Free Doubt (The Connected Series Book 1) by K.A. Hobbs

voice fill the space around us and I smile If it’s who you love... then it’s who you love...  
     
     
    Only Doug could make going food shopping fun. We get our trolley and walk around holding hands. He knows me too well, he steers our trolley into the clothing section without being asked. I don’t buy anything, but I just love looking. We make our way to the food part of the store and fill our trolley up. We decide on a stir fry with prawns. I’m off getting some orange juice when I return I notice a few items in the trolley that were not there when I left. A can of squirty cream, strawberries, some chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream. I raise an eyebrow at him and point to the trolley.
     
    “Ice cream for dessert?” I try, but fail to stop the smile that tugs at my lips.
     
    “Something like that,” he laughs, “Are we done?” 
     
    “I am if you are?”
     
    We pay and head back to Doug’s. As we step into the flat, there are candles everywhere, I gasp, my head flying back to meet his eyes.
     
    “You didn’t leave these lit the whole time did you?”
     
    “No.” He brings the bags into the kitchen. “Alison?” he shouts. I hear footsteps come down the stairs and Alison appears.
     
    “Good evening Mr Roberts, Sophie” she smiles, removing her apron. 
     
    “Thank you for coming back to help with this.” Doug waves his hand, indicating the candle lit room. 
     
    “You’re most welcome. Have a lovely evening. There is wine in the fridge chilling. Have a safe trip, I’ll see you when you get back.” Alison heads out leaving us alone. 
     
    “It’s so beautiful.” I glance around the big room, there must be over a hundred candles in here. 
     
    “I wanted it to be as beautiful as you are, but I see now, that is impossible.”
     
    He wraps his arms around me from behind. I lean into him and close my eyes, I am overwhelmed with the amount of love I have for this man, I’m falling deeper and deeper in love with him. 
     
    “Why don’t you go and take a bath? It should all be ready. I’ll make dinner.” he pats my bottom and turns me in the direction on the big open plan bathroom. 
     
    “I wanted to help...” 
     
    “Not tonight, I want you to relax. Go.” he smiles, letting me know it’s okay. I walk into the bathroom.
     
    There are more candles here, and sitting on the side, is a new, fluffy white robe. Slipping off my clothes I put one toe into the water, the perfect temperature. I sink into the vanilla smelling bubbles and sigh contentedly. If the rest of the evening is this perfect, I’m in for a very special evening.
     
     
     
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    After a divine soak in the bath, I wrap myself in my new bathrobe and make my way out to the kitchen. Doug has sexy music on, a slow, sexy sounding guitar and a male, deep, hypnotic voice fills the room. He has his back to me in the kitchen, he is humming to the song while he stirs the pan of ingredients, walking over, I place my hand gently on his hip. He turns around, wrapping me in his arms as he moves us both to the sultry sound. 
     
    "I love dancing with you.” I breathe, feeling myself getting aroused, just by dancing with him.
     
    Any woman will tell you the allure and sexiness of a man who can dance well. The movement of your hips, the closeness, it is as near to sex with clothes on that you can get. 
     
    "Not half as much as I love dancing with you, Miss Bennett.”He whispers, leaning down to kiss the sweet spot behind my ear, the moment his lips touch my neck, his arms grip me more firmly. My knees give way. Luckily he has his strong arms around me.
     
    "That isn't possible…” I whisper back feeling completely and utterly under his spell.
     
    The music and being this close to Doug is doing interesting things to my body, I have tingles all over, my breasts swell in arousal, and the steady throb between my legs gets stronger.
     
    “The music...” I whisper, closing my eyes to try and clear my foggy