This Christmas in Stockholm by Betham Michelle

Author:Betham, Michelle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-02T16:00:00+00:00

Seven

I’m woken by the smell of fresh coffee and warm toast, and when I open my eyes I realise I’m alone, in his bed. He’s out in the kitchen, I can hear him moving about, hear him talking on the phone, and I stretch out and smile. My body aches after the hours of sex we had last night, but every niggle, every sore and tired muscle was worth it. I’ve never had sex like it – why is that…?

“Happy Birthday!”

My eyes spring open and I sit up, frowning slightly as I look at him, dressed only in jeans and a smile as he carries a tray piled high with toast, coffee, fruit and scrambled eggs.

“How did you know it was my birthday?”

“You mentioned it, last night. That you turn forty today.”

My frown deepens, because I can’t remember if I did tell him that last night, but then, thanks to all that glorious sex, a lot of last night has faded into the background, bar the memories of his hard, naked body…

“A very beautiful, very hot forty.”

His voice drags me back from that daydream, and I smile at him. “I’m sure I look red hot right now, because the just-woken-up look always works, huh?”

He sets the tray down on the bedside table and leans over to kiss me, and as he kisses me he pulls the sheet away and now, in the cold light of day, I’m suddenly aware of the fact I’m completely naked.

“Right now, you look incredible,” he whispers, and I feel my insides melt, what am I here? Some love-struck teenager…? No, scrap that. There’s no love here, this is lust. Pure, horny lust, and I’m fine with that.

“Such a smooth-talker.”

“It’s always worked for me.”

I laugh and playfully push him away, but the last thing I want is for him to go anywhere.

“Get back here,” I say, but he’s ahead of me, he’s already thrown his jeans on the floor, he’s back beside me in a heartbeat. “One last time,” I whisper, closing my eyes as he kisses me; as he gently pushes me onto my back; spreads my legs with his knee.

“It doesn’t have to be the last time,” he murmurs into my neck, his lips vibrating against my skin and I gasp quietly as a warm shiver wracks my body. “It could be like this for a little while longer – maybe a lot longer – if you stay.”

And it’s then that a moment of clarity hits me like a punch to the solar plexus. I push him off me, grab the sheet and wrap it around me as I climb off the bed. Today I have a decision to make, and he’s confusing me now, he’s clouding everything. I need to leave him and this behind, just for a few hours. I need to give myself the time I need, to think, because the clock is ticking…

“Eva…? Eva, where are you going?”

I stop, but I don’t turn around. I clutch the sheet tight between

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