‘Fine, be my guest. I’m not keen on that lamp. Let’s consider this a good date if neither of us leave in tears, in debt or in an ambulance.’
‘Deal. Although, I’m sure you’re way better at dating than I am. You’re smart, funny…’
‘I’ll have to ask you to stop there,’ I say abruptly. ‘I will not be held accountable for my actions if you insist on showering me with compliments in this ridiculous manner.’
Cam bursts out laughing, reaching out his hand to brush a wisp of hair from my eyes. My heart stops beating for a full second as he leans towards me and plants a light kiss on my lips. They tingle at his touch, making me long for him to do it again.
‘You’re looking at me that way again,’ he says hoarsely. He cups my face and draws me in, this time his kiss is longer, deeper and growing more passionate by the second. My whole body feels on fire at his touch. I respond by running my hands through his soft hair and down his back, causing him to let out a low moan of desire. He pulls me closer to cover my neck in sweet kisses that send electricity shooting through my body.
We kiss for hours. The sun has set. The sky is bright with stars by the time we come up for air.
‘I want you,’ I say, when I can bear it no longer. His eyes mirror my own lust and desire as he slowly loosens the belt of my dressing gown. He slides it slowly from my shoulders. It falls to the floor, and the look on his face sends a crackle of electricity shooting up my spine.
It’s time.
Chapter 28
‘I’m not even going to ask how long you’ve been watching me sleep,’ says Cam, opening one eye. A huge grin spreads across his face. ‘How is it morning already?’
‘Best night of my life,’ I gush. ‘Who knew it could be like that? Best. Ever. EVER. Night. Ever.’
My whole body is on maximum alert. Every nerve ending. Every fibre. Every muscle aches. Even muscles I had no idea about. I have butterflies upon butterflies upon butterflies flitting about in my stomach.
‘I hope you… enjoyed the…’ Is calling it love-making too much after a first time? ‘Erm, the… encounter as much as I did. I mean… how was it for you?’
Are there TikTok tutorials on appropriate pillow talk? Because I feel this sounds more like a straw poll for Uber.
‘And would you consider doing it… again? Perhaps?’
Yes, I sound needy. Yes, I sound desperate. But yes, he’s fucking amazing so who cares?
Cam rolls over and leans up on one elbow. He flicks the sheet off my chest in one smooth movement and places his lips on the nearest nipple. A frenzy of delicious sparks ignites somewhere deep in my soul. He trails a lazy hand down my body to between my legs. He lifts his head to look lustfully into my eyes, ‘Honey, the problem is never going to be me not wanting to make love to you.’
He slips his fingers inside causing me to moan softly. I want him so badly.
‘Oh my God,’ I say with a gasp. He’s circling something down there which is causing me to throb like an engine. A pulsating heat is radiating out all over my body. ‘Again. Do that again.’
‘Do what?’ he says playfully, his eyes are sparkling as he disappears under the covers to spread my legs wide.
An hour later, we are in the corridor outside my room. ‘So, we appear to have ignored everything we said to each other about taking things slowly,’ Cam says, as we make our way to Tyrone’s room to set up the surveillance and hatch our plan to switch me back out for Lois and to get me dumped from the island without getting Cam sacked in the process.
‘Uh-huh,’ I say, happily.
‘And you’re sure you’re okay? I mean, it’s a big deal and all.’
‘I’m fine. Better than fine. I am so unbelievably fine, it’s unbelievable.’
I’m twenty-six. I can handle it. Even though I feel like I’m going to explode with excitement. I am desperate to tell Lois EVERYTHING. Cam and I have been making love. LOVE. His words. And we made love three times. Four if you count what just happened.
‘And you’re sure you want to keep this,’ he flicks his finger between us, ‘under wraps until you’re out and we can figure out how to be together?’
I nod. We agreed to keep our fledgling relationship under wraps for now. It’s too early days to be telling people that we have amazing, off-the-charts sexual chemistry. It’s too early to say that all I can think about is him, how lost I become when he touches me, or how my heart melts the moment he looks into my eyes.
‘Absolutely. Let’s keep this professional until we get a solid plan together. I’d hate for you to become too distracted,’ I say, gazing lovingly at him. ‘By the way, you look utterly gorgeous this morning.’
He gives my hand a sneaky squeeze and pulls me to him. He leans over to place a light kiss on my cheek.
I snap to attention just as Tyrone opens the door. He welcomes us in and gives Cam a hand setting everything up.
