Secrets & Lies: A Domestic Discipline Novella by Serena Akeroyd

Author:Serena Akeroyd [Akeroyd, Serena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Four weeks later

Gabe peered over the fields ahead of him. His nose wrinkled at the odd smell of mulch surrounding him, but Meg had really tried with her picnic spread, and it wasn’t her fault the field she’d picked smelled of... Hell, he didn’t even know what it was.

His nose wrinkling as he bit into one of her delicious BLTs, he chewed and enjoyed the silence that had settled between them.

When she laughed, out of the blue, he murmured, “What’s so funny?”

“You. Trying to pretend this place doesn’t stink to high heaven.”

He grinned. “I thought I was doing such a good job, too.”

“Nope, your acting skills are pretty crummy.” Her own nose wrinkled. “This isn’t turning out how I thought it would.”

“What did you have in mind?” he asked, brow raised.

“Well, notice, this blanket is super thick. The grass is really tall, and no one is around.”

His lips twitched. “You wanted to make out?”

She nodded, and her eagerness made his smile break out totally. “I really did.”

“No reason why we can’t. I’m up for it,” he teased.

“Why does that not surprise me?” Meg grimaced. “I think we should go back to my place. My back yard is private, and it smells of lavender.”

He laughed. “We could always go to another field?”

“No, what if that one stinks, too?” She sat up and moved onto her knees, then started packing up the various Tupperware dishes she’d brought.

He’d say one thing, the fact she could cook was a welcome treat.

There was a homemade cake in one of the tubs and some chicken wings with his name on them.

He finished off his sandwich, then started to help her. As he did, he shared in her amusement. “It really does stink around here, doesn’t it?”

She pulled a face. “Trust me to pick this field for our picnic.”

“Hey, it doesn’t matter. Your yard sounds fine to me.”

“I wanted it to be special.”

“It will be,” he told her, leaning over to press a kiss to the tip of her nose.

She let him, but then shook her head when he’d moved away. “You don’t understand,” she mumbled as she shoved the closed dishes into a bag.

“Then explain.”

“I wanted to...” She sucked in a breath. “I wanted to...”

He frowned at her, then saw her blush, and put two and two together. For someone who had done as much as she had with him, her innocence and difficulty in talking about sex was actually rather cute. “Make love out here?”

Her nod was quick, but she still looked flustered. “There’s always next time. Just warn me, and I’ll go scouting for non-stinky fields.”

He could tell she was still disappointed, but she smiled at him. It was weak but better than the frustration of before.

But, he guessed he could understand.

This past month had been spent with them seeing each other at least five to six times a week. They’d been on regular dinner dates, headed over to the cinema, gone gleaning for strawberries, and generally gotten to know one another. He’d made sure to back off sexually, never approaching her, always letting her come to him.

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