‘I’m counting the minutes.’
‘No pressure then.’
‘Shut up and get in your dad’s car.’
I rushed upstairs, washed under my arms even though I’d had a shower a few hours earlier, and cleaned my teeth. I checked my make-up, sprayed myself with perfume and then changed into my sexy underwear and a fairly revealing little black dress I’d brought with me.
By the time I got back downstairs, Jasper was banging on the front door.
‘Eight and a half minutes,’ I said, glancing at my watch as I opened the door.
‘My dad’s a slow driver. Now shut up and kiss me, Erin.’
‘You shut up and kiss me, Jasper.’
He grinned at me and pulled me to him, kicking the door shut with his foot.
And then his mouth met mine in a kiss that almost knocked me off my feet.
‘Wow,’ I said gasping when we finally both came up for air and taking several breaths before I could say more. ‘I think that deserves a ten out of ten, and possibly an Olympic Gold Medal. But I might need an action replay. Just to be sure.’
‘Right back at you,’ he said as breathless as I was.
‘Sofa or bed?’
‘Not the dining room table?’ he asked with a huge grin.
The black lines beneath his eyes had completely vanished now and his nose was almost as good as new although there was still a tiny lump, but you had to look closely to see it.
‘What about a circuit?’ I suggested. ‘Although, let’s start with the bed. I don’t think we should risk a hard surface, just in case of an accident.’
He kissed me again and we half walked, half ran, towards the stairs, still kissing on the way.
