not that. It’s just…well I feel guilty
even saying it.” Lucy screwed her face up and rubbed her eyes.
“Go on say it I’m not going to judge you,” Sarah pleaded.
“You might when I tell you that I absolutely fancy the arse
off Dr Bryce.” Lucy frowned expecting Sarah to tell her to stop being
stupid. She was three weeks out of a five-year marriage and shouldn’t
even think of another man this soon.
Sarah laughed loudly on the other end of the line. “Go
Lucy!” she cried. “I was dreading what you were going to say. Oh my
God Luce, what’s he like?” Sarah asked excitedly.
Lucy stood up and started to pace the room. “ Sarah, this is not a good thing you know. I’ve just lost the love of my life
to Jennifer ‘bloody bitch’…”
“Yeah, yeah I know, ‘bitch face’ Grayson. He's not dead
Lucy, he left you for a pregnant Barbie Doll.”
“Don’t you think it’s too soon? I shouldn’t even have been
looking at Dr Bryce like that, never mind be having erotic dreams about him…shit
I didn’t mean to tell you that bit.” Lucy chewed at her bottom lip as she
ran a hand through her hair.
“You didn’t?” Sarah gasped. “Oh please, spill
the gory details.”
“No, Sarah I will not, anyway it makes me blush.” Lucy
now gave a little giggle.
“That dirty was it, blimey! So what does he look like,
gorgeous, or is it just because he’s a male and you’ve not encountered a
trouser snake for a while?”
“Yes he’s gorgeous,” Lucy confirmed. “He’s really
stylish and has beautiful brown eyes, with these really long lashes that I
would die for. From what I can tell he has a fantastic body, and even his
forearms are sexy, they are tanned and just…well they’re really manly and ooh
just…well just sexy.” Lucy shivered as she thought of Ed, before continuing
with her description. “His hair is dark brown and is quite short at the
side, but then longer on top, and it kind of sticks up in a messy but trendy
way.” Lucy let out an involuntary moan.
“So you’ve not studied him much?” Sarah gasped.
“Christ Luce, he sounds flipping gorgeous. What’s he like as a
person…Lucy are you still there?”
Lucy was day-dreaming, recalling the way Dr Bryce had
touched her cheek. “What, sorry, yes I’m still here. What did you
say I couldn’t hear you?”
“I said what’s he like as a person?”
“Well, from the short time that I’ve spoken to him, really
nice.”
“Nice, nice is a crap word to describe someone you obviously
want to get down and dirty with. Right, I’m going to get a cup of tea,
I’ll ring you back in ten minutes, and I want to know every detail.”
An hour later and Lucy told Sarah everything about Dr Bryce,
including their little bit of flirting earlier in the day.
“So, what should I do Sarah?”
“Honestly?”
“Yes honestly?” Lucy replied, sighing deeply.
“Okay you’re right it may be too soon for a relationship,
but it’s not too soon for some sexy time.” Sarah laughed loudly.
“Seriously Luce, if you fancy him that much just damn well get it over and done
with, and have sex with him to get him out of your system. He obviously
fancies you too after what happened today, and if he’s a single parent that
hates his ex then it may be all he wants too.”
“But what if I do go for it and either he’s not interested,
which makes me look a complete and utter dick, or I end up really falling for
him and it’s not what he wants, which again makes me look a complete and utter
dick, or he ends up falling for me and it’s not what I want, and he looks a
complete and utter dick?”
“Hmm that’s a lot of dicks there! Look it may be the
chance you need to take, but please don't miss out on this because of
Simon.” Sarah’s tone was soft and full of concern for Lucy.
“What, in case I think he’s coming back? I don’t
Sarah. I know he’s not coming back, but it
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