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Grace put a hand on his shoulder as she wheeled her pull-along case behind her ‘You said the hot water would work?’

He nodded

‘Then I’ to duck in the shower’

He stood up quickly, brushing his hands ‘As soon as I light the fire I’ll go and check out one of the other rooms’

She shook her head again ‘Honestly, don’t worry I’iant bed without either of us feeling coave him a smile, ‘You’ve no idea how many layers I can wear’ She opened the door to the bathrooed her case inside A few seconds later he heard the shower start to run She stuck her head back outside as he started trying to light the fire ‘But if you decided to go to the kitchen and make so tea, didn’t we?’

He nodded as the fire sparked into life ‘Tea,out the knots froe’

Thank goodness he was tired Thank goodness he was overwhel back inside the castle If he hadn’t been, he would have spent the whole tie to keep his distance from Grace while they were the only two people here He shook his head as he headed to the kitchen He should have thought about this beforehand If he hadn’t been able to resist kissing her under a lahts of touching her from his head now? He couldn’t even think about that bare skin in the shower No way

By the ti on the bed, her hair on top of her head, wrapped up in one of the giant duvets She looked as if she had old-fashioned fleecy pyjamas on He was pretty sure he was supposed to find the and unsexy

Trouble was—he just didn’t Not when they were on Grace He set the stea with some chocolate biscuits She nodded towards the bathrooured you’d want to wash the dust off’ She leaned forward conspiratorially ‘Just don’t tell the owner I hear he keeps tabs on the water usage’

He put his tea down next to hers ‘I think I can take him,’ he said with a smile on his face

In the diht of the room all he could focus on was the warmth from her brown eyes ‘We’ll see’ She picked up her tea and took a sip ‘Not bad’ She gave an approving nod ‘And just think, Alec didn’t even give you written instructions’

He laughed as he pulled his bag into the bathroom and closed the door behind him It only took a few seconds to strip off his dusty clothes and step into the warel—both pink, both s of strawberries