When I started writing this I really didn't think one of my biggest concerns was going to be which category I put it in. As you can see I'm moving it to 'Romance' I don't think its suited to 'NonConsent/Reluctance' after all.
Also, I'm sure you'll be pleased to find there's actually some sex in this chapter!
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As she opened her eyes Rebecca quickly remembered where she was this time and cringed as she recalled what had happened earlier. She was aware that she was no longer enclosed in Jason's arms and despite herself she wasn't entirely happy about it.
She sighed and sat up, running her fingers through her hair. She could smell coffee and her stomach rumbled. She heard rich sweet laughter and looked over to the sofa where the sound had come from.
"Coffee?" Asked Jason
"Um yes please."
"Milk?"
"Thanks."
"Sugar?"
She shook her head.
Jason smiled over to her and she tried to read the expression in his eyes but she found she couldn't. He stood up and she watched him wander over to the table. Oh God, she realised he wasn't wearing a shirt. Her insides lurched with unexpected attraction as she took in his broad toned back and muscled shoulders. She tried to look away but she was mesmerised. As he turned around she noticed distractedly that he had tattoos. She finally managed to get a grip and closed her eyes. What was wrong with her? He was an armed robber, he was keeping her here against her will. She shouldn't be feeling like this about him.
"Sleep well?" he asked, she looked up him, he was grinning at her, with a mischievous glint his eye. She nodded and started to climb out of bed.
"I can bring it to you."
"No! I'd like to get up now." she replied quickly. She knew she sounded nervous.
She sat down at one end of the sofa her legs tucked beneath her and looked up as he moved towards her, handing her a large cup. She realised that he'd bathed as she inhaled the fresh and soapy scent, she noticed his hair was tousled and wet. The coffee smelled amazing too. She took a sip, it tasted as good as she'd hoped.
He sat at the other end of the sofa and carried on reading the newspaper. When he next looked up she was frowning slightly at the tell tale pink pages. He noticed that she had a very expressive face.
"Are you reading The Financial Times?" She asked incredulously
"Well, I can't spend the rest of my life robbing banks now can I?"
"No I suppose not." She'd never thought about the long term outcomes for bank robbers before, they probably weren't good.
He smiled wolfishly. There were those dimples again. She looked away quickly. She sighed, aware of the heat pooling in her loins she shifted slightly clenching her thighs closer together in an attempt to suppress the sensations. It didn't work. He was watching her again. She looked back at him but the atmosphere between them was electric, she couldn't bear to maintain eye contact with him for very long.
"Eat" he said, handing her a plate "I bought some pastries you must be starving. I brought you food last night but were already asleep."
She was, and despite her nerves she hungrily demolished a pain au chocolat.
"There's some fruit too, I wasn't sure what you liked to eat for breakfast."
"This is fine, I'm not really much of a breakfast person."
"So what is it that you do at the bank?"
"Sorry?"
"What's your job?"
"Oh! I don't actually work in the bank. I work in the cafe on frith street, I just deliver their sandwiches."
He nodded, "How long have you been working there?"
"Just a few months, it's a summer job, until I start University."
"You're going to University?"
"Yes, I'm going to study botany at Edinburgh."
"Botany?" He laughed "Are there still such things as botanists?"
She frowned at him, he noticed that her nose wrinkled prettily.
"Well obviously, I'm going to be one. I've always been fascinated by plants."
"Sorry I've just got this mental image of you stomping around in the Brazilian rainforest wearing beige waxed cotton and a wide brimmed hat collecting specimens."
She laughed, "Ok, yeah I get that a lot, I suppose it is a pretty antiquated career choice."
He grinned at her. "Why Edinburgh?"
"The course appealed to me because the botanic gardens are attached to the university, and it's a beautiful city."