ He grinned. ‘Haven’t brought my running gear, though, have you?’
‘Nope. Thank goodness. No, I was thinking I should probably check out the furniture in the pod while I’m here... so that I can report back, you know?’
He nodded seriously. ‘Would that be beds in particular?’
‘Well, yes. Beds can be tricky. They need casters, really, so they can be moved around easily.’
‘I see. And some people like a hard mattress... some prefer a softer one.’
‘Exactly.’
‘I guess we could head over there now. Try the facilities out for size?’
‘You read my mind.’
‘Good,’ he said huskily, smiling down at me... the smile that always, without fail, turned my knees to jelly.
We moved together and he pulled me hard against him, his mouth claiming mine hungrily. My hands stole beneath his coat and I felt the hard muscles of his back through the thin fabric of his shirt, and stars seemed to be exploding overhead as we kissed with all the longing and pent-up desire we’d been feeling since our first kiss at the fair that night.
He was nuzzling my neck, murmuring my name, then returning to my mouth for the hard, bruising kisses I wanted... the kisses I’d so longed for. Wrapped in Kurt’s strong arms, I lost all sense of space and time...
At last, we pulled apart, breathless and smiling.
Kurt looped his arm around me and I snuggled into his chest, and we walked slowly through the walled garden and made our way back to the delightful pod with our names on it...
