The Morning After the Wedding Before (2012)
“It took her a scattered moment to realise she was still holding her earphones in her free hand and that her other hand was captured by the biggest, warmest hand it had ever come into contact with. She told herself she didn’t want to be holding his hand … but who was she kidding but herself?
‘Run,’ she managed, pulling out of his grasp. ‘I was going for a run.’ And if she was sensible she’d keep running all the way back to Sydney.
‘I’ll join you.’ She glanced at his leather jacket and casual sho...es, deliberately bypassing the interesting bits in between. ‘You’re hardly dressed for it.’ ‘I’ll try to keep up.’ His gaze cruised down her body like a slow boat on a meandering river, all the way to her well-worn sneakers. ‘What about your ankle?’ ‘It’s fine.’ He’d be offering to carry her next, so she conceded defeat. ‘Okay, we’ll walk.’ Stuffing her earphones back in her pocket, she accompanied him outside and onto the street.
The air had a cold bite and an invigorating eucalypt scent that called to her senses, and she breathed deep.MoreLess
‘Run,’ she managed, pulling out of his grasp. ‘I was going for a run.’ And if she was sensible she’d keep running all the way back to Sydney.
‘I’ll join you.’ She glanced at his leather jacket and casual sho...es, deliberately bypassing the interesting bits in between. ‘You’re hardly dressed for it.’ ‘I’ll try to keep up.’ His gaze cruised down her body like a slow boat on a meandering river, all the way to her well-worn sneakers. ‘What about your ankle?’ ‘It’s fine.’ He’d be offering to carry her next, so she conceded defeat. ‘Okay, we’ll walk.’ Stuffing her earphones back in her pocket, she accompanied him outside and onto the street.
The air had a cold bite and an invigorating eucalypt scent that called to her senses, and she breathed deep.MoreLess
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