Meet Me at Fir Tree Lodge by Rachel Dove

Author:Rachel Dove [Rachel Dove]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2020-09-21T17:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

‘Well, that must have been some burger!’

Rebecca was dreaming of Hans. In her sleep. His annoying voice was talking away to her, and she cursed her brain for making her think of her hairy friend when she’d just spent the most interesting and exciting night of her life since the accident.

‘Shut up Hans,’ she heard a voice say, and she felt herself nodding. Good, glad someone said it.

‘Yeah! Shut up Hans,’ she shouted out groggily, her eyes still firmly shut. ‘So loud.’

Her brain finally caught up. That, and she was pretty sure that a naked man was rubbed up against her. Last night came screaming back. And the fact that Luke was still in her bed.

‘Hans! Shit!’

Rebecca sprang up then, covering her bits as she realised that Hans was there, looking like Ned Flanders in skiwear, open-mouthed and laughing at the fact that she was naked, in bed with Luke.

‘Hans!’

‘Hans!’ Rebecca and Luke spoke together again, high-pitched with indignation. They flashed each other a horrified look.

‘How the holy hell did you get in?’

‘Why are you in my room?’

Hans held up his hands.

‘Hey, I came to pick up Luke for his first lesson. The door was unlocked, I shouted to you both. I was worried you’d murdered each other.’ He smirked then, his moustache bristling with mirth. ‘Evidently, you made friends. How lovely.’

He ducked as Rebecca threw a heel at him, but he didn’t dodge the nut-crushing throw of Luke’s shoe. He crumpled like a paper bag to the floor, making the ceiling light shake as he hit the deck.

‘Bullseye,’ Luke shouted, high-fiving Rebecca as they both scrabbled to get their clothes from where they had thrown them to the floor.

‘Nice one, ten points for the crown jewels.’ Rebecca threw a sock Luke’s way. They had tiny little computers printed on them.

‘Twenty, surely?’

Pulling on his sweatpants and passing her top to her, he stood over Hans, who was still clutching his nether regions and making a high-pitched keening sound.

‘What about a nipple twist, whilst he’s down?’ Luke suggested.

Rebecca pretended to consider it as she smoothed her hair down.

‘Maybe next time.’ She’d seen the clock. ‘I’m late to get started with work.’ She waved her hands over Hans. ‘Can you handle this?’ Luke yanked his top on and ruffled his hair back. Leaning over his friend, he kissed her on the lips and smiled.

‘After last night, I can handle anything. Don’t watch me out there, okay? I’ll have enough people laughing at me as it is. I left something on the coffee table. Will you read it? It’s why I’m here.’ He kissed her again before she could ask him anything else. ‘Have a good day.’

Domesticated bliss. The thought popped into her head, but she brushed it away. What was in that envelope was going to test that thought.

‘You too. Don’t break anything, for God’s sake.’

He rolled his eyes, sticking his tongue out of the side of his mouth, flashing his white teeth. ‘Me, never.’ Rebecca was just leaving when she

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