One Chance encounter

Chapter Four

A noise filled the room, a constant screeching noise that was hurting her head. Where the hell was she and why was her head hurting so much.

To her side Freya felt movement and slowly opened one eye.

"Please make it stop" a voice said "My head can't take it"

The night before flooded her mind as she reached across him to find her phone and turn off the alarm. As she laid back down Joe wrapped himself around her, sighing into her neck as he tried to go back to sleep.

Realisation flooded through her, when she looked at her phone it had said 8am, she had slept through three alarms, she had to leave at 9am to be on time. Freya didn't want to move, she wanted to stay in this bed wrapped around this man and never leave this room again, but her life was not a fairy tale or a movie, she needed to get up and move.

"Joe" she whispered to him, "I need to get up, its 8am and I've slept through three alarms."

"What time did you say it was?" Joe asked panic in his voice. "Oh shit, I have to leave at 9am to get across London." Sitting up quickly he grabbed his head in both hands. "Shit that hurts. Why did we drink so much wine" he laughed as he looked over at her. Why had they woken so late, they could have enjoyed each other once more before they left for work. A pain started in his gut, what if she only wanted last night and didn't plan on seeing him again. It wouldn't be a first that had happened, but she was different, he needed to see her again.

He watched as she moved across the room picking up her clothes as she went and entered the bathroom only to return moments later. As she entered the room she found him dressing, quickly putting on his shoes. He walked across to her and cupped her face I his hands as he had done the night before. Again, every part of her came alive as he lowered his lips to hers.

"I need to see you again." He said as he looked into her eyes, trying to gage her reaction.

"I'd like that." She said as she covered his hands with her own. He passed her his phone and she quickly typed her number in.

"I'll see you later then." He said as he rushed to the door. "I've no idea what time I'll be back, but I'll contact you."

"Okay" she said as the door closed slowly behind him.

Dashing to get ready, Freya put her things together and noticed a message from her team saying they were in reception and had called a cab. She gathered her bag and coat and made her way downstairs, praying someone had some pain killers to relieve her throbbing head. As she entered the reception area she caught sight of Joe as he talked to what looked like his security team. He smiled across the room at her, making her heart skip a beat as she was rushed outside and it's the awaiting car.

It was going to be a long day.