Page 15 of Life After

“I’m sure you have your own things to be doing, Mum. Don’t worry about me. I can grab something while I’m out.”

“Well, if anything changes, let me know.” Denise clanged pots and pans in the background. “You’ll be home for dinner tonight, won’t you?”

“I…think so. I’m not too sure yet. I might be seeing Suzanne.”

“Oh, lovely. Well, again, you let me know so I can sort out what we’re having.” Jen felt bad whenever she wasn’t home with her mum to eat dinner; she’d spent long enough eating dinner alone. “But please, take the opportunity if it arises. Live a little.”

Jen smiled. “I will, Mum. I’ll call you later, okay?”

“Bye, love. Safe day at work.”

The call cut out, and Jen was only left with her filthy thoughts again. Thoughts of Suzanne naked beneath her. Thoughts of Jen walking in there and claiming Suzanne, pinning her to the wall. God, she didn’t know how long they would dance around one another, but she got the impression that Suzanne was raring to go, too. Part of Jen was wary about how she was suddenly feeling; she hadnotexpected Suzanne Dixon in her life, but she was tired of always second-guessing herself lately. All she wanted was a woman who enjoyed being with her as much as Jen enjoyed being with them. It seemed to Jen that Suzanne was that woman.

As she stopped at traffic lights, the rush hour traffic ridiculously busy, a new message popped up on her dashboard.

I think you should definitely show up. You know I’ll always answer my door to you. I’ll be waiting…

Jen squeezed her thighs together and groaned as she flopped back in her seat. She had a feeling Suzanne knew her way around when it came to sex, but Jen couldn’t contain that feeling of being shown a thing or two. Suzanne Dixon absolutely knew what women liked. She’d already shown Jen that unknowingly.

Get your morning done in record time, and then you can afford yourself a little fun.

Suzanne stoodin front of the mirror, aware that Jen could show up at any moment. She smiled as she looked back at herself through the reflective glass. Jen had brought this side of her out. The side that wanted something more. The side that wanted to answer the door and tease her way through the day. But only with Jen. No other courier and no other woman would do. Just Jen Fletcher.

She ran a hand through her hair, applying a little more lipstick before she made her way back downstairs. Suzanne wore a robe, but beneath that robe was sexy lace lingerie. She had an idea of what Jen liked—she’d kind of hinted at it last week. So here Suzanne stood, ready to get Jen’s heart racing once again.

As Suzanne took the stairs, her phone started to ring on the dining table. She reached it in time, smiling as she answered it. “Hi, Jeff.”

“Long time, no speak.” Suzanne’s brother, Jeff, lived down in London with his wife and daughter. Unless Suzanne took time off work, or Jeff did, they didn’t get the chance to see one another as often as they’d like. “Elsie was wondering when she’s going to see her Aunt Suzanne.”

“Elsie is welcome to visit me whenever you and Josie allow it, Jeff. We’re long overdue a catch-up with one another.”

“I’ll be up north for a meeting next week. It’s half term, so she wondered if she could visit and maybe stay the night with you rather than at the hotel with Josie and I.”

“I’d love to have her over for the night.” Elsie had meant so much to Suzanne in the weeks and months after John’s death. If it hadn’t been for her niece, now ten years old, Suzanne wasn’t sure how she would have gotten through each day. “Just send me the details of when she’ll be arriving, and I’ll make sure her room is ready for her.”

“That’s great. Thanks, Suzanne.”

“I hope Josie will be visiting with you when you drop Elsie here to me.” Suzanne and Josie had always been close. They were more like good friends than sisters-in-law. “I haven’t spoken to her in a while now.”

“Josie will be with us. Don’t worry. She’s been slammed with work, so this trip is coming at the right time. She needs a break, even if we’re only away overnight.”

Suzanne’s doorbell rang, the hairs on the back of her neck standing upright at the mere thought of who was on the other side of the door. “Sorry, Jeff. Could I call you back later? Someone is at the door.”

“Of course. I’ll chat with you later. Bye, Suze.”

Suzanne rolled her lips inward as she quickly eyed the hallway mirror. Jen was waiting, and Suzanne didn’t want her to wait a second longer. She pulled the door open, overcome with arousal when Jen gazed back at her. “Hi.”

“F-fuck. You were being serious.” Jen hooked her fingers around the neck of her T-shirt, her eyes almost wide as she took her bottom lip between her teeth. When Jen’s gaze swept up Suzanne’s body, Suzanne’s knees trembled. It felt like a lifetime ago since someone had looked at her like that. “You…I don’t even know what to say.”

Suzanne lifted a brow. “Do you have much time?”

Jen sighed. “Not really. I was hoping if I could get my round finished earlier, we could maybe go on that second date if you don’t have plans already?”

If Suzanne had plans, she was about to cancel them. “I’d love to have that second date with you.”

“Yeah?” Jen’s smile widened. “Tonight? You’re sure?”

Suzanne was far more than sure. She reached out a hand, dragging Jen closer when she took it. Suzanne managed to encourage her over the threshold, her lips on Jen’s before she’d even shut the door. Jen pressed her to the wall in the hallway, smiling against her mouth.

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