e time. Don’t you get lonely or scared?’ Abby scrutini

iends. The life was too fast paced, and everyone just wanted to succeed or party. I missed normal slow

he went to Uni to study business, he said he couldn’t wait to c

tiny word within a sentence. Manor! This wa

That familiar smile. That black hair, and although the eyes were not grey, she had his eyes. That same cheeky look when he smiled. The hint of dimples when

couldn’t be

nes. Rose felt the colour drain from her face as it sunk in that her first encounter of the day with the asshole, had not been

cern on Abby’s face only struck

a

n let her head drop into her palms groaning aloud. She felt like a moron, prize ‘A’ idiot, and this sudden dawning of events ha

g to rub away the realisation. The urge to pour her o

most hear the surpr

d me with his car thi

table right next to her, larger than life, so close she caught her breath. His sudden presence making her feel hot and bothered, flustered with no real reason, except that maybe he was a little bit hot in a sculpted white shirt, rolled up at the sleeves and so

Both of them,

ndeniable that t

in the face as she tried to slide by. Caught between embarrassment, awkwardness, and just sheer cringe fa

, which only enraged her almost compulsively. His hot male hands encircling her body, burning through the thin fabric of her dress with an almost searing heat, causing immediate anger and uneasine

rprised herself with her venomous reaction, as she saw the storm move into his eyes again. Clearing away the concern to be repla

earlier. And I could ask you the same thing, Penelope. I’m sure driving eighty on the road to town was highly res

riving caused me to crash!’ She thrust her hands on her hips in a

sed his arms across that massive expanse of male muscle an

olutely!’

space. Sparks sizzling in the air between them with no real sense at all to the anger

face absolutely screamed for her to throw her drink in it; it seemed they both evoked that reaction in each other. He moved out of the way, gesturing her exit dramatically,

rk! Arrogant sod with his sultry

acting like old friends. They had turned to instant fire and brimstone in each other’s presence. She had no clue what to say to defuse the situation, but just sat there agog. The tens

r swinging handbag. Abby just sat staring at Rob in bewilderment. He told her he would wait for her in the car, then stormed off in an equally bad mood, taki