‘That sound,’ Jake breathed into my ear, ‘might be my downfall.’

‘Jake,’ I breathed as he pulled my earlobe into his mouth and gave it a little suck. ‘Everyone can see us,’ I said, even though I wasn’t sure I actually minded one little bit.

‘Sorry, you’re right, I’ll stop.’ Jake pulled away and looked at me. ‘Shall we go somewhere else?’ He stroked my hair. ‘Anywhere you like?’

‘Anywhere?’ I asked, trying to focus my thoughts on his question but it wasn’t easy with my chest rising and falling with ragged breaths and my whole body humming with desire.

‘Hmm. Anywhere you want,’ he replied, giving me another soft kiss on my lips, staying close to me as his eyes searched mine. ‘What do you want to do, Freya?’

I thought about earlier when I wondered if he was going to suggest our hotel as our next destination. The words bubbled up and I couldn’t stop them. I craved Jake. My body was desperate for more of his kisses and touches. I mean, it had been a long time since it had had any and I needed more. ‘Let’s go back to our hotel,’ I said in a rush. My cheeks turned pink but I held his gaze as confidently as I could. I didn’t think I was at all seductive but I hoped Jake wanted this as much as I did.

Jake’s eyes darkened as he looked back at me, his eyes dropping to my mouth then back up to my eyes again. ‘That’s what you really want?’ he asked slowly.

I nodded.

‘But I know you were worried about what I’d overheard in your office: that I thought you might be easy…’

‘I’ll never really know if that made you think of me in that way more than you ever would have otherwise,’ I said. ‘But these kisses aren’t enough. I want more. I need more.’

‘You know I feel the same,’ he said in a low voice.

‘We don’t have long left in New York…’ I had no idea if there was even a possibility that this sudden and unexpected fire between us could continue past this trip and if not, would I regret not doing more than just kissing Jake? The answer was a resounding yes. ‘We should make the most of it.’

‘I feel like I never know what you will say or do next,’ Jake said, shaking his head. ‘And it’s addictive.’

‘So, yes to going back to our hotel?’ I bit my lip, hoping he wouldn’t reject me.