And then, before D could even think about trying to pull away, he had placed his braced hand against her back and moved all the way up to her. Then, without waiting for any form of go-ahead or approval, he gently pulled her against himself. D gasped. She was well-aware that she should put up at lea
Her throat suddenly feeling tight, she raised her eyes to his face. And the way he glanced to the side just as her eyes were about to meet his, somehow confirmed it. Her hand was trembling a bit when she reached out and gingerly placed each of her fingers on one of the bruises, only her thumb being
“I don’t know…” He laughed. “Don’t worry, I’ll be good! Top secret! And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the two of us coincidently sitting in the same hot tub, just as long as we’re far enough apart and you give me a mean look, which shouldn’t be a problem…” “I’ll think about it,” she said i
For dinner they took a nice twenty minute walk along the lake into one of the little towns. Rick had reserved a table in an Italian restaurant. They had met downstairs in the lobby, and everyone had been quite excited to see that Joe was back. Looking a bit uncomfortable, Joe had issued a quick s
“Poor Gerry,” Anja said and rubbed her hand over his belly. “Yeah, poor me! Thank God I have a wife now that eats most of her food herself.” “Oh, was that a requirement?” Anja teased. “Of course!” Gerry went on telling some other stories about growing up with his two older sisters. Kim held aga
On the way back to the hotel Gerry gave Anja a quick call. While he did that, D got out her own phone and sent a short message: Escaped. In the elevator she said goodbye to Gerry on the fourth floor, then checked her phone again on her way up to the sixth. There was a new message from Joe: Let’s
It just worked. Warm, easy, playful, effortless. No awkward mishaps, clumsy touches, forced tongue work, embarrassed giggles. This was the kind of kiss that had the potential of a highly addictive drug. And there was a good chance he knew it. Joe could feel her mouth move against his (and her to
With a playful frown she grabbed the lever and adjusted it so they wouldn’t hit the pier as they backed out of the parking position. “Which way do you want to go?” she asked as she turned the boat away from the pier. “Entirely up to you,” he said. “Just try to avoid the rocks and the icebergs.” “
“Let’s try,” she whispered and moved her hand down to his stomach.“Okay,” he put his hand back ontop of hers and slid his fingers between hers.It took only minutes until her breathing slowed down and a slight twitching of her hand told him that she was asleep again.Listening to her breathing and
Joe woke up around three, feeling really thirsty.It took him a second to grasp where he was (not in the cabin anymore) and that he was not alone.The realization caused a flash of excitement.D was sleeping far on her side of the bed.He remembered how she had always used to do that. No matter how
He was going for a mind-sweeping kiss here – one that would swipe her mind of any reservations there might still be. Even if, right now, she didn’t seem very reserved anyway. But he’d rather be absolutely sure…His own reservations were all gone by now. And having her so close just confirmed that ke
Three minutes later Joe returned, a chocolate bar in his left hand and a glass of milk in his right.“I see chocolate,” D chirped with a greedy grin. She had sat up and was leaning against the headboard. “Come here…” Like a lazy princess she waved for him to come over.Stopping at his desk, Joe set
“I don’t wanna mess this up…” he said, his gaze on the bedcover beside her head, his hand tracing one of the lines in the pattern.“Didn’t exactly feel like you were in the process of messing things up,” she said softly and reached out to touch his face.“You don’t think so, huh?” He leaned into her
Joe pushed himself away from the windowsill.“Guess I’ve really earned a jerk medal,” he contemplated as he stepped around the bed to her. “I’m sorry I didn’t pick up.”“Mhmm,” D growled, trying hard to unwaveringly hold his gaze as he came closer. “And you’re hopefully also sorry that you didn’t ca
He shrugged and kept glaring out the window. This had become kind of a habit - turning his back on people and staring into space. It was a bad habit he had developed thanks to Liz. It just helped him focus or stay composed, and it made it easier to get through situations he would rather avoid altoge
What she had before her, was part of the job ads from Saturday’s paper. One of the ads had her company’s swan logo on it. It was the ad for one of the jobs in London.Joe had gotten up from the bed again and returned to his desk. He pulled out the chair and sat down on it backwards so he was facing
D was rising from the bed with the intention to follow him. Only that she was momentarily strangely overwhelmed by something. Something indefinable that affected her more deeply than anything had in a long time.When it only got worse once she stepped out on the landing, a moist wave from the bathro