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adjusted the mirrors before selecting reverse gear.
To her relief once the car started moving, she only clashed the gears a couple of times before her confidence picked up and she had the hang of driving once more. She followed Dominic’s directions to drive them around the quiet country lanes before re-entering the vineyard car park.
“Thanks, Dominic.” She turned off the engine, delighted with the way the drive had gone.
“My pleasure. The car is all yours to use now.” He released his seat belt.
“I’m really grateful, it’ll make a huge difference being able to get around without begging lifts or using the bus.” Lucy smiled warmly at him.
“I’d better go and take Mutley for his walk.” Dominic pushed his glasses up onto the top of his head. “Ring me and let me know when you’re ready to start work.”
His eyes locked with hers for an instant before his lips connected with her mouth. This time the kiss lasted longer, sending heat rushing around her body, leaving her breathless. Instinctively, she raised her hand to caress the hair in the nape of his neck as her body moulded against his. Almost as soon as she did so he moved away from her.
“Speak to you soon.” He was out of the car and striding away across the car park before she had time to muster her scattered thoughts into order.
Chapter Five
Damn it, he’d kissed her again. After he’d sworn he wouldn’t. One time he could pass off as some kind of aberration, an emotionally charged error due to the strain they were under following Nick’s death. Twice was sheer idiocy. The trouble was Lucy was extremely kissable. A few minutes more in the car and he would have wanted to do much more than kiss her.
When he’d arrived at the house earlier and received no answer to his ring and knock at the front door, he’d followed the faint sounds of music to the rear of the house. Lucy had been wiggling her hips and singing along to the radio. Her honey blonde hair had shone in the sunshine and the pastel floral fabric of her dress had been semi-transparent in the bright light, revealing long and shapely legs.
He’d wanted to kiss her right then. If he were honest with himself he’d wanted to do more than kiss her. He’d wanted to slide his hands under her dress to explore the soft length of her legs. To touch her in all the intimate places that would make her whimper with passion. Frustrated with where his thought processes were leading he kicked out at a clump of turf and growled to himself. He couldn’t remember the last time he’d felt like this about someone. Maybe this was how his brother, Jake had felt when he’d met Sasha.
From the moment Jake had first set eyes on Sasha he’d fallen head over heels for her. She’d taken a weekend job at his parent’s winery taking people on tours and tastings. A typical Californian girl with long blond hair, honey tan and wide smile, she’d soon had him under her spell. It had only been later, when she’d been sure of Jake’s heart that the real Sasha had emerged.
He unlatched the back gate of his cottage and whistled for Mutley. The big dog bounded happily towards him knowing that Dominic’s return meant he would get a walk. Dominic fished a lead from his pocket and attached it to Mutley’s collar before re-latching the back gate.
The dog snuffled happily on ahead of him pulling out the cord on his extendable lead while Dominic attempted to sort out his thoughts. Sasha had been friendly towards everyone but had still managed to keep them at arms length. At the time he’d thought that was understandable, now he knew it had all been part of her plan. He hadn’t realised at first that she’d been trying to use him to make his brother jealous, so she could push Jake into placing an engagement ring on her finger. He’d been mildly flattered by her attention until he’d realised what she was doing. If he and Jake hadn’t been so close it could have torn their family apart.
It still
To her relief once the car started moving, she only clashed the gears a couple of times before her confidence picked up and she had the hang of driving once more. She followed Dominic’s directions to drive them around the quiet country lanes before re-entering the vineyard car park.
“Thanks, Dominic.” She turned off the engine, delighted with the way the drive had gone.
“My pleasure. The car is all yours to use now.” He released his seat belt.
“I’m really grateful, it’ll make a huge difference being able to get around without begging lifts or using the bus.” Lucy smiled warmly at him.
“I’d better go and take Mutley for his walk.” Dominic pushed his glasses up onto the top of his head. “Ring me and let me know when you’re ready to start work.”
His eyes locked with hers for an instant before his lips connected with her mouth. This time the kiss lasted longer, sending heat rushing around her body, leaving her breathless. Instinctively, she raised her hand to caress the hair in the nape of his neck as her body moulded against his. Almost as soon as she did so he moved away from her.
“Speak to you soon.” He was out of the car and striding away across the car park before she had time to muster her scattered thoughts into order.
Chapter Five
Damn it, he’d kissed her again. After he’d sworn he wouldn’t. One time he could pass off as some kind of aberration, an emotionally charged error due to the strain they were under following Nick’s death. Twice was sheer idiocy. The trouble was Lucy was extremely kissable. A few minutes more in the car and he would have wanted to do much more than kiss her.
When he’d arrived at the house earlier and received no answer to his ring and knock at the front door, he’d followed the faint sounds of music to the rear of the house. Lucy had been wiggling her hips and singing along to the radio. Her honey blonde hair had shone in the sunshine and the pastel floral fabric of her dress had been semi-transparent in the bright light, revealing long and shapely legs.
He’d wanted to kiss her right then. If he were honest with himself he’d wanted to do more than kiss her. He’d wanted to slide his hands under her dress to explore the soft length of her legs. To touch her in all the intimate places that would make her whimper with passion. Frustrated with where his thought processes were leading he kicked out at a clump of turf and growled to himself. He couldn’t remember the last time he’d felt like this about someone. Maybe this was how his brother, Jake had felt when he’d met Sasha.
From the moment Jake had first set eyes on Sasha he’d fallen head over heels for her. She’d taken a weekend job at his parent’s winery taking people on tours and tastings. A typical Californian girl with long blond hair, honey tan and wide smile, she’d soon had him under her spell. It had only been later, when she’d been sure of Jake’s heart that the real Sasha had emerged.
He unlatched the back gate of his cottage and whistled for Mutley. The big dog bounded happily towards him knowing that Dominic’s return meant he would get a walk. Dominic fished a lead from his pocket and attached it to Mutley’s collar before re-latching the back gate.
The dog snuffled happily on ahead of him pulling out the cord on his extendable lead while Dominic attempted to sort out his thoughts. Sasha had been friendly towards everyone but had still managed to keep them at arms length. At the time he’d thought that was understandable, now he knew it had all been part of her plan. He hadn’t realised at first that she’d been trying to use him to make his brother jealous, so she could push Jake into placing an engagement ring on her finger. He’d been mildly flattered by her attention until he’d realised what she was doing. If he and Jake hadn’t been so close it could have torn their family apart.
It still
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