A Christmas Kiss by Samuels Anna

Author:Samuels, Anna [Samuels, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2015-12-17T16:00:00+00:00

I had been watching so intently that I didn’t notice Alex on the sofa across from me. When I did, I saw that she was asleep, her head slumped to one side awkwardly.

I rose from my chair and headed across from her. ‘Alex?’ I said quietly.

She didn’t as much as blink.

‘Alex?’ I tried again.

When she didn’t react, I tried patting her arm gently, trying to wake her. It did nothing. She was well gone. I debated what to do but decided I should wake her as she was meant to go home to Jenny and I didn’t want her to get in trouble on my account.

‘Alex!’ I said more loudly, and put one hand on her cheek to rouse her.

‘Ally…’ she murmured dreamily.

My heart was thumping more quickly as the intimacy of the situation dawned on me. I reached for her shoulder and shook it more forcefully, ensuring she woke this time. She blinked at me confused.

‘Ally?’

‘You fell asleep, Alex. You should get home. Jenny will be wondering where you’ve got to. It’s half eleven!’

‘Don’t worry,’ she yawned, ‘she’s not coming back tonight anyway. Can I just crash here tonight?’

‘Well, uh…yeah…sure. Come on, you don’t want to sleep here.’

I led Alex upstairs and into the room I was sleeping in.

‘You can sleep here,’ I told her.

‘Thanks, Ally.’

‘Night Alex.’

‘Night Ally.’

I shut the door behind me and headed for one of the other rooms which had a bed in. I made up the bed with bedding I found in the cupboard and then climbed in feeling tired. I fell asleep in no time, dreaming of the woman in the next room.

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