beyond the level of doctor, I can’t see why I’m worth her energy.’ Rocking back on her haunches, Beth pocketed her own brush. ‘I still don’t get why Linda was so worried about me. I’m no threat to her at all.’
‘All I can think is that her guilt at how she climbed so high so fast has made her paranoid.’
‘You think she was worried you’d tell me more about her ascent to power than she’d want me to know?’
‘Ironically, if she hadn’t tried to manipulate things via Candida, I wouldn’t have said a word. I’m not exactly proud of being such an idiot where she was concerned.’
Beth placed a warm hand on his bare knee. ‘Well, according to Ryan, Linda barely said a word in response to his call. Stunned silence is all he got, and an occasional squeak of agreement to his demands that we all be left alone. I’ve a feeling she’ll give me a wide berth rather than confront me.’
‘Well, there is another option.’
‘There is?’
‘I called Colorado while I was in Sousse. There’s a vacancy in the department. What do you think? A bit of a change from the Welsh rain.’
Beth flicked her eyes up to his. ‘Seriously? You want me to work with you?’
‘You English! You always ask such stupid questions!’
Beth tilted her head to one side. ‘Can I think it over?’
‘Sure.’
Feeling dizzy from too much sun, Beth rose back to her feet. ‘I think I should eat before I have to cope with anything else today. Come on, it’s time to tackle some of Rosa’s unspecified fish!’
‘Well, actually –’ Harrison slipped his hand into hers ‘– I thought perhaps you’d like a change from the fish and couscous diet.’
‘How?’
Harrison’s lips raised in a suggestive smirk. ‘You’ll see, but first I think it’s time we took advantage of the fact it’s my evening to use that trickle of water that laughingly calls itself a shower.’
The lust that had subsided from a full-on blazing blast to a simmering heat of happy expectancy inside Beth as she’d worked bolted to the surface. ‘But the students …’
‘Are all about to eat and, thanks to my trip to Sousse, enjoy a heap of local delicacies that are in no way fish-related. They’ll not be leaving the dining room for a while.’
Keeping up with Harrison’s silent stride, Beth felt the tingle at her pussy increase when he said, ‘Did you know that you are the only one on this entire site whose knees I haven’t seen?’
Beth laughed. ‘I fear they are not my best feature.’
‘You mean despite being covered all the time, they are covered in bruises and scars from all the kneeling you have to do when you’re digging deep.’
‘Yep.’
‘That is my very favourite type of knee.’
Harrison steered Beth up to the very top of the house, where the shower cubicle took up one small corner of the open roof. Shrouded by some well-placed pot plants, and a rigged-up shower curtain, a sheet of corrugated metal balanced over its top protected the user from the worst of the sun or chill of night.
‘Wait a minute –’ Beth pointed toward her room ‘– I need a towel and stuff.’
‘No, you don’t.’
Beth couldn’t believe it. The rooftop had been swept clean of its usual fine silt of sand, and all the detritus of cleaning and recording the collected artefacts was piled neatly along one wall.
Next to the shower were two brand new fluffy towels and a thick picnic rug, which had been neatly laid out, with a bag of food and drink propped next to it.
‘This is incredible! How did you do this without anyone seeing?’
‘Ryan and Candida.’ Harrison twisted Beth gently at the shoulders so she was facing him. ‘I figured we had no secrets from them now, and as they seriously owe us a favour, they kept everyone away.’
‘How?’
‘No idea, and frankly, my dear …’
Beth burst out laughing. ‘Let me guess. You don’t give a damn?’
‘You got it, doll.’ As Harrison’s arms wrapped around her, all the
‘All I can think is that her guilt at how she climbed so high so fast has made her paranoid.’
‘You think she was worried you’d tell me more about her ascent to power than she’d want me to know?’
‘Ironically, if she hadn’t tried to manipulate things via Candida, I wouldn’t have said a word. I’m not exactly proud of being such an idiot where she was concerned.’
Beth placed a warm hand on his bare knee. ‘Well, according to Ryan, Linda barely said a word in response to his call. Stunned silence is all he got, and an occasional squeak of agreement to his demands that we all be left alone. I’ve a feeling she’ll give me a wide berth rather than confront me.’
‘Well, there is another option.’
‘There is?’
‘I called Colorado while I was in Sousse. There’s a vacancy in the department. What do you think? A bit of a change from the Welsh rain.’
Beth flicked her eyes up to his. ‘Seriously? You want me to work with you?’
‘You English! You always ask such stupid questions!’
Beth tilted her head to one side. ‘Can I think it over?’
‘Sure.’
Feeling dizzy from too much sun, Beth rose back to her feet. ‘I think I should eat before I have to cope with anything else today. Come on, it’s time to tackle some of Rosa’s unspecified fish!’
‘Well, actually –’ Harrison slipped his hand into hers ‘– I thought perhaps you’d like a change from the fish and couscous diet.’
‘How?’
Harrison’s lips raised in a suggestive smirk. ‘You’ll see, but first I think it’s time we took advantage of the fact it’s my evening to use that trickle of water that laughingly calls itself a shower.’
The lust that had subsided from a full-on blazing blast to a simmering heat of happy expectancy inside Beth as she’d worked bolted to the surface. ‘But the students …’
‘Are all about to eat and, thanks to my trip to Sousse, enjoy a heap of local delicacies that are in no way fish-related. They’ll not be leaving the dining room for a while.’
Keeping up with Harrison’s silent stride, Beth felt the tingle at her pussy increase when he said, ‘Did you know that you are the only one on this entire site whose knees I haven’t seen?’
Beth laughed. ‘I fear they are not my best feature.’
‘You mean despite being covered all the time, they are covered in bruises and scars from all the kneeling you have to do when you’re digging deep.’
‘Yep.’
‘That is my very favourite type of knee.’
Harrison steered Beth up to the very top of the house, where the shower cubicle took up one small corner of the open roof. Shrouded by some well-placed pot plants, and a rigged-up shower curtain, a sheet of corrugated metal balanced over its top protected the user from the worst of the sun or chill of night.
‘Wait a minute –’ Beth pointed toward her room ‘– I need a towel and stuff.’
‘No, you don’t.’
Beth couldn’t believe it. The rooftop had been swept clean of its usual fine silt of sand, and all the detritus of cleaning and recording the collected artefacts was piled neatly along one wall.
Next to the shower were two brand new fluffy towels and a thick picnic rug, which had been neatly laid out, with a bag of food and drink propped next to it.
‘This is incredible! How did you do this without anyone seeing?’
‘Ryan and Candida.’ Harrison twisted Beth gently at the shoulders so she was facing him. ‘I figured we had no secrets from them now, and as they seriously owe us a favour, they kept everyone away.’
‘How?’
‘No idea, and frankly, my dear …’
Beth burst out laughing. ‘Let me guess. You don’t give a damn?’
‘You got it, doll.’ As Harrison’s arms wrapped around her, all the
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