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Keeping my head down, I walk back out of the door ready to make my excuses and my escape. I don’t get far, though. My hand is caught firmly and tugged in the opposite direction to the one I’m heading. Off balance, I tip into Freddy’s waiting arms.
“Hello, Amber.”
Looking up, I gaze straight into his ocean blues, before lowering my attention to his mouth. A flare of heat ripples through me, burning my stomach and warming my face.
I clear my throat with an incredibly unsexy cough. “Freddy.”
I don’t get a chance to say much else. With his hand still firmly gripping mine, he silently leads me out of the patio doors and into the pub garden.
The lawn is scattered with packed picnic benches, the late summer heatwave ensuring an abundance of customers are enjoying the extended afternoon sunshine. With a “Tsk,” of annoyance, he pulls me down a side alleyway where the pub seems to have abandoned old furniture waiting for a skip.
‘What are you doi—?” His mouth cuts off the rest of the words as it literally crashes into mine. His hands grab for my hips, dragging me in closer and closer until our bodies are melded and I can feel heat pulsating through our clothing.
His fingers tangle in my hair, yanking my head back so his lips can trail along the arch of my throat.
My legs actually start to shake. That’s right, they shake. A heavy numb sensation spreads along my limbs.
“I can’t stay away from you,” he murmurs low in my ear, his hot breath sending piercing tingles this way and that.
What I should do is pull away and question why he can’t stay away from me, when last night I told him that I was the most deceitful secret keeper ever to walk the earth, but I don’t. I allow him to push me against a disused picnic bench, hiking me up onto the tabletop. My fingers run along his back, the familiar curve of his shoulder blades creating a firework display of memories exploding in my mind.
His kisses rain down on me, his teeth grazing my lips, his tongue darting and probing. Without breaking the contact of his mouth, one of his hands slides under the edge of my shirt and runs over my skin. His thumb lifts the wire of my bra and skims underneath. The rough texture of his palm catches against my flesh and sets it on fire. Expelling a gasp, I allow my head to fall so he can kiss along the sensitive skin of my throat. His teeth tug at my earlobe causing waves of heat to flood through me.
This is quite dominating and outrageously hot.
I grab him and pin my legs around his hips, feeling him push against me.
Quickly, his mouth finds mine again and he moves even closer, pinning my hands behind me on the tabletop. I smile into the kiss and then feel him lift the corner of his own lips into a smile as he flicks his tongue across my bottom lip. His hands release mine—although I leave them in the position he put them in because it’s honestly damn hot—and run along the waistband of my jeans. I should breathe in, but I’m too busy just trying to keep my lungs functioning normally. His fingers dance over all my lumps and bumps and I open one eye to check for any signs of disgust. There aren’t any, just his long lashes resting on his cheeks and the fair arch of his eyebrow so perfectly drawn.
With a snap, his blue eyes flash open. They dance when they find me watching him. “I’m guessing you need to get back to your friends.” His voice is hoarse. I daren’t even trust mine to grate out the smallest of noises.
I nod my head, totally speechless.
“Well off you go then.” He winks and moves away so I can attempt to get down from the table on numb, wobbly legs. It’s a slow process.
I’ve staggered five shaky paces when he calls me back. “Amber, would you like to go out for dinner with me next weekend?”
“Uh.”
He waits for me to continue, one eyebrow raised. I don’t.
“Is that a yes or a no?” He takes a step towards me, and my mouth goes very, very dry.
‘I don’t know,” I manage to squeak.
“You don’t know?” He’s grinning and so not helping. “You don’t know if you’d like to go out with me or not?”
I clear my throat.Come on, Amber… be sensible here…“I’m worried about Isaac. I-I don’t want to make this any more confusing than it has to be.” My tongue is thick in my mouth, unwilling to articulate boring sensibilities.
He takes another step, effectively closing the space between us. “It’s not confusing, Amber. It’s quite simple. I just need you.”
My mouth flaps open and Freddy runs his finger along my bottom lip. “I’ll ask again.” He leans in closer still, so our noses are close to touching and I can see the flecks in his eyes. “Do you want to go out for dinner with me next week?”
“Yes.” I blurt my answer.
“I’m glad you decided on yes.” He leans in and kisses me on the cheek, which is tame considering he had me pinned to a table a few moments ago. “I’ll see you around.”
And with that he’s gone back into the pub.
I give it a few moments and then trail in behind him. As I turn for my table and forgotten friends, I search for him, but he’s long gone. No sign other than the remaining tingle on my skin and lips that he’s even been here at all.
