All Bets Are On
“If he never plans to see you more than a week ahead, he’s keeping his options open in case something better comes along.
Tomorrow had been and gone. The weekend had been and gone. And with the passing of each hour in Harry’s company trust grew a little more. At work they maintained a professional distance but it was only a matter of time before their relationship became common knowledge. She felt no need now to rush it; she had nothing to prove.
Cuddled up to him on her own sofa in her ...own little sitting room, Kevin the cat ousted, Alice felt happiness within her grasp. Things were full-on between them now.
‘I’ve been thinking,’ he said, nuzzling her neck.
She unpeeled his fingers from the remote control and turned the channel from the football to a soap opera. He stopped mid-nuzzle and leaned up on one elbow to glance at the TV and then at her, eyebrows raised. She waited for him to complain and when he smiled instead and went right back to cuddling up, her stomach gave another one of those melty flips.MoreLess
Tomorrow had been and gone. The weekend had been and gone. And with the passing of each hour in Harry’s company trust grew a little more. At work they maintained a professional distance but it was only a matter of time before their relationship became common knowledge. She felt no need now to rush it; she had nothing to prove.
Cuddled up to him on her own sofa in her ...own little sitting room, Kevin the cat ousted, Alice felt happiness within her grasp. Things were full-on between them now.
‘I’ve been thinking,’ he said, nuzzling her neck.
She unpeeled his fingers from the remote control and turned the channel from the football to a soap opera. He stopped mid-nuzzle and leaned up on one elbow to glance at the TV and then at her, eyebrows raised. She waited for him to complain and when he smiled instead and went right back to cuddling up, her stomach gave another one of those melty flips.MoreLess
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