For dinner they took a nice twenty minute walk along the lake into one of the little towns. Rick had reserved a table in an Italian restaurant. They had met downstairs in the lobby, and everyone had been quite excited to see that Joe was back. Looking a bit uncomfortable, Joe had issued a quick s
“Poor Gerry,” Anja said and rubbed her hand over his belly. “Yeah, poor me! Thank God I have a wife now that eats most of her food herself.” “Oh, was that a requirement?” Anja teased. “Of course!” Gerry went on telling some other stories about growing up with his two older sisters. Kim held aga
On the way back to the hotel Gerry gave Anja a quick call. While he did that, D got out her own phone and sent a short message: Escaped. In the elevator she said goodbye to Gerry on the fourth floor, then checked her phone again on her way up to the sixth. There was a new message from Joe: Let’s
It just worked. Warm, easy, playful, effortless. No awkward mishaps, clumsy touches, forced tongue work, embarrassed giggles. This was the kind of kiss that had the potential of a highly addictive drug. And there was a good chance he knew it. Joe could feel her mouth move against his (and her to
With a playful frown she grabbed the lever and adjusted it so they wouldn’t hit the pier as they backed out of the parking position. “Which way do you want to go?” she asked as she turned the boat away from the pier. “Entirely up to you,” he said. “Just try to avoid the rocks and the icebergs.” “
“That’s part of it, yeah.” “Okay…” She exhaled. Joe cleared his throat. “Sarah knows…” he started then. “She… well, she knows that I was at your place those two nights. There wasn’t much I could do, really. It was like – crazy. I had my sweater in my hand and she’s like – staring at it and then s
D had put her feet back on the pedals and suddenly started pedaling. And judging from how fast the boat was moving now, she was working off a lot of agitation here. Well, he could contribute his own… With both of them strongly pedaling they made it back around the peninsula quickly. D could see t
Joe opened the door to his room and felt his heart drop. The room was lit and from the bathroom he heard running water. Shit! Jack was back already! How had that happened? Feeling a little dumbstruck, he slipped out of his jacket and sat down on the bed. He was wracking his brain how he could pos