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I followed her back into the main area, then slid into the seat next to Theo, my heart still racing.

‘You okay?’ He looked at me.

‘Yeah. All good.’ I smiled at him. I should regret what we just did. I should be feeling terrible. But as my eyes dropped to his lips. All I could think about was how soon I’d be able to kiss him again.

‘And the winners of tonight’s talent show,’ said Barbara, appearing on the stage, ‘are… Jessica and Theo!’

‘Yes!’ we both shouted as we jumped to our feet. Theo picked me up in the air and I swear he was about to kiss me but must’ve remembered that we were surrounded by the entire town and swerved his head away.

After putting me down, he took my hand and led me to the stage.

‘Congratulations!’ Barbara presented us with a bottle of bubbly and then gave us both a big hug.

‘Thank you so much!’ I said into the mic.

‘We really appreciate it!’ Theo said before we both left the stage. ‘We did it!’ he said, still beaming.

‘Well done!’ Edwin approached us. ‘That was quite the performance. You two make a great team. Enjoy your celebrations!’

‘Thank you,’ Theo and I replied together.

My heart bloomed.

‘That was really fun,’ I said.

‘Never thought I’d say I enjoyed taking part in a small-town talent show, but you’re right. I had a great time. We should celebrate.’

‘Yeah. The question is: would you like to celebrate here, or take our celebrations somewhere more private?’

Theo’s eyes darkened and I knew I didn’t need to spell it out. He got the message loud and clear.

‘I think this pub has seen enough of us for tonight.’ He waved to Barbara and a few of the others as we stepped through the doors. ‘So we should definitely go somewhere more private. So the real question now is: would you like me to fuck you in your bed or mine?’

25

Theo

As Jessica fumbled in her bag for her room key, I peppered kisses across her neck. I couldn’t wait to get her inside.

That kiss on the beach was off the charts. I’d wanted to kiss her since the second she’d walked into the living room earlier this evening when I was setting up for the rehearsal.

Actually, that was a lie. I’d wanted to kiss her ever since we’d first met and she’d got mad about me stealing her parking space. I liked that she was feisty and didn’t take shit from anyone. So different to the women I normally met, who just said what they thought I wanted to hear.

Seeing Jessica perform tonight, singing like an angel, was the biggest aphrodisiac. She was so talented, and when the crowd cheered for her, my heart swelled so much I thought it was going to burst.

It wasn’t just my heart that had expanded. Whenever I was close to her it was a battle to keep my cock under control.

That was why after we’d finished our performance, I knew that if she felt the same way as I did, I wanted to kiss her.

In fact, want wasn’t a strong enough word. At that stage, it was need. It was like I was about to take my last breath and the only way to survive would be to feel Jessica’s lips on mine.

I knew it was a bad idea. I knew I shouldn’t want her. I knew that I shouldn’t need her, but I couldn’t fight it anymore.

Knowing how attracted I’d been to her, it was a miracle I’d lasted this long.

But of course I needed to be sure she wanted this too. If she’d had any doubts, as hard as it would’ve been, I would’ve walked away, no questions asked.

Part of me wanted her to say no. To have more willpower than I did so we could both do the right thing and go our separate ways.

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