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‘Her friend’s mum asked if she’d like to stay for a sleepover. And when I went in to see Mimi she just about managed a hello and then fell asleep.’
‘Ah. So you’ve been deserted.’
He chuckled. ‘Yeah. No one seems to want me tonight.’
Not true. And from the look on his face he knew it. She should go. Pretend she’d forgotten her purse and had just popped back from the pub to collect it. Then come back later, when Jack was asleep and the coast was clear.
‘Ladies first...’ He gestured towards the driveway.
‘No, you go.’ Probably best to leave a getaway option, just in case. Cass watched as he turned into the hardstanding in front of the house. When she followed suit, she took the turn a little too wide and a bit too fast and jammed her foot on the brake, feeling her front bumper touch something as she came to a halt.
She was shaking as she climbed out of the car, leaving the
headlights on so that she could see whether there was any damage to the back of Jack’s. A piece of mud had fallen from the front of hers and on to his back bumper and she brushed it away.
‘It’s okay... I hardly touched you.’
‘Yeah? Too bad.’ He was facing her, not even glancing at the back of his car. ‘Do you want to give it another try?’
‘I wouldn’t want to dent your bodywork.’ Suddenly this wasn’t about cars. Cass turned away from him with an effort, reaching for the switch on the dashboard to kill her headlights. When she looked up again he was gone, the front door open and the light in the hall beckoning her.
He was standing in the hallway, leaning against the sturdy newel post at the bottom of the stairs. Waiting for her. Cass stepped inside, letting the door drift to behind her, and Jack smiled.
‘So... You think you can put a dent in my bodywork, do you?’
The house was quiet. No need to keep their voices down either, because Ellie wasn’t asleep upstairs. Jack seemed to fill the space completely.
‘I can’t say. Not without a more thorough examination.’ She wanted to touch him so badly. Blind to anything else but Jack, because there was nothing else.
‘You can be as thorough as you like. Since we have a little unexpected time on our hands...’ His eyes held all the promise of everything they might just dare to do.
Jack walked towards her. Cass dropped her handbag, hearing her car keys spill out on to the floor as she pulled him close.
The kiss left them both breathless. No amount of air would be enough right now. No amount of that delicious feeling when his fingers brushed her face.
‘Jack...’ There was nothing left to say. They’d tried to keep their hands off each other and they’d failed. But at least they’d both failed together, and they both knew the terms of their failure.
‘I can’t do it, Cass... Can’t pretend I don’t want you.’
‘Tonight you don’t have to.’
He pulled the zip of her jacket open. No hesitation, but no rush either. She could feel his hunger as he kissed her.
His gaze never left hers as he reached behind her, pushing the front door fully closed. Cass heard the lock engage with a satisfying click and a little thrill of excitement ran through her veins. Locked in with Jack, and a whole house as their playground for the night.
He wrapped his arms around her shoulders, backing her into the sitting room and then settling her against him. ‘Alone...’
Cass sighed. ‘At last.’
* * *
Nothing short of an earthquake could stop them now. Cass could rescue him if the fire of their lovemaking got out of control, and he’d resuscitate her if she happened to pass out. They’d save each other from an impossibly long night spent alone.
Jack smothered the impulse to lead her straight upstairs and get them both out of their clothes as quickly as possible. The ultimate luxury had just dropped unexpectedly into their laps and they had time. Enough time to show her that it wasn’t just sex he wanted, but a seduction.
‘Light the fire.’ Her lips curved. She knew just what he wanted. The thought of their limbs entwined in the firelight made him tremble but somehow the match sparked first time and he dropped it on to the kindling, which flared suddenly, licking around the coals stacked above it.
Each time he kissed her it felt new, different, like a first kiss. Jack helped her out of her coat and took his off, slinging them both on to an armchair.
