Chapter 14David stood, hugged Jess and then turned and hugged me too. ‘I really appreciate it.’ He said earnestly ‘I don’t just mean the cash, I mean what you did for Jessica. We nearly lost her once before and I couldn’t bare that pain again.’ And the look of earnest sincerity touched me somewhere deep down inside.
Before he walked out into the hallway he started waving his hands around again until Jess started laughing and told him to clear off.
‘What was that all about?’
‘I think he likes you, he asked if you were single.’
‘Did you tell him I was gay?’
‘No, but I told him you were spoken for.’ And she looked away quickly before I had a chance to respond.
I so wanted to jump on her and kiss her until she fainted but I knew I had to play this slowly and by Jess’s rules. Not just for
