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‘Have you ever watched television?’ I ask as MillerI can’t iine hiestures for me to join him, so I lie on his chest, face tucked neatly under his chin, hs when he spreads the nore that he hasn’t answered my question and reach for the remote control with my spare hand The screen jumps to life, and I immediately smile when I’m confronted with Del and Rodney Trotter ‘You must have watched Only Fools and Horses’ It’s a national treasure!

‘Can’t say I have’

‘Really?’ I blurt, swinging my astonished face up to his ‘Just watch it You’ll never look back’

‘As you wish,’ he agrees quietly, beginning to knead lovely fir you wish’

I’ any of the banter, as my mind wanders to a place where Miller’s words were true Anything I wish I co when I feel the vibrations of a suppressed laugh beneath entle out on the screen before us, and the normalcy of that fills me with contentment, no matter how trivial it is

And then thein the distance

A few easy movements has me minus one Miller beneath me and immediately resentful of his phone ‘Excuse me,’ he mutters as he carries his naked body fro at the vision of his butt cheeks tensing and swelling with his long strides, then curl onto my side and retrieve the woollen throw fro back into the room I rollwhere I am, and I have no desire to face him and his displeasure over entleman wouldn’t make me sound like a possession all of the tiht be now, a felon I look to the end of the couch when he rests his arse on the edge, the contento vanished ‘I was busy,’ he hisses, then follows it up with a flick of his eyes to mine ‘Is that all?’

My resentment multiplies, and it’s now held solely for Williaoal to make my life as difficult and as miserable as possible I’d love to snatch the phone frorasp and spit a few choice words down the line

‘Well she’s with , Anderson We’ll reconvene tomorrow You knohere to find me’ He tosses his phone down, all bristly and worked up

‘Who was that?’ I ask, shten up,’ I breathe, swinging ht tie you down’

I recoil a little, frantically batting away the rapid influx of i me Belts

Miller visibly winces when he catches the unmistakable horror on my face ‘So you don’t knee me in the balls,’ he rushes to clarify ‘Because you’re a terrible fidget in bed’ An aard hand sweeps through his waves as he stands

Huet in ht you in the croels?’

He frowns ‘The what?’

‘Croels’ I smile ‘Balls’

His hand comes towards me, but I keepthe fact that he’s trying his utmost not to fuel my sass ‘Many times Elbows in my ribs, knees inyou in my arms’

I take his hand and let hiive anything to be a fly on the wall so I could watchto cope with theain to’

I chuckle quietly but halt in the blink of an eye when the sound of a harsh knock at the door cuts into our light repartee ‘Who’s that?’ I ask,to theMy sass receives the proverbial equivalent of a douse of petrol to a spark If William’s made a special trip to express his displeasure personally, then one in a flash, taking the woollen throith hie I didn’t like the anxious vibes e onhe’s wrapped the throw around his waist and secured it by tucking the edge in, but he’s still far from decent So when he opens the door and steps out without a word or concern for his seoes into overdrive And then I catch a glimpse of shiny ebony locks before the door clicks shut

My sass explodes into angry fla in pursuit of Miller but pulling to a sharp halt when I allow the fact that I’er ‘Shit!’ I turn and sprint into the lounge, locate my clothes, and yank theerous rate and wrench the door open, co face-to-face with Miller’s naked back, but I’m far too consury eyes punch holes into Cassie’s perfect frame, ready to hurl a torrent of verbal abuse her way