I wasn’t sure it could get worse until the love scene started. I had to shake off the wave of lust as Kelly McGillis hovered over Tom Cruise. Beside me, Abbie shifted in her seat, rubbing her legs together then angling her body toward me slightly.

Good. At least you’re not suffering alone.

Even still, nothing compared to the moment when I shifted in my seat and knocked her knee with mine. The subtle motion had me holding my breath. And her soft sexy gasp was enough to make the blood rush in my skull.

If I'd been watching the movie and not her, I'd have missed her mouthing my name as the actors onscreen hit their climax.

Abbie…

Hell. I was in hell. I slid a glance at Jasper, who resolutely kept his hand on the arm rest. Then there was Lex. Not that he was doing anything to be precise. Hell, he’d barely even looked at me. But every cell in my body focused on him like he had an unseen gravitational pull.

And with the arm rest up between us, it took every ounce of self-control not to just touch him and beg him to touch me like he had the other day. I'd been so close to an orgasm. I'd almost been able to taste it. Then it had been ripped away from me so forcefully I still hadn’t recovered.

Now I had to sit through the movie with him right next to me and everyone watching us. I'd hoped to get there on time so I might have a chance to talk to him before the movie started, but Faith had taken forever to get ready. Maybe after the movie. Faith and I were likely spending the night. Getting a night bus or cab back to Chiswick late at night could be a pain in the ass.

When the movie finally ended, I breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank God,” I muttered to myself. At least I didn't have to endure another love scene in such close proximity to Lex.

Max trotted down from the back. “Okay, boys and girls, now that we've watched an oldie, I have two options for the second feature. One is that new zombie movie, and the other is the movie about the sex addict. Faith and Sophie immediately piped up with no zombies.

Shit. I'd heard about the other movie. It was an indie flick with immense critical acclaim, and the lead actor was totally hot and particularly well endowed. There was no way I could sit through another movie sandwiched between Jasper and Lex. I wasn’t going to do that to myself. “I, um—"

Before I could expose myself, Jasper glanced at his watch. “Oh, hell. I'm supposed to be at a gig in the South Bank in a couple of hours.”

Nick piped up. “Oh yeah? The one with Rebecca Slough, the model?”

Jasper grinned. “The very same.”