Sinning Again by Heidi Lowe

Author:Heidi Lowe [Lowe, Heidi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heidi Lowe Books
Published: 2016-07-09T23:00:00+00:00

The heat from our love-making had miraculously turned an otherwise cold room into a sauna. So instead of shivering while I lay naked on my front, Jean beside me on her back, my body felt wrapped in a warm blanket.

Every now and then, when we realized how long it had been since the last kiss, one of us would kiss the other.

"This place definitely grows on you," she said, staring up at the ceiling, a lazy, contented smile on her face.

I laughed. "You're just saying that because we've just had lots of sex. If we'd done it under a bridge you would have said the same thing."

"True." She kissed me, then lay back down, letting out a happy sigh. Though not literally, we were in a good place. The best place we'd been in a long time. Absent blame, anger, and secrets. Well, mostly. Her happiness mirrored my own.

"Now all I need to do is hold on to my job," I said. It was an extension of my inner thoughts, and shouldn't have come out.

"You're in danger of losing your job?" There wasn't, as I would have expected from her, any note of glee in her voice. Me losing my job would have meant I was unable to pay my rent, and thus would have no choice but to move back in with her.

"It's nothing. Just some funding issues. They'll sort it out."

She sat up on her elbows. "Lissa, if it's a money problem, I can always help out. I know how much you love that job."

I did. She'd wanted to get me a position in a gallery when we first moved; Robyn had connections and could have arranged an interview. But I'd secured the position at the shelter. Up until then I didn't even know I liked animals that much. Once I'd seen them all, I'd instantly fallen in love. Once I'd seen myself in them, there was no going back.

"You don't have to fix everything, Jean. Diane will find some more funding, don't worry."

"And you don't have to do everything by yourself. That's what girlfriends are for." She pulled me into a kiss. "That's what I'm for."

"If the situation changes, I'll let you know. All right?" I said reluctantly.

"Good." She went silent for a little while, as though contemplating something, as though calculating the effect of her forthcoming words. And then she said, "I think it's time we got you a car."

I frowned. "I can't drive."

"We'll get you some lessons, and then get the car."

"What is this about?" I regarded her smile with suspicion now.

"I would feel a lot better about you coming home alone. And you could visit more often, stay longer."

"I don't want a car," I said simply.

"Okay, a car service perhaps? Someone who'll take you to and from work, and wherever you want to go."

I shook my head in disbelief. "Like a chauffeur? Are you kidding me? Jean, I don't want any of that. I don't want to live beyond my means. Getting chauffeur-driven to

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