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I told her I’d give her anything she wanted, and if I’m to prove to her that I’m a man of honour, I have to find a way to give her what she wants most of all.
A future.
With that pathetic twat.
Safety.
Or what she perceives as safety, anyway.
Even if it kills me to give it to her.
But she’s mine for now. For tonight, in any case.
CHAPTER 29
Nora
When Jimmy’s inane questions and innuendos about my relationship with Theo get too much, I not-so-politely excuse myself and try Elle from my room. I have no idea what she was up to this weekend, but she and Josh are like a couple of octogenarians when they’re not shooting, so I figure I’m in with a shot.
Sure enough, she answers on the first ring.
‘Whatcha doing?’ I ask.
‘Eating gluten-free tacos that Josh made. WatchingThis Is Us.I can’t believe it’s the final season.’
‘I know. It’s unthinkable. Hey, any chance Josh knows Justin or Milo?’
‘I can ask him. Does that mean you’re still holding out on my dear cousin? How’s it going out there, anyway?’
Dammit. Now I have to confess the actual reason for my call. ‘Um. About that.’
A sharp intake of breath. ‘You shagged him, didn’t you?’
I sigh. ‘There may have been... penetration, yeah.’
She screams. ‘Oh my God! Oh myGod!This is so exciting, Nor! Josh, pause it.’ There’s a scuffling sound. ‘I’m leaving the room so you can tell meeverything.’
‘You really don’t want all the details, believe me.’
‘Try me. How many times? When? Where?’
I pinch the bridge of my nose and mentally run through how to give my dear friend enough details to make her happy without betraying Theo’s confidence too much. He may be Mr Casual Sex, but I doubt he wants his cousin knowing everything.
‘Did he pressure you into it?’ she asks before I can go into the specifics. ‘He’s like a dog with a bone, that guy.’
‘No, he didn’t. We had a very heated kiss in the pool yesterday evening, but he didn’t try anything last night. I had to share a bed with him, though, and I barely slept a wink. I just really, really fancy him, Elle. So this morning when he came back from his run, I jumped on him, and he dragged me into the shower. And the rest is history. We haven’t really stopped since.’
Elle sucks in a breath. ‘This is beyond exciting. Please tell me it was good. Because he definitely acts as though he’s God’s gift to women, so it would be disappointing if he didn’t know what to do with his body parts.’
I take a sip of my champagne. ‘I can confirm that every ounce of your dear cousin’s loathsome self confidence is totally justified. The guy is ridiculous. Every body part is a master of its craft. It’s like he’s been to Sex School or something. Cunnilingus College. Dick doctorate. I have had four orgasms today, Ellery Hart.Four.Four orgasms is like, a decent month, usually. Or a really good fortnight. Not a goodtwelve hours, for fuck’s sake. Oh, and one of them was in the sea.’
‘You had sex in the sea?’She’s so loud I’m convinced Josh will hear her.
‘Shush. No, but we fooled around, and oh my God, it was hot as hell.’
‘I am gobsmacked. I really am. I don’t know this girl who has orgasms in the sea with a dark and dodgy man. But I really, really like her.’
‘Hey. You told me you and Josh got hot and heavy in the sea on your first date.’
