Page 47 of Falling Fast
I grimace. ‘I have to work.’
‘Afterwards.’
‘We can’t.’ I hate to say it, but one of us has to be sensible. ‘You’re leaving for Austria tomorrow. You need to rest.’
‘Shit.’ He throws one last glance towards the door and then snakes a hand around my waist, hauling me back against him. Amazingly, this kiss is even hotter than the last. He slips his tongue past my lips and I wrap mine around it, pulling him deeper. We’re embracing so tightly I can feel his erection pressing against me.
‘Fuck.’ He murmurs against my mouth because I can’t resist rubbing against him. ‘That feels so good.’
‘I know.’ I give a low moan. I might not have had sex before, but that doesn’t mean I’m inexperienced. I know what I like and, while I don’t need a man to make me feel good, I can’t deny this feels amazing.
‘When I get back …’ he murmurs between kisses.
I nod, then jump back because I can hear voices outside the door, not just Kelsey’s but Yuto’s as well. I exchange a panicked look with Leif. He’s already sitting down again, his towel in his lap, though he grins when he sees me notice.
‘So we’ll talk about it with Vienna?’ he says the moment they enter the room.
‘Vienna?’ I’m so shaken by our kiss it takes me a moment to comprehend what he’s doing. ‘Oh … yes. I’ll tell her.’
‘Hi!’ Yuto comes towards us, lowering his phone from his ear. ‘My meeting didn’t take as long as I expected. Here –’ he passes the phone to Leif – ‘it’s Nathan.’
‘Tell him I’m not here.’
‘Too late.’
‘Fuck.’
‘He said no, right?’ Yuto murmurs to me as Leif takes the phone.
‘He said no,’ I agree.
‘Called it. Hey, are you OK?’ He does a double-take. ‘You look really flushed.’
‘Do I?’ I press a hand to my cheek, like I have no idea my body is still a raging torrent.
‘Yeah. Sorry if I caused another argument between the two of you.’
‘Oh … um, right. Don’t worry about it.’ I wave towards the door. ‘I should probably get back to my press packs anyway.’
‘I’ll come and help as soon as I get my phone back.’
‘Thanks.’ I turn and hurry away. Behind me I can hear Leif telling Nathan to ‘mind his own fucking business’, and I can’t help but smile.
With Marr on pole and Bauer in P2, it looks like the Red Bull Ring is going to be another battle between Quezada and Fraser! But in the middle of the grid, all eyes will be focused on Rask to see whether they can keep building on their recent momentum …
@MotorsportsEchoNews, 6 July
FIFTEEN
‘THANK YOU SO MUCH for bringing me,’ Maisie says, munching on a protein bar as we drive through the Cambridgeshire countryside. ‘Have I told you how good a friend you are?’
‘Once or twice.’ I laugh because this is the fifth time. ‘So how are you feeling about today? Positive?’
‘Pretty good. I’ve been training really hard since my exams ended, so I’m hoping to be in the top three.’ She scrunches her wrapper up and stuffs it into the door pocket. ‘But don’t feel you have to watch. It’s so typical that my event coincides with the Austrian GP.’
‘Of course I’m going to watch you,’ I protest. ‘I’ll be the one cheering at the front. I’ll just be watching the Grand Prix on my iPad the rest of the time.’
‘Thanks.’ She sounds pleased. ‘Dad wanted to come, but it’s his and Briony’s wedding anniversary so I told him not to. Daisy says I’m a terrible stepsister for leaving her with them, because they’re being all romantic and icky. But it’s nice to have somebody here supporting me.’
