39. Here For You

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Seb held her as she cried on his shoulder.  Eventually her sobs subsided and she went limp in his arms. He kicked his shoes off and laid down on the bed, pulling Lottie down with him. He absentmindedly played with a lock of her hair.

"Liebling, please will you try something to eat. You are going to make yourself ill. Your dad wouldn't want that would he?"

"I'm not hungry."

"Please liebling. Do it for me? Will stop me fussing so much."

"Fine, maybe later."

"Good. I'm really sorry about your dad Lottie . I'm sorry I never got to meet him."

"Just as well really. I mean we are not together any more."

"How can you say that my sweetheart? I'm here. I flew to be with you as soon as I heard. I've been an arse, I know that. I just hope that you can forgive me. I'm so sorry my darling girl. I love you. I just want you back. I've missed you so much." Lottie hugged him tighter.

"I've missed you too. I really thought we were done for good.  I still don't know where we are heading Seb. I can't handle the jealous Seb. You need to trust me."  He sighed.

"It's not that I don't trust you. It's my own insecurities. I was convinced that I was going to lose you. In the end I was the one who pushed you away. I've been working on it baby. I've been speaking on Zoom with Dr Mattheus. I won't give up on us."  He kissed her forehead. "I just hope you still love me as much as I love you."

"Of course I do. I'll always love you, my Sebastian."

"So does this mean you will give me another chance?"  She lay the palm of her hand on his cheek.

"Of course I will. But I mean it, no more arsehole Seb."

"You have my word."  She moved closer and kissed him on the lips. He closed his eyes and deepened the kiss. It seemed so long since he had tasted her. She teased him, touching the tip of her tongue to his. He pulled back.

"What is it?" she asked .

"If I carry on I won't want to stop."

"And the problem is?"

"Lots of problems. First one being I don't want you to think I only think of that when you're grieving your dad. Secondly, I have no condoms on me. And lastly, I don't think Joel and Sophie want to hear you screaming my name when I make you come." She smiled at him.

"I have an answer for all of them reasons."

"Smart arse. Go on then."

"First point, I want it too, I know I'm grieving but would be a good way of forgetting things for a while. And the other two have a simple solution. We go back to mine. I have condoms. You can make me scream all you like. Or maybe I will make you scream."

"You little minx. I like how you think. OK, how will we get there?"

"My car is outside. I was here when my stepmother called me to tell me about Dad."

"OK, let's go. But I do have one condition."

"What's that?"

"You have something to eat. We will stop on the way and get a takeaway as long as you don't tell Antti."

"Food for sex? OK as long as I get to pick?"

"Deal. What do you fancy?"

"What time is it?"

"Just coming up to ten."

"Most places open late, maybe a kebab? Yeah I fancy a doner kebab."

"A kebab it is milady."  She stood up from the bed. She took off the nightdress Sophie had lent her and put her own clothes back on.

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