Come Back to Me by Mila Gray

Author:Mila Gray [Mila Gray]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pan
Published: 2014-06-19T07:00:00+00:00

27

Kit

I open the door to Jessa already feeling nervous, but when I see her standing there wearing a yellow sundress, it feels like there’s a tornado ripping through my insides. I’ve never been nervous before with a girl, and even though we’ve had a few very X-rated sessions, tonight feels different. I want it to be perfect.

She gives me a shy smile, looking up at me through her lashes.

‘Come on in,’ I say, stepping aside to let her in. My arms are shaking. Why are my arms shaking?

As soon as I shut the door I pull her against me and kiss her, standing with my back against the door to steady myself. For a moment, when she twines her fingers in my hair and flattens her body against mine, I contemplate just forgetting dinner altogether and carrying her straight upstairs, but then I force myself to stop. One step at a time.

I link my fingers through hers and pull her through into the kitchen where pots are bubbling on the stove. She offers to help, but I sit her on a stool in the middle of the room and open the refrigerator, pulling out a bottle of champagne.

‘What are we celebrating?’ she asks when I hand her a glass.

‘Us,’ I say, clinking my glass of water with hers.

‘You aren’t having any?’ she asks.

‘I don’t drink,’ I say.

She nods thoughtfully and doesn’t ask anything further. She knows the reason why, and I love it that she doesn’t need to ask questions. She takes just a sip from her own glass and then sets it down on the side.

I start prepping the salmon I’m cooking and check on the vegetables that are roasting in the oven. My mind’s struggling to remember the recipes, though, with Jessa sitting there watching me.

‘Have you seen much of Riley?’ I ask, trying to distract myself from the very graphic thoughts of what I plan to do to her later.

‘No,’ she says, ‘not much. He’s pretty much living with Jo. He comes back for dinner.’ She shrugs. ‘I think you see more of him. How’s training going?’

‘Good,’ I say, thinking of the workouts I’ve been doing all week, partly as a way to let off steam in the build-up to tonight, and partly so I get to kick Riley’s ass in the physical fitness test we have to take soon. ‘Test is in two weeks. Same day as yours.’

‘What?’ Jessa asks.

‘Your driving test. I’ve booked you in.’

Jessa stares at me. ‘What? I’m not ready.’

‘Yeah, you are. And it was the only slot they had before I leave.’ I shrug and turn back to the stove.

‘But . . . ’

‘If you pass, you pass,’ I say over my shoulder. ‘If you fail, you fail. No biggie. You can take it again.’

Jessa presses her lips together and I can see she’s trying to think up excuses, but then she nods and says, ‘OK.’

I smile to myself as I start pan-frying the salmon. ‘You know, Riley keeps asking about the girl I’m seeing.

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