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froze. How the hell was she going to make a gracious exit when she would have to hunt, completely naked in front of him, for her clothing? Any chance of her maturing body’s flaws remaining hidden in the room’s darkness was now fading as the sun rose. Not to mention the walk of shame she was facing, going home in the probably now rumpled clothing that she’d left home in last night. Laura groaned.
    “Oh, this is so embarrassing. I’m not really up on the etiquette this sort of thing involves. You know, the morning after the night before. What the hell was I thinking?” Laura buried her face into the pillow, thinking that hiding from the world might magically make all her uncertainty and embarrassment go away.
    She heard Trevor chuckling next to her, and anger was the first emotion to take hold.
    “This might seem funny to you, but I’m not some young bunny that hops from bed to bed. This is my first one-night stand and I’m a mother, for goodness’ sake. What will I tell my son? ‘Yes, Mitchell, it’s okay for me to stay out all night without letting you know, but heaven help you if you do the same to me—I’m the only one allowed to worry in this family.’ Not to mention the fact I’ve never stayed away from home before. No, I’m sure Mitchell is feeling just fine that his accusations proved correct, that we did end up in bed together. My God, what must he think of me?” And if the embarrassment of admitting her lack of a sex life hadn’t been enough to completely humiliate her, then bursting into tears left her in no doubt.
    “C’mon now, don’t do that. Don’t cry.” Trevor’s voice soothed her as he tightened his arms around her. “We will face Rookie together, and this is no one-night stand, Laura. Stop fretting—everything will work out fine. Look, if you want to we can stop off at the shops, grab you something else to wear. Anything to make you feel more comfortable, honey.”
    Laura finally pulled herself together with a very ungraceful final sniff. “Really, would you do that for me? I could just duck in quickly and grab a new dress before we head home, just in case the neighbours are up and about. I would just rather not telegraph to all and sundry what we’ve been up to—facing Mitchell will be bad enough.”
    “Honey, nothing is too much trouble for you. While you pick something to buy I’ll grab us some takeaway coffees and maybe a few breakfast burgers, and we can try and bribe Rookie into forgiving us. What do you say?”
    “Sounds like a plan. My boy does like his food. I’m pretty sure he doesn’t have an early training session this morning, so he’s probably still in bed anyway,” Laura replied, feeling a little cheered up by Trevor’s understanding of her feelings, his take-charge attitude. She had always tried to set a good example, to not bring any unwanted gossip her way. She had worried that being a single parent was enough of a stigma, enough of a burden for her son to live with, without adding to the problem by acting loose in the morality department.
    “Don’t you have somewhere else to be, though?” Laura added quickly, worrying now that she was just compounding the drama, causing so much trouble and keeping Trevor from his day. So much for keeping it light and fun , she thought ruefully.
    “Nope, lucky for me I have the next few days off and my sports show is all set to go straight to taping next week. My day is your day, beautiful.”
    The kiss Trevor delivered left Laura in no doubt that he was happy to have her with him. In fact, the immediate reaction of her body to his kiss left little doubt in her mind as to how they felt about each other. ‘Smouldering’ and ‘hot’ were some of the words that flitted through Laura’s mind as she relaxed into Trevor’s kiss, and a now familiar, throbbing need consumed her body. She wanted him again. Of that, she had no doubt.
    To hell with morals, Laura thought with a contented sigh, as she realised that