Chapter 16‘Jess stop!’ I shouted, although I knew the volume was irrelevant ‘you have no idea how much I would love to climb into that bed with you right now and make love with you. You don’t know how long I laid awake last night thinking about you, wanting you, but I have to go home soon.’ I released her wrists now I had her attention and placed my hands on her shoulders instead, my right hand slipping up to caress her neck as I spoke. ‘I’m taking my Mum for lunch today for her birthday and I need to go home and change, so why don’t you get your gorgeous arse out of that bed and into some clothes and come with me?’ Jess looked at me like I was bonkers. ‘Your Mum’s going to be dead pleased if you turn up with a deaf stranger to gate crash her birthday!’ ‘My Mum will enjoy meeting you b

