Incomplete Strangers by Laura-Elise Bishop

Author:Laura-Elise Bishop [Bishop, Laura-Elise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-06-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

November 2014, Canterbury, Kent, England

Molly woke up and rolled over, bumping straight into Chris. ‘Oh shit.’

Chris groaned and rolled over. ‘That’s the second time you’ve said that first thing in the morning. Should I be offended?’

‘We did a bad thing last night,’ she said. ‘I have a boyfriend. I’ve cheated on him. I’m a terrible person.’

‘We didn’t have sex. It was just a couple of kisses. And I may have groped you a bit,’ he said sleepily.

She laughed until she cried. ‘I may have groped you a bit too. What’s wrong with me? I’ve never cheated on him. I’ve just ruined my relationship and our friendship.’ She sat up and put her head in her hands.

‘Molly,’ he said, sitting up, and rubbing his hand across his face. ‘It was a kiss. It happens.’

‘Not to me,’ she said, wishing he didn’t look so hot first thing in the morning. She paused. ‘Is it wrong that I still want to kiss you?’

He took a deep breath. ‘I still want to kiss you too.’

‘Maybe one more for luck, then. Then we absolutely won’t do it again,’ she said.

‘Agreed,’ he replied, his hands cupping her face, pulling her towards him.

She enjoyed the kiss even more than she had last night. Last night’s kiss had been urgent and desperate. This kiss was totally different. It was soft, and tender.

When she pulled away from him, the sun was starting to come up, streaming through the window and onto the bed, highlighting the golden hairs on his strong arms as he held her. This was awful and wonderful all at the same time. She traced the outline of his bicep with her fingers, resting her head on his chest.

‘You’re so muscly,’ she said. ‘Why is that?’

‘It started as an insecurity thing,’ he said. ‘I’d always been the small, quiet, skinny kid. I got picked on, so I started going to the gym and just kind of got hooked on it. I go every other day.’

‘I know what you mean about being picked on. I was the small, nerdy kid. I’m still the small nerdy kid in my head,’ she said.

‘Nerdy kids are the best,’ he replied. ‘How many nerds have tattoos?’

‘My tattoo is a very accurate replica of a 16th Century galleon,’ she said laughing. ‘It’s like a tattoo for nerds.’

‘Can I see it?’ he asked.

She pulled the back of her T-shirt to one side so he could see the tattoo and goosebumps ran down her spine as his fingers traced the lines of the galleon.

‘It’s beautiful,’ he said. ‘Did it hurt?’

She rolled back towards him. ‘Yes, it was so painful. Saskia came with me and held my hand while I screamed. I’d been following this guy’s work for ages and when he was offering sessions in London, I booked in straight away. I was so nervous. I was sure I would back out.’

‘You’re a lot braver than you think you are,’ he replied.

‘You say the sweetest things,’ she said, then took a deep breath. ‘We should get up.

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