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Freddy broke their kiss and pulled Minette close.

Breathing rapidly, she rested her cheek on his chest and he bent to kiss her crown, his own breathing none too steady.

‘It wouldn’t do to be caught out again,’ he said gently.

‘No,’ she agreed, much to his body’s painful disappointment.

She placed a hand on his lapel and stroked down the fabric. Delight with her response to his touch was a wild beat in his blood. This attraction was a positive sign for their marriage. There was much pleasure to be had between them, as long as he made sure not to let things go too far. Not to get too out of control.

‘We really should go before someone misses us,’ she said, not moving an inch. She sighed. ‘We don’t want to set tongues wagging again.’

Wagging tongues were the story of his life. He had told himself a long time ago that he didn’t care. But he didn’t want her hurt by vicious gossip.

‘Yes, we should.’ He kissed her forehead and linked his arm through hers, feeling for the first time in a long while a sense of hope.