She gave a sudden cry because Adam stood up and swept her off her feet and into his arms so roughly that it hurt her.
“Do you really believe that I have ever loved anybody before in the way I love you?” he asked.
He did not wait for her answer. His mouth held her captive and he kissed her until she was breathless.
Then, as they heard Danny coming back through the sitting room, they moved apart.
Because of the emotions he had aroused in her, Roberta felt unsteady on her feet.
“Please come with me, Uncle Adam!” Danny pleaded. “I’m sure it’s time for us to swim.”
For a moment Adam hesitated.
Then he walked with the small boy down the steps of the veranda and they set off hand in hand in the direction of the beach.
Roberta watched them go, then, sitting down, she wondered frantically w
