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don’t really want your first kiss to be outside the ladies room, do you?’
    ‘Oooh, so you’re hoping for more kisses then?’ Kate squealed.
    Lillie rolled her eyes and leant back, rubbing her full stomach whilst Kate fantasised out loud about her impending date with Jed.
    What was she going to do if he suggested more than kissing? Maybe Kate was right. It would be the perfect way to break her self-imposed celibacy after the whole finding out her ex, Matt, had a wife and child thing. It had been nearly a year for goodness sake.
    She could ease back into the saddle without the hassle of properly dating someone and suffering from all the usual wondering where it was all going, what he meant when he said this or that, when he was going to call bullshit, and those other annoying things that came with a relationship package deal.
    It wasn’t like she was ever going to bump into him around Brighton, so it would be completely uncomplicated. Yes, she decided, despite her reservations, she needed to stop punishing herself. If he asked her back to his hotel she would go and she would have a damn good time without worrying about any repercussions because there couldn’t be any. He was just here on tour for, what? A couple of days and then he would be gone along with her born-again virginity. Perfect.
     

CHAPTER FOUR
     
    Kate pulled up outside the bar at five minutes past seven and Lillie put her hand to her stomach. She felt sick. She turned to Kate, panicked.
    ‘I don’t think I can do this. Do you think he’s seen us?’
    Kate rolled her eyes,
    ‘He’s looking right at us and smiling,’ she said, waving at Jed. ‘Go on, get out. Have a good time and be safe,’ she added, putting the car into first gear.
    ‘Okay,’ Lillie took a deep breath and smoothed her short purple dress over her legs. ‘Thanks for the lift, see you later.’
    She leant over and kissed Kate’s cheek before getting out. Jed was waiting, looking ridiculously hot in black everything. Her stomach full of hyperactive butterflies, Lillie smiled nervously and walked towards him.
    ‘Hey. You look amazing,’ he said. ‘Shall we go inside?’ he asked, his crooked grin in place as he held out his hand. Lillie mumbled an agreement and took his hand, hoping that her hands weren’t as clammy and hot as she suspected they were.
    Once inside and sitting down with a gin and tonic, she thought she would relax, but she couldn’t concentrate on a thing he was saying. Watching his mouth whilst he talked and grinned at her, she couldn’t stop thinking of his mouth on her skin, his tongue on her…
    ‘Excuse me a minute,’ she blurted, interrupting him mid-story, as she got up to go and hide out in the ladies. She could feel him watching her walk away and her face was burning, probably betraying all the sexual thoughts she’d been having.
    Safely ensconced in the ladies room, she desperately phoned Kate.
    ‘I can’t do this, Kate,’ she hissed down the phone. ‘I can’t concentrate on what he’s saying to me, I just keep thinking about having sex with him. You need to come and pick me up. I’m going to make a complete idiot of myself,’ she babbled, staring at her red cheeks in the mirror and willing the traitorous blood away from her face.
    ‘Lil, calm down,’ Kate said. ‘What’s that thing people do when they’re nervous in front of people?’ There was a small pause. ‘Oh yeah, just imagine him naked, it’ll be less scary,’ she suggested.
    ‘Kate, are you joking? If I imagine him naked, I’ll have multiple orgasms right on the sofa! Help me out here. Please?’ Lillie exclaimed.
    ‘Oh right, yes, sorry. Okay, so, deep breaths, have another drink, do not look at his mouth, concentrate on what he’s saying to you and answer appropriately. If all else fails, forget dinner and get yourselves to a bed. That’s all I’ve got for you,’ she said. Lillie frowned at her reflection in the mirror.
    ‘Okay, you’re right. I just need to