Page 89 of An Unholy Affair
He nodded, still looking down.
‘She seemed very nice and also rather nervous. Was it her first time using such a service?’
He nodded again.
‘Were you able to put her at ease and provide the pleasure she was seeking?’
Jack lifted his head, his eyebrows raised as if not quite believing the words that were coming out of her mouth.
‘I apologise for questioning your ability to do your job,’ Eveline said quickly, feeling her cheeks heating. ‘I obviously have some experience in your, erm,skillset. And I’m sure you were able to, er, adequately satisfy her.’Stop talking!
He passed his hand over his face. ‘Eveline. Are you seriously telling me you don’t have a problem with the fact that I have sex with women for money?’
‘Had.’
‘Huh?’
‘Youhadsex with women for money. You said that if you were with me, then you would stop.’
He nodded, his face cycling from shock to disbelief to something that looked like hope.
Taking her bag from the coffee table beside them, she opened it up. ‘I will freely admit that “former sex worker” is not one of the occupations I thought a prospective partner might have.’ She rummaged about, trying to find what she’d bought earlier. ‘But given the circumstances, I do not have a problem with it. Ah! There they are.’ She held up a box.
‘Condoms?’
‘Yes. By your statement earlier about a health check, I’m assuming that you don’t have any sexually transmitted diseases? However, we still need to use these as I am not on birth control.’
‘You—you want to havesex?’
She nodded. ‘With you, very much so. I haven’t been intimate with a man for over thirteen years. And—’
‘Thirteenyears?’
‘Yes, since I dedicated my life to God. I was waiting for…’ She held his gaze. ‘I was waiting for you.’
Silence. Had she been too presumptive buying the condoms? Too forward? Her confidence and bravado were rapidly disintegrating.
He swallowed. ‘Eveline. I…’ He shifted slightly, grasping the fabric of his jeans just above his knee and pulling it down. She glanced at his crotch and he shifted again, placing his hands over it. Was he aroused?
Before she could second guess herself, she reached out and touched his knee.
He sucked in a breath.
She moved closer, separating her legs so his right thigh was caught between hers.
‘Jack,’ she whispered. ‘Do you want to have sex with me?’
He nodded.
Joy bubbled up inside her and she let out a nervous and excited laugh.
He smiled at her, his eyes full of love.
This is it! It’s happening!Tugging her cardigan off, she threw it over her shoulder, then unbuttoned her clerical shirt.
‘What? What are you doing?’
Her shirt joined her jumper on the floor. ‘What does it look like? I’m taking my clothes off.’ She faced him, goosebumps running across her skin despite the warmth from the fire. Only a bra remained on her top half. ‘If that’s alright with you?’
