A Little Christmas Faith (Choc Lit) by Kathryn Freeman

Author:Kathryn Freeman [Freeman, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Christmas
Publisher: Choc Lit
Published: 2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00

Adam walked the damn dogs further than he’d intended. Turns out the dopey mutts were okay company. It meant his work-out session at the gym was shorter than usual, something that would have stressed him out a few weeks ago. These last few days the need to drive himself into exhaustion had lessened. He still enjoyed the exercise but now he found he was happy to lift and bench his usual weights, not pushing himself to go beyond them. He went to the gym out of habit, and yes, out of vanity – Faith’s frank admiration was still etched in his memory. He no longer went out of need.

When he finally drove into The Old Mill car park he was only five minutes behind schedule. Hopefully Chloe wouldn’t think he’d forgotten her. He’d enjoyed taking her through some routines yesterday. Not just her company, though the girl had turned out to be surprisingly giggly once exercise had lowered her defenses. He’d also enjoyed knowing that what he was teaching her would boost her self-confidence. Help her to like herself more.

Just as it had helped him.

She was there on the desk when he strode in. ‘Sorry I’m late.’

‘No sweat.’ She gave him an oddly secretive smile. ‘My aunt wants to talk to you before we go.’

His heart gave a quick jump. ‘Right.’ Chloe still had that funny smile on her face. ‘Should I be worried?’

The smile reached her eyes and she bit into her lip, clearly trying not to laugh out loud. ‘Depends.’

He winced. ‘On what?’

‘How much you like dressing up.’

Before he could quiz her further, Faith walked out of her office and smiled at him. Hers was less secretive, more … cunning? His pulse began to pick up pace as he went from mildly curious to slightly panicked.

‘Adam.’ She reached for his hand and tugged him towards her office.

As the office door closed behind him, a dart of hope pushed away at the anxiety. Perhaps he’d been wrong about the cunning. Perhaps her smile said let’s have a sneaky lunchtime make-out session? Something he definitely wasn’t averse to. On a rush of desire he lifted her onto the desk, easing her legs apart so he could wedge his thighs between them. Then he kissed her; deeply, heatedly. Thoroughly.

Her cheeks were flushed when he drew back. ‘Wow. I’ll have to haul you into my office more often.’

‘Works for me.’ He started to move towards her again, his hand snaking under her blouse, when she drew back.

‘Umm, I’m not sure what you thought I brought you in here for, but I’ve a feeling you’re going to be mightily disappointed.’

She no longer looked cunning, or teasing. She looked awkward and uncomfortable, which had the same effect on his libido as a bucket of cold water. ‘Not office sex then.’

She laughed but it held none of the richness he was used to. It sounded … hell, he’d go as far as to say nervous. ‘Can we take a rain-check on that?’

Her answer relaxed him slightly.

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