Desperately Seeking Summer by Mandy Baggot

Author:Mandy Baggot
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Forty

Theo caught hold of her then, both his hands on her hips, guiding them along with the tempo. She was so beautiful and the way she was expertly tipping her body one way then the other, so fluidly, so sensually, was hitting every erogenous area he possessed.

She was smiling back at him as they moved together, him holding her hips, her arms moving upwards to clasp around his neck. He couldn’t remember a time when he’d felt like this. It was so unscripted. Despite the veil over his true vocation, it was him being him, for the first time in a long time. He slid his face close to hers, drawing her nearer, as the song’s pulse slowed to a sultry, passion-filled timbre.

‘Tell me, Abby,’ he whispered. ‘What will your new job be?’

He felt her intake of breath, so long and slow, as if thinking hard. He said nothing, their bodies softly rolling back and forth together.

‘I don’t know,’ she said finally. ‘I never thought about not working there.’

An unexpected change of plans. That wasn’t dissimilar to the position he was in. And he still didn’t know what his future held.

‘I came here to think,’ Abby breathed. ‘And to see my mum and my sister, but when I got here things … weren’t quite how I thought they would be.’

‘You think Corfu has changed?’ Theo asked.

He felt her shake her head. ‘No, not the island. It’s the business … well … things, they could be a little better.’

He could read between the lines. Her mother’s estate agency was no different to any other small business trying to survive in difficult times. There was so much more competition and no leeway in lean months. She was here to help her family. The sale of Villa Pappas was important to her. He closed his eyes, hating the current conflict.

‘We’re hoping the party will increase visibility and bring in some more customers – either buyers for properties already on our books, or sellers who want to make the most of the current upturn.’

‘I am sure this will work,’ he answered softly.

‘I hope so.’

He felt another breath leave her, the warm exhale seeping through the thin fabric of his shirt. ‘Can I do anything to help?’

‘I … don’t know.’

He raised his head then, moving to look directly at her. ‘You have everything you need? Food? Now I know I can do something with this.’

Abby smiled. ‘Thank you, but George is helping us with that.’

‘Drinks maybe? I could … make cocktails for your guests.’ He had never wanted to help with anything more and he watched her pondering on his question.

‘Don’t you have to work?’

‘I have a shift at The Blue Vine but I can work around this.’ He put his hand to her face, gently cupping her jaw. ‘Let me help you, Abby.’

She was gazing up at him now, those warm, sexy hazel eyes looking back. Normally he would not hesitate. Dancing so close, someone in his arms, it was natural to dive right in, do what nature intended, but something was holding him back.

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