‘Wow, this red is so, red.’ I touch the nearest satin bra tentatively, and my fingertip slides across the luxurious material in such a way that leaves me unable to resist. I need to feel it properly. I don’t know about seduction, I wouldn’t be able to keep my hands off myself if I bought this. ‘Oh my God, this is far too nice to let somebody rip off!’ Just the thought of the beautiful bra being flung onto the floor in a heap is horrible, but the sound of ripping would kill dead any lustful thoughts I’m sure of it. I’d be out of bed and trying to work out if there really was such a thing as invisible seams. ‘I can’t.’ I can hear the longing in my voice. I want to. I really want to.

Luckily the ping of my phone cuts in. Unluckily it is Noah.

‘You can’t buy that!’

How the hell? I stare at the text, then spin round and he’s at the window.

‘Have you turned into a dirty old man!’ I’ve flung the shop door open and am yelling out of it before I can stop myself. People stare. So I grab him and drag him in.

‘Oh, I can come in now?’

‘No! This is temporary, you’re out again in a moment! You can’t look through the window like that. There’s names for people like you!’

‘Horny?’

‘Stop it! Has anybody ever told you what an infuriating man you are?’

‘Infuriating, sexy, good-looking.’ He winks. ‘Helpful?’

‘No, you are not helping. Why can’t you go and sit on the bench? I’ve only been in here for two minutes!’

‘Well one, I’m not a dog, you can’t just tell me to sit.’ Reasonable. ‘Two, you’ve been in here at least ten minutes and don’t seem to be getting anywhere.’ I glare. ‘And three, I just came to see what had happened to that coffee, and I couldn’t help …’ He grins. ‘You can’t blame a man for looking!’

Rach hands him a mug of coffee. ‘I love this girl, Noah. Love her!’

I’m about to launch into an explanation of the situation again, when it dawns on me that I’ll be wasting my breath. Instead I wave my mobile at him. ‘What do you mean, I can’t buy that?’

All of a sudden, I really do want to buy that lingerie, more than I’ve ever wanted to buy an undergarment in my life. I’m tempted to clutch it to my chest and refuse to let go. ‘Why not?’

Noah laughs. ‘Pink.’

I frown.

‘You need pink, not red.’

‘I want red!’ It really is the most gorgeous colour. ‘I thought we were after seductress.’

‘Are you two setting up an escort agency?’ Rach has folded her arms and is watching us with a bemused look on her face. Noah ignores her.

‘More temptress.’ He waggles a finger at me. ‘Don’t want you to scare them off, do we?’

‘I’m not scary!’

‘You’re awesome, but you don’t take prisoners, do you, Rosie-Posie?’