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the large kitchen table.  “Breakfast is served.”
    As Amber settled into her seat, Jake placed a boiled egg and soldiers in front of her, and then brought over a pot of coffee.
    Jake sat down and blew out a prolonged breath.  “Okay, this is the test, Freckles.  Did I do well or not?”  He leaned forward, watching in anticipation as Amber cracked open the top of her egg.
    She discarded the pieces of shell and pushed her spoon in.  Amber looked up at Jake through her lashes as she put the spoon to her mouth, wrapping her lips around it.
    “Well?”  Jake’s knees were bobbing up and down. 
    Amber sighed and pulled a face. .
    “It’s crap right?” Jake asked, clearly disappointed.
    Amber’s face suddenly broke into a bright smile.  “No, it’s just perfect,” she replied before dipping her spoon back in.
    “Really, you mean it?”
    “Yes, Jake, I mean it.  Now eat yours before it gets cold.”  Amber reached across the table and took Jake’s hand in hers.  It was adorable that a perfectly boiled egg made him so damn happy.
    Jake looked at Amber with smouldering eyes and gave her hand a gentle squeeze before starting on his own breakfast.   Their hands stayed linked for a few minutes, until Jake needed his to hold his egg cup while he dug in for the last of his egg.  As soon as he let go, he wished he hadn’t and felt the loss of Amber’s touch instantly.  Amber felt the same way, her finger tips dragging across the table as she pulled her hand away. 
     
    As Jake drove Luke’s Range Rover up the farm track, Amber’s stomach started to turn over at speed as she started to bounce around like a puppy on its first walk.  In the distance she could see a field with about a dozen horses in it, and people on horseback riding along a path into woodlands.  Had he really arranged for them to go horse riding? If he had she would love him forever.  
    “Jake, are we doing what I think we’re doing?” Amber squealed and clapped her hands like an excited child watching a magic trick.
    Jake gave her a proud smile.  “Yeah, Freckles we certainly are.  I remember Luke talking to you about your love of horses.  In fact,” Jake laughed.  “I do believe he promised to buy you a horse if you were nice to me for at least a week.”
    Amber’s hands cupped her cheeks.  “Oh God, yes.  You must have really annoyed me then, because I love horse riding.”
    “Yeah?”
    “Yes, it used to be my favourite thing in the world, until Dad died and then Mum couldn’t really afford to pay for me to go anymore.”  Amber smiled wistfully.  “Once I could afford it myself I didn’t really have the time.”
    Jake reached for her hand and squeezed it gently.  “Well today we have plenty of time.”
    Amber couldn’t help herself. She launched herself across the seat and wrapped her arms around Jake, hugging him tightly and planting a big, wet kiss on his cheek.
    “Thank you, so much.”
    “Whoa,” croaked Jake, his voice slightly strangulated as he fought to keep control of the steering wheel.  “I can’t breathe.”
    “Oh God, sorry.”  Amber let him loose and shuffled back into her seat.  “But you just don’t know how excited I am about this.”
    Jake glanced at Amber and laughed.  “I think I do.”
    The look of joy on her face melted his heart.  Her silver eyes, shining brightly like twin stars focused on the scene up ahead.  Jake had no idea how much she’d love this, he’d just wanted to take her somewhere that he knew she’d enjoy.  The fact that she was this happy was an added bonus.
    After a couple more minutes of driving along the track, Jake pulled into a gravelled parking area, and before he’d even unfastened his seatbelt, Amber had jumped out of the car and was running across to a corral of horses next to a timber built office building.  Jake got out of the car and followed Amber and stood beside her at the fence.  He watched in silence as she scratched the nose of a