June leant forward and switched the radio off. After several hours of listening to old songs � Jim�s choice � and then over to debates and sport updates she was reaching her limit when some mind boggling chat show came on. Jim jumped forward in his seat.
�You alright?�
�God, I must have fallen to sleep��
�You think?�
�What time is it?�
�Gone 2. Can you believe we�re doing this � driving to some godforsaken middle of nowhere place at 2a.m on a Saturday morning.�
�Good job the wedding isn�t until this afternoon.�
�I�ll look like hell, I�m not even sure this dress will look right. And where the hell are we anyway?� She looked over at him.
�Pull over.� He stated calmly.
�What, where?�
�Anywhere, just pull over.�
There was no traffic around so she pulled onto the verge. Stopped the car and turned to look at him. �What?�
�If you don�t want to do this then we can turn back now.�
�You�ll miss it.�
He shrugged. �If you�re not comfortable.�
�It�s not that it�s just�� She sighed. �I don�t want them to assume.�
�They will assume away I�m afraid but we can stick to the story, we�re old friends � that is the truth isn�t it. You�re going as my friend, we�ll have separate rooms and not even hold hands through the ceremony or dance at the reception.�
She smiled slowly. �Do you always know how to say the right things?�
�Most of the time, now I will drive from now on and the next B and B we drive past we�ll stop at and hopefully get a room and go to bed.� He took hold of her hand. �And perhaps when I wake up in a few hours a lovely lady might make love to me.�
She laughed. �Are you going to hire someone�� He kissed her and she stopped laughing. �You�ve convinced me.� She took her seatbelt off and got out of the car so they could swap sides.
* *
The hotel wasn�t anything classy. A room where they could sleep and have a shower in the morning, pretty much all they needed and cheap with it. She collapsed into bed as soon as they got into the room and in minutes was asleep. Jim undressed, rang his sister and left a message on her machine explaining what was happening. Climbing into the small bed next to her he lay back and she shifted closer, draping her arm over his chest. He slept well that night.
When he awoke June was already up, in fact it was the smell of coffee that woke him. He turned onto his back away from the sunlight streaming through the thin curtains.
�Charming place you�ve brought me to.� She smiled down at him.
�Looked ok in the dark.� He rubbed his forehead. �Time?�
�Nearly ten, what time do we have to leave?�
�Not til at least 12.30, not far to go, we can drive straight to the church, may aswell get ready here.�
�Alright.� She swallowed the last of her coffee and placed her cup on the side. �So, I do believe you made a request last night.�
He looked up at her confused. �Something to do with hiring lovely ladies��
�Ahh, now that was your idea � mine was a little more romantic.�
�Romance in a place like this.�
He struggled to sit up and leant back against the wall. �Alright, you made your point.�
She moved closer to him, lifted the quilt slightly so she could manoeuvre herself onto his knee. His arms were around her back drawing her closer to him and her thighs were pressing into his bare side.
�You look good in my shirt.�
She kissed him. �I know.�
�You�re very awake.�
She smiled now. �I know��
Her hands moved down to his shorts and she leant forward to kiss his chest. �I wish I was greeted with this every morning.� He breathed as his fingers wound into her hair and his other hand unbuttoned the shirt she was wearing. �In fact you look damn sexy in this.�
She lifted her head up. �Now I haven�t been told that in years. You must still be half asleep.�
�I think I am.�
�Hmm we�ll see�� She lowered her mouth to his and kissed him deeply so that he was left in doubt as to the strength of her feelings. The shirt slipped off her shoulders and pooled round her waist and he lifted her up slightly so she could wrap her legs firmly around him. He tilted his head back and bumped it on the wall.
�Ow damn!�
�Oh dear � not so romantic anymore.� She giggled rubbing where he�d hit it.
�I�m so clumsy.� He complained. �I ruined the moment.�
�No you didn�t.� She kissed his forehead and dug her fingers into his forearm as his lips moved down over her neck, stopping at the base to kiss it then leaning her back slightly so he had better access to her breasts. She had been so self-conscious at first of him seeing her body. It was so easy when you were young, the smooth skin and firm thighs, pert breasts. You wanted to show it off. Now she even hid it from herself, dressing without a mirror until everything was fully covered. But he made her feel so attractive again, desired even and more than wanted.
