Chapter 12
Children Don’t Bounce
Dane reappeared to walk Sophia to English but as usual, couldn’t behave conventionally like other semi-adults. Sophia gasped as he grabbed her from behind and swung her into a broom cupboard, closing the door behind them and shooting the catch to lock it. Crushed against his hard chest she sighed as his arms wrapped around her. “This should be locked,” she said, catching her breath.
“Who said it wasn’t?” Dane bit her neck and she giggled. “I’ve got skills you don’t know about.”
“Where did you go?” she whispered, tilting her head back to read his face in the dim light. “You disappeared before interval.”
“Sorting some stuff out.” Dane chewed his lower lip and then bent his head, pressing soft lips against Sophia’s. She closed her eyes and let his confid
