“Everything alright in there, Lu?”
It was Seb. I make fast work of grabbing my belongings and plaster a fake smile across my face in the mirror. No, but its’ going to have to be.
Opening the door, I find him leaning against the frame, all sexy and casual. “I’m fine - just freshening up.”
“Oh really? I was thinking about getting you all dirty again.”
He pins me up against the wall, his hand cupping my face, thumbs at my jawline, one delicately brushing over my bottom lip and I tremble with desire, despite my recent findings. His lips touch mine, searching, connecting and we lose ourselves for a while, happy to touch and be touched.
Then I pull away. “If it’s Ok with you, baby, I’m going to go sit down for a while. I’ve got a bit of a headache.”
His brows lift in concern. “Of course. Are you OK? Can I get you anything?”
“I’m alright, but thanks. I just need to chill for a bit.”
“Last night was a late one hey?” The pad of his thumb brushes against my lip and I nod.
“Mmm hmmm.”
“Let’s go get you settled and I’ll settle down and catch up on some e-mails. Lu?”
I turn, looking back at him up the narrow corridor and he grabs my hand drawing it to his lips. “We’re good aren’t we?”
“We’re good, baby. This holiday has been wonderful. Thank you for bringing me - spoiling me.”
“You’re welcome, darling. That’s my prerogative and I’ve loved it too. I’ll never forget it.”
“No - me neither.”
“It’s not the end though - don’t look so sad.” His lips cover mine and I lose myself for a moment in his lemony musk scent, and the sensation that only his body on mine creates.
“I know.” Well I hope not anyway.
“It’s only the start of things to come.”
Never a truer word said.
Curled up on the sofa, in my old PJ’s, with a freshly bathed boy and watching Toy Story 3 Was utter bliss. I’d missed him unbelievably and am happy to just blob tonight the two of us. Sebastian had asked Ralph to drop me off at home first, and I’d promptly undressed and climbed into bed for four hours. I was buggered. When I’d awoken at midday, and heard noises coming from downstairs, I’d found my mum baking with Finn, and busying herself with my a pile of ironing - she deserved a medal that woman.
After a long lingering kiss with my tall dark and handsome man, I’d headed up the stairs to my terrace, and waved goodbye to a week of living in ‘fantasyland’ then stepped over into the land of reality again.
Upon reflection, my reality was a pretty good one I think to myself, kissing the top of Finn’s head, as he chatters away about what he and Ninni and Gramps had been up to that week. “We’ve been bowling and I got to feed Madam Tina everyday, and walk her with Gramps and he said I was very wisponswible.”
“I’m sure you were, Poppet. But we are still not getting a dog, nice try though with
the cute little voice. What else did you do?”
“We went to Pizza Express one night and met Suzie and Uncle G and Suzie ate her pizza and nearly everyone else's too - she’s getting really big now!”
“The baby wants food to grow and it makes the Mummy really hungry.”
“Did you get like that with me?”
“Totally - I couldn’t walk past a cafe without having a hot chocolate loaded with whipped cream, sprinkles and marshmallows. Annnd I was obsessed with mashed potato oh and Lucozade and don’t get me started on the smell of petrol”
“Yuk! I hate mashed potato!”
I laugh at his screwed up nose. “I know - I think I overdosed on it.”
“But I lurve the smell of petrol!”
“I know you do you cheeky monkey. Anyway tell me, did you see Daddy at all?”
“No, but I spoke to him. Ninni called him for me and we spoke for a while. Karen too - she was much nicer.”
Now that she knows I’m not after Niall - who cares if it means she treats my son well. I’m utterly relieved that when he visits them, especially overnight, I can relax. “That’s great, Poppet. I missed you so much though. You’d have loved Dubai, baby; it was really sunny and Seb’s hotel was huge! He said he’d take all three of us back sometime so you could see for yourself - would you like that?”
His manic head nodding earns him a tummy tickle and another hug. “But for now, we are going to stay right here and enjoy some much needed time together.” As a family. God that sounded good. Mummy also needs to attend to a few things in the morning, namely an appointment with the doctor.
“I’ve even decided to go into work later tomorrow morning, so we can have a lazy breakfast together and then I’ll drop you at Auntie Suzie's and she can take you to Creche.”