‘Harry? You’ve you done this before, haven’t you?’
A heartbeat of silence. He took her fingers to his lips and kissed them. ‘Yes. In Egypt.’ He hesitated. ‘And in France.’
‘Oh.’
‘I didn’t, well, I didn’t think about home. It was different. I didn’t really think about a future.’
‘You don’t have to explain. It’s behind us now. I suppose it’s just as well that one of us knows what to do.’
Harry laughed. ‘We would have worked it out, I’m sure. I didn’t hurt you, did I?’
‘Not a bit. Harry, I do love you.’
‘I hope so.’ He turned her in his arms, pulling her back against him. He reached a hand around and rested it between her breasts. Her buttocks curved against his groin, warm and real. This closeness, this sweetness of lying together, this complete trust, was heaven to him. He gave a gre
