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okay?” I asked.
    Her cheeks were flushed, her eyes glazed and her breaths fitful.
    “Yes, yes, oh, that was so intense.”
    “Tell me about it.” I kissed her gently, aware of my moisture-laden mouth sliding over hers, spreading her own juices onto her lips. “You are very responsive.”
    “You are very good at getting a response.”
    I smiled as a flush of satisfaction washed through me. My cock was hard enough to hammer nails but I knew she wasn’t going to be up for any more action for a while. I’d worn her out. But hey, that didn’t matter. I was a big boy. What mattered was the fact that I was pretty damn sure she would be up for sexy sweaty time later, whether we stayed in the tent or not.
    Just as well, like a good Boy Scout, I was prepared and kept a handful of condoms in my medicine kit.
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Chapter Six
    I consulted my ordinance map and we headed toward Dillon Pass. It was high and deserted and in the winter I would have avoided it. But since the weather was so mild and the nights short I decided it would suit our needs perfectly.
    Tida had coped much better with the steep parts of the hike than I thought she would. Okay, she wasn’t carrying as much weight as I was, but still, it was hard going if you weren’t used to it, and apart from breaking into a slight sweat she’d kept up with me without complaint.
    “What do you think?” I asked when we reached the highest point. The sun was just dipping and long shadows stretched like pointed fingers across the hills. Gloucester Cathedral could just be made out on the horizon, the spire a sharp spike piercing the hazy sunset.
    “It really is lovely. Thank you so much for bringing me here.”
    “Thanks for coming.” I grinned. There was a wonderful feeling of contentment in my soul. A day outdoors and sexy company. What more could a guy want? “I’ll set up the tent and get a fire going for dinner. If you want you could use the spring behind the last set of rocks we saw to replenish our water bottles and fill the saucepan.”
    “Sure,” she said with an easygoing shrug. “I’ll freshen up while I am there too.” She plucked out the small wash bag I’d provided her with when packing her new rucksack.
    “Back soon.”
    I set about erecting the tent, pegging the ropes tight in case the wind skewered over the hilltop in the night. I didn’t think it would, the air was still and calm, but I would hate to get caught out, it would make me appear incompetent.
    After relieving my bladder behind a bush and gathering sticks and kindling, I got a fire started. I would boil water and rehydrate our packed meals. Hardly the same 43
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    culinary experience as I’d had the pleasure of indulging in last night, but I hoped dessert would be just as much fun.
    Tida came back from the spring with her glossy hair freshly combed and lying around her shoulders. When she sat next to me, the scent of honeysuckle filled my nose—she must have had perfume in her small clutch bag. I inhaled deeply, enjoying the femaleness of the scent as I passed her a cup of tea.
    “Thanks,” she said, taking a sip. “You got the tent up quickly.”
    “I’ve done it a million times.”
    “Have you brought a million women up here?”
    I laughed. “Nope, you’re the first. My ex-wife hated the outdoors. She was much more at home in the gym or the shopping mall.”
    “Janice, right?”
    For a moment I was surprised she knew her name, then I remembered I’d been chatting about Janice to Rai as Tida had lain between us. “Yes, Janice, that’s right.”
    “She treated you harshly. It must have been horrible to find out she was having an affair.”
    “Yes, nightmare, but I was glad I did find out. The thought of her continuing the lies and the deceit was more awful than the truth. If a woman doesn’t want me then I would rather know than be made to look a fool.” I shrugged and gazed into the distance. The heartache of losing someone I’d loved would always