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Welcome to my Book Boyfriends Cafe Blog Hop Hot Friday post which includes a sexual tension scene between characters in one of my novels.
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“Need a hand with anything?”
Faith
turned to see Matt walking into the kitchen of Zane’s cottage, pushing the door
closed behind him.
“Thanks,
but I think I can manage topping up my apple juice.”
“OK.
Need a hand with anything else?”
He was standing
next to her, a little too close for her liking.
“Such
as?”
Matt
shrugged.
“Whatever you
might want a hand with. You know, I’m amazed he let you out of his clutches
long enough for you to escape to the kitchen to get another drink.”
They were having
a Games Night at Zane’s cottage. Emily and Matt, Dave and Sophie and herself
and Zane were enjoying a game of Trivial Pursuit over nibbles and drinks.
“Meaning?” she
asked, topping up her glass.
Matt leaned
against the counter and lazily stretched his arms above his head.
“Meaning Zane
really can’t keep his hands off you, can he? It’s almost as though he thinks if
he lets you out of his arms you might be tempted by somebody else.”
“And that
someone else would be you, would it?” Faith asked as she closed the fridge.
There was more than a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
“It could well
be. Look, if you do fancy a change, you know I’m more than open to the idea.
You could come round to my cottage and nobody would be any the wiser. I’m just
outside town, so people wouldn’t see you. And of course I wouldn’t breathe a
word of it to Zane. It would be our little secret.”
Faith sighed.
“Don’t you ever
give up? You’re with Emily. I’m with Zane.”
“So?” Matt
laughed. “Emily and I are just having some fun, nothing serious. What do you
say?”
“I say you’re
still as crazy as ever.” Faith stepped away from him.
“And you didn’t
answer my question. How about it?”
“I’m not
interested. I’m with Zane and I’m committed to him and our relationship.”
“Zane, yeah. I
know all about you two and your hot lunchtime sex. He must be good to persuade
you away from your café during the lunchtime rush.”
“He told you?”
Faith pressed
her lips tightly together. She didn’t
think Zane was the type to go back to work bragging about what he’d been up to.
If he had done, she’d be furious with him.
Matt shook his
head.
“No. He didn’t
need to. I saw the nail marks on his back when he got changed in the
locker-room. Quite the tigress these days aren’t you?”
Faith looked
nervously at the closed door. Matt was clearly in one of his trouble-causing
moods.
“What happened
to that innocent little Faith I knew all those years ago eh? Then again,
perhaps my memory is playing tricks on me after all this time. You wouldn’t
have sex with me, but now I think about it properly I seem to recall things did
get pretty hot between us on many an occasion. Do you remember that night at
uni when I bribed my roommate to stay out all night? We’re both more
experienced these days and I bet we could be really amazing together now. We
could go all the way this time. You know Zane and I are both competitive, I
can’t help wondering if I’m better than him. Nah, scrub that, I know I’m better
than him. Want to find out?”
“Are you
completely insane? I told you. You’re with Emily. I’m with Zane. Can’t you
understand that?”
Matt lifted a
hand and gently caressed her shoulder. Faith jerked her arm out of the way and
glared at him.
“You were my
girlfriend first.”
“That was a very
long time ago. And we were a disaster, because you found it impossible to be
faithful. It seems you still do.”
“What if you
hadn’t met Zane eh? Would you be tempted to give the two of us another go? See
if we could recapture some of that magic between us from years ago? I’m just
saying, if you want to, as the saying goes, scratch my back I’m more than happy
to scratch yours.”
“Never going to
happen,” she replied vehemently.
Matt grinned at
her confidently.
“Don’t be so
sure.”
“I am sure. I
told you I’m with Zane. I wouldn’t cheat on him.”
Matt shook his
head, an incredulous expression on his face.
“What?” Faith
demanded. “What’s that look about?”
“Have you ever
thought Zane might not be the Mister Wonderful you think he is?”
“Meaning?”
Faith watched
him closely, trying to work out what he was up to.
“I’m just
saying. Be careful, that’s all.”
“I’m getting
back to the game and I think you should too.”
She shot him a
disparaging stare.
“Right. Of
course. Any second now Zane will have figured out I haven’t gone to the loo
like I said and that I’m in here with you and he’ll be in like a shot to check
what we’re up to.”
No
sooner were the words out than the door opened and Zane strode into the room.
Faith jumped
away from Matt, who gave her a told-you-so smirk and took a swig from
his lager bottle.
“Everything
OK in here?”
Zane’s voice was
expressionless, but the look he was giving them was filled with suspicion.
“Yeah,
mate. Everything is just great. Faith and I were just chatting about old
times.”
Matt slapped
Zane on the shoulder as he walked past on his way back to the lounge.
“What
were you guys doing in here with the door shut?” There was a cold edge to
Zane’s voice.
“Getting
some more drinks.”
She felt guilty,
even though it had been Matt doing the flirting and she hadn’t reciprocated at
all.
“Coming
back through?” he asked.
“In a minute.”
She reached for
Zane’s hand and pulled him towards her. She thought he looked worried and
wanted to do something to reassure him.
“First I want to
kiss you.”
About the book:
IF YOU ONLY KNEW
Keeping secrets is asking for trouble.
Faith isn't looking for love. Not anymore. So why is she so
intrigued by Zane and his secrets?
Zane, the new co-owner of the Carrdale Extreme Sports
Centre, has put everything into his business. He doesn't have the time, or the
heart, for relationships.
When Faith and Zane meet there’s a spark they’re both
struggling to ignore. Are they each prepared to take the risk and allow
themselves to get involved?
Then Matt arrives in town to complicate things even further.
Matt is Zane’s business partner and his best friend.
He’s also Faith’s first love.
With Zane keeping secrets and Matt up to no good Faith’s
reminded why letting a man into her life is asking for trouble.
But what if one of them turns out to be the love of her
life?
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Ah Matt sounds like trouble. Love the snippet! Thanks for us on Hot for Friday!
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