He could hear the smile in her words and wished he could look into her face. He wanted to kiss the corners of that smile and make it fade into something more intense and abstract as his lips moved further down her body. He wanted to see if that astonishing passion of hers lit up her eyes, made he...
‘Now, don’t hang up, angel—I’m not ringing to pressure you about work, I just want to know how you are. And of course make sure that you’re eating properly and getting plenty of sleep, darling. I’m worried about you.’ ‘Just like the old days, Maggie,’ said Lily with a smile as she sank down into ...
Kate felt she ought to smile back, or give some kind of reply, but it was taking all her strength just to sit there without howling. Fixing her gaze on the collection of cartoon character badges pinned to the front of Sister Watson‘s navy blue uniform, Kate tried to concentrate on what she was sa...
The tears that had remained unshed throughout the seemingly interminable drive from Alnburgh prickled at the backs of her eyes as she bounced across the field towards the cluster of ancient caravans and camper vans and pulled up alongside Rainbow’s bus.The painted flowers were peeling and a peace...
After a walk on the beach this afternoon it had needed washing anyway. She wasn’t making any special effort because she was going out for dinner with Kit.Her stomach dipped. Period pain, she told herself.It would be rude not to make a little bit of effort, and, after being shut up at Alnburgh for...
The air was thick, acrid with the smell of hot rubber and high-octane fuel. The starting grid was thronged with reporters brandishing microphones and news crews shouldering cameras, as well as pit crews wearing overalls in their team colours and promotions girls carrying flags and wearing hardly ...