towards the door. It had been a fine, warm spring day and neither of them had coats to collect. Outside it was cool but also pleasantly quiet after the din of the bar.
‘Phew, that’s better,’ she said, ‘I think I like this bit of going out best.’ She looked at Dan uncertainly, ‘Does that make any sense?’
‘Yes. Total sense.’
She snuggled in closer to him as they walked along.
‘Where shall we go, yours or mine?’ she asked.
The guilt hit him again. He hadn’t thought of that. He definitely couldn’t go to his, could he?
‘Yours,’ he said firmly, ‘it’s closer.’
‘Sure,’ she said as they got into the rhythm of walking together, ‘it’s still a bit of a trek though.’
‘That’s OK, it’s a nice night and the company’s good.’
She smiled.
‘What are you going to do?’ she asked after a few minutes.
‘Oh, I have a few ideas,’ he said, giving her a little squeeze.
She giggled, ‘Not now! Men! I ask you! Mind you, I like the way your mind is working! I meant from now on, now you'll not be working for a while.’
‘I thought I might go away somewhere. I need to recharge the batteries. Not long, just a week or so.’
‘Ooh sounds nice. Somewhere warm and sunny? A five star hotel?’
‘Not quite. Somewhere cold, wet and windy in a tent more like. I thought I might head up to Scotland.’
Dan thought that Jenny would react differently to the way she did. She said; ‘Oh wow, that sounds lovely. I’d so love to do that.’
Dan checked her face for signs of sarcasm but could find none.
‘Really?’
‘Don’t sound so surprised!’ she said, ‘I’ll have you know I was a venture scout, did my Duke of Edinburgh and everything. I love the outdoors and miss camping. I haven’t been for years so, yes, I’d love to go.’
This girl really is full of surprises, thought Dan.
After 15 minutes of small talk and tales of camping adventures past, she said; ‘Here we are, home-sweet-home.’
Jenny’s flat was in darkness. She unlocked the door and ushered them inside.
‘Fi’s away this weekend,’ Jenny said in reply to his unasked question, ‘it’s just us.’
She shut the front door and walked into his arms, resting her head on his chest again. He kissed the top of her head, trying to ignore the feeling of unease building in his mind. Jenny helped to distract him by rubbing her body against him, then languorously raising her head, her lips seeking out his again. Dan ran his fingers down her spine; she trembled at his touch.
‘Come on,’ she said huskily, ‘bed!’
She led him gently but firmly by the tie into her room, falling backwards onto the bed dragging Dan with her.
They both kicked off their shoes as their tongues sought each other out. He wanted her, he wanted her urgently now and she seemed to be the same. He fumbled with the buttons of her blouse, irritated but pleased in a way that his hands were shaking so much; Jenny undid his tie and tried to pull his jacket off. She giggled as she momentarily had him in a straightjacket of his own clothes, unable to free his arms she took advantage by plastering his neck and the top of his chest with kisses until he struggled free and took his own shirt off. Jenny unfastened her skirt and let it fall to the floor then wriggled out of her tights.
Now when he drew her to him he had the intoxicating feel of her skin against his; the softness, its scent, its coolness against his. All other thoughts had gone now, there was just Jenny, beautiful, sexy, responsive to him as he was to her.
He kissed her neck and nibbled her ear as he unfastened her bra. He was in control now, Jenny more passive, letting him do as he liked. He pulled the cup off her breasts, the tip of his tongue tracing its way to her already swollen nipple. He teased it more, running his tongue around and around it before sucking it into his mouth. Jenny gasped as he slipped his hand down the front of her knickers, whispering, ‘Dan, oh Dan, yes,’ as his hand first enveloped her sex in its entirety before tenderly and gently running his middle finger up and down her lips, teasing them open, feeling her heat and wetness.
Jenny arched her back as he moved his fingers up and down, opening her further before brushing his fingertips lightly over her clitoris. To his surprise, she immediately jerked