Free Closer to the Heart (The Heart Trilogy Book 3) by Unknown Page A

trickled down his firm, young skin which he had reciprocated. She remembered how Zach had made a move to leave but realising his hidde n voyeuristi c tendencies it hadn't taken much to make him stay.
     
    “Felicity, dinner is ready” Daniel called up the stairs, breaking her happy day dreams.
    “I'll be down shortly, have you opened the champagne” she replied. Then slipping into her full length silk robe she sashayed downstairs for food. At the table she savoured the cold, bubbles and enjoyed the hot look that Daniel was giving her.
    “The estate agent is calling round tomorrow to show us the proofs for the brochure. Hopefully he will have some viewings lined up”
    “We will need warning so that we can make sure Mitchell is hidden if they want to view the barn conversion” Daniel said.
    “Yes, I need to speak to Keith and find out how all the paperwork is progressing. I'm hoping the photo's I left are doing the trick and turning him to my way of thinking”
     
    “Do you think we should arrange another party before we leave?” Daniel asked, thinking of the last one a few months before.
    “Oh yes, what a fantastic idea, why don't you invite Zach this time. I hope you're not going to let one punch come between you r friendship?”
    “He probably won't come” Daniel said “but I'll talk to him, warn him off Charlotte”
    “Yes, she hasn't suffered enough yet and if Zach is making a play for her she will find it shocking to know about his shady past” Felicity giggled, this turned into a laugh that echoed up to the ceiling.
     
    Back at his apartment Zach sat down and breathed in the faint scent of Charlotte that lingered on his coat lapels. It was musky and sweet and took him straight back to New Year's Eve. She was the first girl he had yearned for, she reminded him of his first love, Sasha and he hadn't thought about her since the night of the party 7 years ago. He had tried to blot out that awful memory for years but his confrontation with Daniel and Felicity had bought it back to the surface. Crossing the room he poured his usual JD and ice before sinking into his leather sofa.
     
    Where Sasha had jet black hair and smooth dark coffee skin, Charlotte was the opposite. He had liked her with red hair but now it was almost blond it suited her features and made her green eyes stand out against her porcelain skin. Oh those green eyes, they had glinted with naughtiness after he had spanked her. Just thinking about it again made his hand tingle with delight and other parts of him stir.
     
    About a week after they had met Felicity at the Spa he had ventured there alone one day. Sasha was running the Aerobic class and he stopped to look in at her through the glass wall that separated the studio from the gym. She was older than him but younger than Felicity. Her skin shone with sweat like a polished conker. She was slim and supple but still with curves in all the right places. Although he was shy he waited for her outside the door and handed her a bottle of water with a smile.
     
    They had swam together in the pool and then chatted in the sauna before arranging a date. Everything was perfect Daniel went to the Spa for Felicity, Zach for Sasha. She had taught him everything he ever needed to know about pleasing a woman , he had fallen in love with her completely. He drained his glass and shook his head clear of the memories of the night that had changed his life. He needed to move on, he needed to forget.

 
    Chapter 11
     
    James returned to work the following week and Charlotte to college with a heavy heart. She walked Jester in the park and let her mind replay the times she had shared with Mitchell. He had been her true love and now that he was missing presumed dead she was trapped in her prison of memories. Beratin g hersel f for fooling around with Shelley that had led to them breaking up and Mitchell leaving for his Mothers place. If only....IF ONLY she could go back in time and change her actions then he