FOURTEEN
LOUTH, LINCOLNSHIRE, 2021 AD
The sound of a woman’s voice, bright and efficient, advising of hold-ups and diversions woke Alice. She experienced an intense wave of pleasure as she realized she’d spent the whole night lying with Jake’s arm around her. Now stiff and numb with the immobility and aware of his arm, heavy, across her chest, constricting her breathing she wriggled out, kissing and squeezing his shoulder until he turned to focus on the radio alarm by the bed. He sighed, swung round and sat up, switched off the radio, grabbed a bathrobe and prowled around the bedroom, belt trailing behind like a tail, until he found his mobile under a pile of clothes. Back in bed he curled into her foetal position, arm around her waist, enjoying the scent of her hair. They slept until la
