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‘Gone nine-thirty Have you forgotten that you’rein to the house today?’

His voice sounded nor far froh layers of baggy clothes Now she was standing in front of hihtdress revealing everything he had not been able to see properly before

Lust hit hi him for six Her belly was rounded, her breasts fuller, and through the thin fabric he could easily gliainst the cotton

He discovered that his breathing was laboured He wanted to shut the door behind him and propel her to her bed andtake her It was a pri he had ever felt in his life before The desire for possession roared through hih his hair and shifted restlessly on his feet

He had to look away

‘I hope this isn’t the way you answer the door to whoever happens to ring your doorbell,’ he muttered hoarsely ‘You need to cover yourself up’

Or he’d have to excuse himself to use her bathroo erection

That was like a bucket of cold water being poured over her and Susie woke up fully, recognising her state of undress and yanking her dressing gown tightly around her

She hadn’t thought! She’d been so sleepy that it hadn’t occurred to her that she was on show—in all her new body glory! And judging froht

Mortified, she stepped back to let hie

She flung on anything—baggy jogging bottoms and a loose sweater with a vest underneath, war through the

‘I’m sorry’ She was tense as he slowly turned round to look at her ‘I overslept I planned on setting the alarotten I sees these days!’

She could feel the tension in the air between them and wanted to tell him that he could relax, that she wasn’t about to jump on him

Sergio was having difficulty getting words out ‘No problem’

‘I did e to pack some stuff,’ she continued into the aard thick silence ‘Not that there’s that much to pack I have a suitcase filled with clothes, but I think I ht just leavethem, is there?’

Silence