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‘As the actress said to the bishop,’ he deadpanned, before lint

‘Do you think this tub will be big enough to hold it?’

‘You know, I’ht to that kinky Carry On fil the script now’

‘You’ve just got filth on the brain’

‘And in ed over to scoopand icy-wet kiss

The wool of his long dark coat was riht silk of rasp I kneould have no intention of releasing h, especially when he wound his scarf around ue, shockingly warnalling his possession of me It was a possession I welco his coat and slidingup the back of his sweater and tugging the shirt beneath up out of his waistband Now there was bare war to it, pushingthat heat lay behind the sodden wool

This was the essence of Jasper Contradiction Heat and chill, playfulness and severity, boyishness and authoritativeness, all in one attractive package I had known him half a year now and my fascination hadn’t abated one little bit

‘Naughty fingers,’ he ad behind him to remove my hands where they tried to push their way down inside his jeans ‘I’ to this tree, not you You’ll have to wait your turn’

I pouted as he gently prised ed my own scandalously attired body instead

He unwound his scarf fro the door against the snowflakes that threatened to blow in and powder the mat

‘OK, we have the tub,’ he said, surveying it, his head on one side ‘What we need is stones and earth to pack in it before we pot the tree You really aren’t dressed for that Why don’t you go and put some outdoor clothes on?’

Mildly disappointed, I ascended the staircase, hly polished wood

My disappoint Jasper’s heavy tread pursued me I looked overme

‘It’s just occurred toheavily as he shut the bedrooeous underwear on for nothing And I can’t have that Such a shame’

‘I put this underwear on because I haven’t gota little as he took a stride nearer I backed away, past the bed ‘You keep buyingelse I own is old and past it’