The Girl Before Eve by Lisa J Hobman

lascivious grin on his handsome face. His shaggy blonde hair was deliciously dishevelled, a look he carried with such grace.
    Without invitation, Chris stepped in behind her, his state of arousal becoming evident as the steam cleared. “You’re not going to leave me like this, are you?” He pouted as he prowled toward her, gesturing to his swollen manhood.
    She tried to stifle the giggle that was determined to escape her body. “I would never do such a thing.” She backed up to the wall as she looked down to find him already sheathed and ready to take her. Chris skimmed his hands down her body and effortlessly lifted her up so that she could wrap her legs around him. Her head rolled back and she tried her best to shake out the images of Adam that chose that precise moment to return and invade her mind.
    Later on after their shower antics—which did nothing to alleviate her aching muscles—when Chris had left, Lily picked up her phone and dialled Adam’s number. A croaky voice answered at the other end. Whoops. She would have to remember the time difference.
    “Hello?”
    “Adders? It’s Lily!” She ignored the sleepiness in his voice.
    “Oh…hey, Lil.” She heard a fumbling noise. “It’s okay, sweetheart, it’s Lil.” Hmmm, Eve was staying over.
    Lily bit back the jealousy. “So did you hear about the job?”
    “Yeah…yeah, I did.”
    Lily was becoming impatient. “And?”
    “And…I got it!” he shouted into her ear.
    Tears pricked at her eyes and she bit the inside of her cheek, knowing not only did that mean he had landed his dream job but that he would, without a doubt, soon be proposing to Eve. “Oh, Adders, that’s brilliant!”
    “Isn’t it? I start after the summer break. Not long now. Anyway…how are you? How’s Oz?”
    “Oh still great and…still great!” she lied. She was homesick. Well actually, she was Adam-sick. But she wouldn’t share that snippet of useless information. What good would it do?
    “Great…I’m so glad to hear that, Lil. Look, I’ll be honest…I’m worried about you.”
    Lily snorted. “Worried about me ? Why would you be worried about me? I’m having the time of my life, Adders. I’m fine. Honestly. Anyway, gotta go. This call is costing me a bloody fortune! Speak soon. Bye!”
    “Erm…okay, bye then. Call soon.”
    Lily hung up and threw her phone down as if it was on fire. She stared at it. He was worried . That wasn’t what she wanted to hear. She wanted to hear that he missed her. That he wanted her to come home. That he was dumping Eve and wanted to marry her instead. She laughed out loud at her ridiculous train of thought.
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    Later on Lily made her way to meet with a group of friends she had met while travelling. She walked into the crowded bar and scanned the room. Suddenly a pair of big hands covered her eyes, making her jump almost out of her skin.
    “Guess who?” the husky, deep, male voice tickled her ear. Chris .
    “Hmmm…now let me think. There are so many people it could be…”
    Chris dropped his hands from her eyes and huffed. “Charming.”
    She turned to look up at his handsome tanned face. “Oh Chris! It’s you!” She feigned surprise.
    Chris looked sullen. “Yeah. It’s me.” Lily immediately felt guilty. He actually looked genuinely hurt.
    She tapped his nose with her fingertip. “Awww, Chris, don’t sulk. I was only messing.” She slipped her arms around his neck and kissed his chin. A smile made its way across his angular features. He really was rather delicious.
    He leaned down and took her mouth with his. He really knew how to make her melt. A moan escaped her as her legs turned to jelly. He must have felt her wobble as his mouth curled into a smile against hers before he nibbled at her bottom lip. “Look, I wondered if we could get out of here instead of staying with the others. I want to take you to the beach.” It sounded divine. After all she didn’t really feel like drinking tonight.
    “Do you