He kissed her neck gently, once for each of the months he’d abandoned her at home and while went to the bar to drink to forget. He kissed her shoul...er for all the times she’d had to come to pick him up from the bar when the bartender called her to say he was too drunk to drive home. He kissed along her collarbone for all the nights she’d helped him into the house and into bed, always putting a bottle of water and an aspirin on the nightstand for him. She gasped into his ear like she understood. "She chuckled and placed the washcloth in the bowl and placed it on his nightstand, she read his mind. She leaned in, and kissed him, Robert slid his hands up her back to her hair. He grasped some of her hair softly, not wanting to hurt her. Nicole, following his lead, slid her hands up his chest and abs, her hand going around his neck and her fingers intertwining with his hair.He kissed her again, their tongues exploring each other's mouths. With their lips still locked, Robert moved his. She didn’t say she liked you or anything, but she wants to go to the dance.” Apparently this kid tells everybody everything.“When is it?”“Homecoming; November?”“So I have time.”“Someone else might ask her.”“That’s okay.” He ruffled.“Don’t you like her?” Shit.“Of course, I like her. What’s not to like.” Freddie relaxed visibly. “I don’t know if she likes me. And I don’t know how to get to know her.”“That is tough, with you living out of town.” Out of town. I could run the entire thing as an. She then had a phone call from Gavin to tell her he’d been in touch with a friend of his who lived near Newcastle and was prepared to take on her case as part of a legal aid package and told her he’d be in touch soon.After that Emma just stood, her shoulders shaking with stress, tears streaming down her face and appeared lost.I moved up to her and gently cuddled her in, feeling her own arms go around me as more and more tears fell.“I can’t thank you enough Paul,” she sobbed. “I don’t know what.