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I knew her Dad had depression but not to that extent and as for this place - I’m not going to let her fail, I’ll do everything I can to keep this place above water and help Darcy.

“Hey, look at me.” I raise her face to look up, “I’ll help you. I’m not going to stand by and watch you lose everything. We’ll do this together, okay?!”

“Adam, you’re busy enough. You have your writing and work, I can’t let you give me your spare time too it’s not fair on you….”

Before she can finish her sentence, I kiss her. I swallow her words before any negativity leaves her lips because she won’t stop me doing this. I’ll plan it out in my head on how to go about it, then put everything into action.

I rub my thumbs across her cheeks and remove the tears from her cheeks and kiss her some more.

Leaning back away from her, I gaze into her gorgeous green eyes and brush the hair from her face. “But you are my spare time Darcy and I’d much prefer to spend it helping you and becoming a team than going out meeting skanks and getting pissed.

“I really like you, Adam,” she bites the corner of her lip.

“I really like you, too.” I cup the back of neck and pull her towards me. When our lips touch, the electric sparks between us again, I pull her closer into me as my tongue enters her mouth and caresses with hers.

Her hands travel down my chest and she moves them to rest on my ribs. My hard on rests against her stomach bursting to be set free. I feel Darcy’s smile as I pull away and see just that.

It lights up her face, a total contrast to the tears I saw not five minutes ago. It makes me smile knowing that I did that.

“What can I say, he has a mind of his own, and a fucking dirty one it is!” She bursts out into laughter, it’s sweet and contagious but I’m glad I could cheer her up.

“Right, can you leave here for a bit? I want you to meet someone.”

“Erm yeah I think so. Hang on.” I watch her walk from the office out into the workshop. The small wiggle of her arse does nothing to calm the beast in my pants. I try to readjust it into a more comfortable position before she comes back, but no such luck.

“Aww, are you suffering?” she giggles. “I’m sorry.” I didn’t hear her come back.

“Hmmmm,” I reply, narrowing my eyes at her.

“So, are you good to go?”

“Yeah, I’ve told Ste to give it an hour and close up; he may as well.” Darcy grabs her bag, I take her hand in mine after she locks the office and we head towards my truck.

“Where are we going anyway?” she asks as she looks across at me. I take her hand in mine and rest it on my thigh.

“Remember I told you about my sister-in-law to be, well she’s a graphic designer, I’m going to ask her to design some flyers…”

“Ohhh,” she replies in a small voice.

I concentrate back on the road and eventually pull up at Taylors. I turn off the engine. “Look at me?” She turns to face me, “what’s up? Talk to me, what’re you worried about? I know there’s something, I can see it in your eyes.”

I watch closely as she inhales a deep breath in before she answers me. “I can’t afford anything for the garage, not even flyers.…”

“Darcy, listen to me, I know you’re proud and this is your business, but not an hour ago I promised you I’d help. I keep my promises babe. She’s my sister- in- law, we’re close. Let me do this?”

She nods reluctantly. I lean across and kiss her lips tenderly, she smiles as I pull back, “Come on let’s go.”

I get out of the truck and wait at Darcy’s side for her and walk to the door, hand in hand, together.

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