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breathing became heavy. He trailed a path along her jaw, down the delicate skin of her neck, moving to the V of her shiny grey blouse.
    “I enjoyed it, but…” she opened her eyes and stepped back, “I need to do my job.”
    “Then tell me to stop.”
    Erin stood in silence while he closed the distance between them, then undid the first button of her blouse. He ran his fingers over the middle of her white lace bra to the next button. Her chest rose and fell in heaving breaths. When all the buttons were undone he slid the material from her shoulders, letting it fall to the floor.
    “I need to go,” she whispered, her gentle hands moving to the waistband of his jeans.
    Apart from pouring his heart out–telling her how much he still loved her, needed her, craved her–he didn’t know how else to make her stay, so he kissed her instead. The moment their lips connected his chest erupted in fire, his once aching erection now pounding to be sated.
    She opened her mouth to him and he took her offering, tangling their tongues together. Her hands encased his hips, pulling him closer but he held back. He was covered in filth and didn’t want to get any of it on her smooth, clean skin.
    He nipped at her lower lip and broke the kiss. “I need a shower.”
    Erin nodded, resting her forehead against his while avoiding eye contact.
    “Wait for me?” He would only take a few minutes.
    She didn’t reply, just stepped away.
    “Wait for me,” he demanded, undoing his jeans and letting them fall to the floor. When he lowered his briefs Erin’s gaze fell to his cock. She wanted him, at least her body did, and after a quick soap down she could have him.
    He strode to the adjoining bathroom. Not bothering to close the door, he yanked on the taps and hopped under the showers spray, slamming the glass screen closed behind him. He lathered his hair in a rush and glanced over his shoulder to make sure she still stood in the centre of the room, hoping to find her standing in the doorway watching him. But she wasn’t. He opened the shower door and stretched his neck to get a better view of his room. Fuck .
    She was gone and so was the blouse he stripped from her body.
    ***
    Erin strolled around the backyard, offering her tray of bruschetta to guests. Karen had kicked her out of the kitchen and told her to help the waitresses serve food until she lightened up. The night was beautiful, the full moon high and yellow with the garden glowing from thousands of white fairy lights. The fresh air was doing her good. Being stuck in the kitchen was slowly driving her insane. She usually loved her job, but tonight she wasn’t enjoying much of anything. She had no clue where Jesse was, yet she could feel his stare on the back of her neck.
    “Would you like one?” She offered the last two pieces of food on her tray to an elderly couple seated on white plastic chairs near the back of the garden. They smiled in unison and thanked her before taking the food and continuing to chat amongst themselves.
    “I wouldn’t mind a taste.” The deep voice ran down her spine, over her heated skin dampened by the summer air.
    She turned to face him and ignored the way her stomach clenched at his appearance. Dressed in charcoal pants and a casual cream t-shirt, he was too damn hot to be paying her any attention. He smelled of sweet tangy cologne, a mix so intoxicating her feet almost drifted toward him without her consent.
    “Sorry,” she shrugged and walked around him, “none left. And before you tell me you weren’t talking about the food, let me assure you there is nothing else on offer.”
    He chuckled from behind her shoulder and the sound of girlish giggles followed. Great , his nieces had heard her comment. Ignoring the embarrassment that heated her cheeks, she continued to the porch. When her foot landed on the first step, Jesse cut her off, jumping to the step above her to block the path.
    “We need to talk.”
    She frowned at him. “I don’t