The Morning After by Clements Sally

Author:Clements, Sally [Clements, Sally]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2012-02-04T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

They were dancing, naked. On a white sandy beach by moonlight.

The firm press of a mouth against her lips. Cara’s eyes cracked open.

Ethan stood by the side of the bed, fully dressed in a pair of worn jeans and a black shirt. “I have to go to work. The car’s here,” he murmured.

Cara’s eyes flicked to the alarm clock on the bedside table. Five o’clock. Five a.m.? Where had the night gone? She started to sit up, but Ethan’s hand on her shoulder eased her back to the pillow. “Stay where you are. It’s early, and you need your sleep.” He smiled. “We didn’t get much last night, and you must be jetlagged.”

Cara’s face heated. Once they’d climbed back into bed, she couldn’t resist wrapping around him again, with predictable results. Another couple of times during the night their bodies had found each other in the darkness. After all that, she should feel sated. Instead, she felt like pulling him right back into bed with her again. It was going to be a tiring few weeks.

“I won’t be back until late. We’re doing an evening shoot tonight.” He stepped away from the bed, and gestured to a set of keys on the bedside table. “You can take it easy, or go shopping. Take the Aston.” He grinned. “But don’t wreck it.”

“Would I?” Hopefully, he wouldn’t remember.

“You should be okay as long as you don’t try to squeeze into any tight parking spaces.”

He remembered. She’d never live down the fact that her early forays into driving had included a memorable event where she’d tried to park in the supermarket car-park, and scraped the side of one car on the way in, and another, on the way out.

“I’ll be careful.”

“Call if you need anything. There’s food in the fridge. I won’t be back until after midnight.” He hovered by the doorway, as if reluctant to leave.

“Okay.” She wanted to hug him goodbye, but didn’t have the bravery to climb out of bed naked in front of him—not now, in the cold light of day. She pulled the duvet up to her ears. “I might not get out of bed all day.”

Ethan’s mouth twitched. “I know you—you’ll be on the beach straight after breakfast.” He glanced at the bedside clock. “Better go.” But still he stayed, watching her with a strange expression in his eyes.

“Take care,” Cara said.

Ethan’s lips pursed. “You too.” Then he turned and moments later, the front door slam signaled that he’d gone.

Silence buzzed in her ears. She reached for Ethan’s pillow, wrapped her arms around it, and breathed in his familiar scent. Oh dear. She was in danger of falling for her best friend. She propped the pillow on top of her own, and gazed out of the floor-length expanse of glass to the day beyond.

Pale pink swept across the sky, blushing deeper pink at the horizon. Below, the ocean glittered dark blue, like a jewel in the night. Waking up here each morning would be heaven. She watched and waited for the transformation of the sky from night to dawn.

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