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Weirder and weirder

“And what does she want to talk to me about?”

“How should I know? Do I look like her secretary?”

With that, she stalked away Jack smiled, she actually did look like a secretary He stared at the house He was definitely being nore the suhness came to speak to him Oh, what the heck He’d play He stabbed the shovel into the dirt, emptied his water bottle and rubbed his sweatshirt over his fac

e before duround He wiped his hands on the front of his T-shirt and headed to the front door to ring the bell as ordered

Two seconds after he rang the bell, the door flew open

“You caone forever”

She looked different — shorter, less one A tear came to her eye, she rubbed it with the back of her hand

“I’m so very pleased,” she told him “Let me show you how much”

And then she launched herself at him Her arms wrapped around his neck and her lips were on his For a split second he was too stunned to rabbed her under her backside and pulled her up to his around him as she slanted her mouth to kiss him deeper Jack held her up with one hand as the other cupped the back of her head He wanted to wind his fingers into her hair but the ponytail was in the way He pulled the elastic out of her hair Thick curls fell to her shoulders With two long steps he backed her against the wall at the side of the door Her kisses were deeper, her tongue probed his mouth, she wanted all of him and he wanted her to have him He trailed his hand down the satin skin of her cheek His fingers worked at the edge of her shirt, sliding it off her shoulder With barely controlled fever, he kissed his way along her jan her neck to her shoulder and nipped the spot that s squeezed tight around his waist With one hand on either side of his face, she pulled hisin her Desperate for more, his hand reached under her shirt He caressed his way towards her breast She gasped against his mouth

“Davina,” said a voice “What do you think you’re doing?”

And Davina’s one She peered over his shoulder to the person behind hio to get lost Fast

“I, um, I wanted to talk to Jack”

“Interesting conversation you’re having,” Marianne said as she stepped up beside them

Davina struggled to be free Reluctantly, Jack let her slide down his body to the ground She looked up at hi her ale to look down at her Her cheeks were flushed and her eyes seemed wider without the thick lashes that usually fra