once we got to Devon?” She laughed.
“Yes you did.”
“Come on,” he said, offering her his hand. “Let’s go and watch a movie.”
“A movie, where?” she asked.
“In the common room, it’s got sky.” He put his arm around her. “We can snuggle up on the sofa, how about it?”
“Love too,” she said, letting him lead her out of the kitchen. He stopped and removing his arm, he lifted a finger.
“No sex, right. We wait until tomorrow.” She laughed and nodded, pushing him to the common room.
Chapter Three
Sarah groaned as the alarm clock provided for her shrilled loudly. She whacked it and stuck her head back under the pillow, groaning again, it was eight o’clock. They had stayed up late, until three in the morning. Finally emerging from the pillow, she yawned, and scratched her head. Yuk, her hair felt disgusting, it was still full of salt from the sea. Throwing the duvet back, she stretched and made her way to the window.
It was so nice sleeping in a clean bed again, she had slept at the shelter quite regularly, but it was like being in a dormitory, a long line of uncomfortable beds, full of other stinking women. The last week she had slept outside, hidden in the back of Tesco’s car park. She looked back at the bed. She was so grateful to have a clean bed and a full stomach, it rumbled. Well, almost full, she smiled to herself as she opened the curtains. It was already bright, and it looked like another warm, sunny day and she wondered where Rick would take her.
Pulling off her black chemise, she wandered into the bathroom and switched on the shower. Taking her shampoo, she opened it and inhaled, it smelt of summer flowers. She grabbed a towel and hung it over the rail, testing the water with her fingers she stepped in. Letting it pound over her, she washed her hair, and conditioned it. Taking her new shower gel, she began to wash her body, singing happily to herself as she did.
Rick knocked on the door, but she did not answer.
“Sarah,” he called, knocking louder. Still she did not answer. A little worried, he tried the handle and it opened, she had forgotten to lock it. “Sarah,” he called again as he walked in the room. He heard the shower running. Quietly he walked to the bathroom, and gently pushed the door open. He saw her showering, her body glistening with water, and covered in foam from the shower gel.
“Oh dear god,” he mumbled to himself. He took a breath – he had to wait. He walked over to the window and look out – he had never felt like this about anyone before, not even close. He heard the shower stop. He sat on her bed and waited.
Climbing out of the shower, Sarah wrapped her hair up in a buddle and tied a towel around herself. She walked into the bedroom.
“Rick!” she said, almost jumping out of her skin.
“Sorry, didn’t mean to startle you,” he said with a smile.
“God, I didn’t hear you come in,” she said, as she towel dried her hair. “So where are we going?” she asked, slipping on her knickers.
“I thought we’d hit the beach and the arcades this morning,” he replied watching her.
“That sounds fun,” she replied, as she put her bra on. Rick came up behind her he put his hands on both her shoulders and turned her around to face him. His dark eyes gazed into hers, and her heart shook.
“Then,” he said, his finger edging the cup of her bra. “I’ll take you somewhere nice, for lunch .” She closed her eyes as he kissed her; hardly able to believe this was all happening.
He sat back on the bed, and waited as she dressed and did her hair and make-up. He would tell her tonight, he had decided. He would tell her he loved her first, and then everything else after. She had to know he loved her, and that this was not all some pre-arranged scenario. It had happened the way it had, and he could not change it, he could not change who he had been. He
“Yes you did.”
“Come on,” he said, offering her his hand. “Let’s go and watch a movie.”
“A movie, where?” she asked.
“In the common room, it’s got sky.” He put his arm around her. “We can snuggle up on the sofa, how about it?”
“Love too,” she said, letting him lead her out of the kitchen. He stopped and removing his arm, he lifted a finger.
“No sex, right. We wait until tomorrow.” She laughed and nodded, pushing him to the common room.
Chapter Three
Sarah groaned as the alarm clock provided for her shrilled loudly. She whacked it and stuck her head back under the pillow, groaning again, it was eight o’clock. They had stayed up late, until three in the morning. Finally emerging from the pillow, she yawned, and scratched her head. Yuk, her hair felt disgusting, it was still full of salt from the sea. Throwing the duvet back, she stretched and made her way to the window.
It was so nice sleeping in a clean bed again, she had slept at the shelter quite regularly, but it was like being in a dormitory, a long line of uncomfortable beds, full of other stinking women. The last week she had slept outside, hidden in the back of Tesco’s car park. She looked back at the bed. She was so grateful to have a clean bed and a full stomach, it rumbled. Well, almost full, she smiled to herself as she opened the curtains. It was already bright, and it looked like another warm, sunny day and she wondered where Rick would take her.
Pulling off her black chemise, she wandered into the bathroom and switched on the shower. Taking her shampoo, she opened it and inhaled, it smelt of summer flowers. She grabbed a towel and hung it over the rail, testing the water with her fingers she stepped in. Letting it pound over her, she washed her hair, and conditioned it. Taking her new shower gel, she began to wash her body, singing happily to herself as she did.
Rick knocked on the door, but she did not answer.
“Sarah,” he called, knocking louder. Still she did not answer. A little worried, he tried the handle and it opened, she had forgotten to lock it. “Sarah,” he called again as he walked in the room. He heard the shower running. Quietly he walked to the bathroom, and gently pushed the door open. He saw her showering, her body glistening with water, and covered in foam from the shower gel.
“Oh dear god,” he mumbled to himself. He took a breath – he had to wait. He walked over to the window and look out – he had never felt like this about anyone before, not even close. He heard the shower stop. He sat on her bed and waited.
Climbing out of the shower, Sarah wrapped her hair up in a buddle and tied a towel around herself. She walked into the bedroom.
“Rick!” she said, almost jumping out of her skin.
“Sorry, didn’t mean to startle you,” he said with a smile.
“God, I didn’t hear you come in,” she said, as she towel dried her hair. “So where are we going?” she asked, slipping on her knickers.
“I thought we’d hit the beach and the arcades this morning,” he replied watching her.
“That sounds fun,” she replied, as she put her bra on. Rick came up behind her he put his hands on both her shoulders and turned her around to face him. His dark eyes gazed into hers, and her heart shook.
“Then,” he said, his finger edging the cup of her bra. “I’ll take you somewhere nice, for lunch .” She closed her eyes as he kissed her; hardly able to believe this was all happening.
He sat back on the bed, and waited as she dressed and did her hair and make-up. He would tell her tonight, he had decided. He would tell her he loved her first, and then everything else after. She had to know he loved her, and that this was not all some pre-arranged scenario. It had happened the way it had, and he could not change it, he could not change who he had been. He
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