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Jack was looking at her like she was nuts Or like he couldn’t quite figure her out Or both Slowly, he leaned forward and peered in the tin

“What the?” he said

Davina sighed

“I know It’sand then I don’t share It’s terrible” She flushed

Jack’s eyes ht to her toes

“And you’re sharing them with me?” he said softly

Davina couldn’t trust herself to talk so she nodded

“Okay then,” he said slowly as though he was mystified

Davina held the tin out towards him Jack took it, put it on his lap and peered inside Davina felt as though she’d just given her newborn to someone else to cuddle for the first time ever She watched as Jack studied the contents of the tin At last he picked a piece of coconut ice and a large chocolate peppermint cream His attention was still on the sweets, and Davina was about to remind him that he was only allohen he turned to her

“You make these?” he asked with awe

She nodded He handed her the tin Davina picked a vanilla bon-bon and a hazelnut praline, reminded herself about the two-is-the-limit rule and woefully replaced the lid She put the tin on the seat behind her in case the temptation to break the rule beca a fine wine, they ate their treats Davina watched for Jack’s reaction and saw his eyes widen at the first bite He made a little ‘mmm’ sound as he ate, which made her feel extremely proud With her eyes shut Davina bit into her chocolate and let the sensations take her away Wonderful She relaxed back into the soft leather chair and felt the day’s problems melt from her bones But, as was usually the case, the chocolate was finished far too fast and she was left feeling a little cold and e at her He’d turned in his seat towards her and his gaze was intense

“So,” Davina said “Wasn’t that the htful sweet treat you’ve ever had?”

“I’ll let you know in a minute,” he told her

As if in slow motion Jack moved towards her His hand cupped the back of her head and his eyes never left hers Davina sucked in a quick breath There were no words in her head And then Jack’s lips were on hers and she heard herself sigh against theot to have four treats instead of the usual two And these ones ca her into another realm entirely

Without thinking of anything at all, Davina’s fingers found the front of Jack’s shirt and gathered it into her hands His tongue trailed slowly around her lips in a lazy circle For a second he pulled away from her