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‘Sorry.’Hismouth was very near her ear.Shefelt his breath stir her hair. ‘I’lltry not to hurt you.’
Daisysurrendered.Sheclosed her eyes and concentrated on the feel of his strong but gentle fingers massaging.Herwhole body quivered, the muscles in her back rippled and undulated.Herbreasts under the thin cotton of her crop top grew heavy and her nipples budded and tingled.Shelonged for his hands to reach round, cup them and pull her into him.Herhead seemed too heavy; it flopped down until her chin rested on her chest.
Rickreached under her hair until he found the nape of her neck.Hepushed a hand from her neck up into the sensitive part of her head and gathered a handful of hair, holding it out of the way before he stroked more lotion onto her shoulders, his fingers reaching round and caressing her collar blade.
Adeep moan escaped.Kneesweakened, she fell back into him and his arm came round her waist, his bare arm searing the naked flesh of her midriff, his thumb perilously near anipple.Shecouldn’t breathe, her entire being centred on his electrifying touch.
‘DidIhurt you?’Hisvoice was husky and very close.
Thefront door opened.Awoman’s voice with a strongBirminghamaccent yelled, ‘Rick, are you in here?I’vebeen looking all over town for you.ThatEllieat the estate agents said you were headed here.Wherethe hell are you, babes?’
Theywheeled round, guilt etched on their faces.
Ricksqueezed the bottle of lotion too hard and some spurted out.Itflew in a high arc and landed in a splodge right on the woman’s expensive-looking espadrilles.
‘Minty!’
Chapter Twenty-One
‘A
ndthen what happened?’Miawas agog.Shepropped her elbows on the shop counter, hands to her cheeks.
Daisysurveyed her audience.Miahad popped by after a shift at the supermarket,Marionhad bumped into her on the way and joined her to get all the gossip and her mother had come in withFleur, having walked the dog along the seafront.
‘Yesdarling, do tell.Thisis the most funI’vehad since,’Marionpaused, ‘well since forever actually.’
‘Igrabbed my things and scarpered.’
‘Youdidn’t stay to explain?’Janasked.
Daisyturned to her mother. ‘No,Mum,Ididn’t hang around to explain.Becausethere was nothingtoexplain.’
Marionchortled. ‘Ibeg to differ, sweetie.Thegirlfriend comes in to find her man getting all hot and sticky with another woman and doing some heavy-duty erotic massaging.’
‘Itwasnoterotic,’Daisylied. ‘Rickwas rubbing aftersun in.’
‘Because…’Marionpulled a face and tapped lime-green shellacs on her chin. ‘Ohyes, you couldn’t do that yourself?Athome.’
‘I’dgot burned in an awkward place,’Daisymumbled.
‘Ibet.’Shegiggled lasciviously. ‘Didhe want you to reciprocate in hisawkwardplace?’
‘Hewasn’t sunburned.’Daisywrinkled her nose, puzzled. ‘Oh,’ she felt herself blush crimson, ‘Maz, get your mind out of the gutter.Hewas trying to do me a favour.’
‘Somefavour.’
‘What’sMintylike?’Miaasked.
‘Youmean, apart from spitting-feathers mad?’Marioninterrupted.
Daisyrounded on her. ‘Haven’tyou got somewhere to be?’
‘NowhereI’drather be here at this exact moment in time.’Marionperched on the stool. ‘Comeon, spill the info on the girlfriend.’
‘Well.’Daisypaused, thinking back toMinty’slook of horror as the woman had stood in the open doorway gawping.Shestill felt horribly guilty, even as she’d protested, she had nothing to feel guilty about.Well, not much.Shehad to concede though,Rick’stouch on her skin had been anything but brotherly and she could have sworn, from his ragged breathing and his slow languorous fingers, he’d been as turned on as she. ‘She’sbeautiful.’
‘Soare you.’Miapointed a drooping stem of pastel-pink gladioli at her.
