Still a little taken aback by his statement that morning, Jess had kept her distance from Michael. His unpredictability frightened her a little. Was he even being unpredictable? Surely his past behaviour would teach her to expect this sort of thing?
She had spent the rest of their time next door with the Geordie guys on the decks - Weeksy and Jamer - trying not to catch Michael's eye as they continued drinking.
Jess finally left their chalet and went next door to her own, checking who was awake.
Mel was still asleep on the sofa bed, and Andy and Lucy had joined her in the front room, watching tv from below the covers.
Jess stepped into the bedroom to change her top, the one she was wearing just felt dirty.
She slipped into a green backless t-shirt, pulled from her case on the floor. The sensation of the material sliding over her perky tits caused her nipples to harden.
"Fancy coming out to the pub?" she asked sticking her head out of the bedroom door.
"Na" Andy and Lucy just about managed to answer, their energy still lagging from last night.
"I'm in" she heard Michael say from the open front door. "Be ready in a sec".
Great. The guy she wanted to put a bit of distance between was the only one willing to go out. She couldn't back out now. It would be too obvious!
Her eyes flicked to his toned, tanned stomach as he pulled on a new shirt. He put a hat on over his shaved head and turned ready to leave. It was the same hat she teased him about every weekender, and tried to steal off him.
They walked across the grass together in silence. Music drifted from open chalet doorways here and there but most of the thin curtains were now drawn.
Spotting an empty booth in the pub they sat down and Jess began to relax a little as the music kicked from the speakers.
"Drink?" Michael asked.
"Yeah, please" Jess replied "surprise me". She even managed a smile with the last words.
He closed the gap between them, bringing his face in close to hers "Think I can manage that"
He leaned in even closer.
She held her breath, her mouth suddenly wet and eager.
Was he going to kiss her? Did she want him to kiss her?