Forbidden by Emma Nichols

Author:Emma Nichols [Nichols, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781980642879
Publisher: Britain's Next Bestseller
Published: 2018-03-27T16:00:00+00:00

15.

Craig stood up from the choke manifold and spoke into the handheld radio. ‘Okay, I got 1,000 psi t’ the rig.’ He nodded his head as the rhythmical whooshing and pumping came to a stop.

‘Got 1,000 psi at the choke manifold,’ Tarek confirmed.

‘Sensors all look good. Got 1,000 psi all across.’ Sayid confirmed from the lab cabin. He recorded the details diligently in the tally.

‘Holdin’ for 5,’ Craig’s voice came again. He wiped the sweat from his brow and clicked his neck from side to side, keeping one eye on the gauge. ‘Ya can bleed off now.’ He watched the pressure drop. ‘Okay, we’re good. Ya can carry on,’ he said to Tarek, heading for the boundary.

It was never the same without Ashley though. He puffed quickly on a cigarette, his mind occupied with his concerns for Katherine. She wasn’t going to take rejection well, and as much as he and Ashley were close, he had shared something with Katherine that had bonded them differently. He thumped at his chest with the heel of his hand, but the ache there remained. He buried the cigarette butt with his foot and then headed back to the lab cabin.

Ash lazed on her bed, the clunking and grinding sounds moving beyond her awareness, her mind distracted by more pressing thoughts. She drifted to the night of the party, and the sharp pain that wouldn’t go away. The soft click of the cabin door stirred her, and she sat bolt upright.

Kate tiptoed through the door, stopping instantly as Ash’s eyes landed on her. ‘Sorry, I didn’t mean to disturb you,’ she said.

‘Then why come in?’ Ash asked, her tone sharp.

‘I…’ she approached the bed. ‘I’ve missed you,’ she said.

Ash swung her legs off the bed, sat up, and ruffled through her hair. She picked up her watch from the bedside table and studied it. ‘You’re early,’ she said.

‘You needed that crossover, and I thought maybe we could do lunch,’ Kate said, easing down on the bed, sitting next to Ash and staring at Craig’s bunk in front of her. She turned her head and fixed her eyes on Ash, who remained focused on the plain wall in front of her. She smiled at the unruly blonde hair tucked behind her ear, sticking out at the top and back. She wanted to reach out and trace the fine line of her jaw down to her mouth, and tease her finger over her beautifully shaped lips. ‘You are beautiful,’ she said.

Ash pressed her hand to her chest, wrapping her other arm around her body, the tightness refusing to budge. She fought to breathe deeply, suffocating in the atmosphere she perceived between them. Kate’s words were constricting, where they should have softened. She turned slowly, her eyes resisting Kate’s dark-green gaze. She had no words to help her. Even her body betrayed her where Kate was concerned. As her eyes settled on the red-hair,

Kate’s sudden movement immobilised her. Kate’s lips were pressing against hers, and her hands were clasped around her head, pulling her closer.

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