I glanced down at myself and readjusted the waistband of my trousers to hide my embarrassment. “Cute? Never thought I’d hear someone call me that”. “Well there’s a first time for everything”. I heard the sound of a zip being done up. “If you’ve calmed down enough you can turn back now”. I closed my eyes and wished for a second that I could sink through the floor, then turned to be hit by the full force of her dimples as they framed a wicked grin. “Unless, of course, you want to stay here a little longer?” Her fingers played with the zip on her jacket as she stared at me, eyes bright in the dim shop interior. I wanted nothing more in that moment than to step towards her and help her with the zip, but as I took that first step my ears caught a noise from outside the shop and I froze, my libido wilting like a cut flower left out in the sun. “I’m telling you, I heard something”. It was a deep male voice, middle aged and rough-sounding.
