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  The entire crew from Privilege were there, and Felicity smiled and received warm congratulations from everyone. A few times that evening she had seen Mick, hovering closely and he had tried to approach her on several occasions but she had successfully avoided eye contact, and remained enthusiastically engaged in conversation with whomever she happened to be speaking to at the time.

  Felicity glanced around and could not see him anywhere. She felt a strange mixture of relief and disappointment.

  John, one of the main writers for Privilege and one of her closest friends came over to her.

  “Still with the same great taste in music.” He said as he sidled over.

  “John” smiled Felicity. “Is Cathy here?”

  Cathy, John’s wife, was also a close friend of Felicity’s.

  “No, we couldn’t get a babysitter, so she is at home with the little ones.”

  “Though I tell you who I did see.” Said John.

  “Who?”

  “Mick” he replied.

  “Oh yes, I know, I bumped into him earlier.”

  Said Felicity off-handedly.

  John looked at her curiously.

  “Come on, let’s dance.”

  They headed over to the dance-floor.

  “They just have such a great sound!” exclaimed Felicity, as her and John moved together on the dance floor.

  After a few more songs, Felicity went outside to the terrace to get some air. She had had lots of people coming up to her on the dance floor when she had just wanted to dance. Yet she knew this was business, and it was her night, so she remained a gracious hostess, smiling and charming to everyone.

  As she looked out into the clear night sky, the stars twinkled above her. It seemed peaceful and quiet outside. She felt a presence behind her and turned around to face Mick.

  “You did well tonight.” He said.

  “Mick. Um, thanks.”

  “Have you been avoiding me?” he asked gently.

  “When?” she asked, and immediately regretted it.

  “No.” she continued quickly. “I have just been busy. You know. Anyway I haven’t seen you in a long time.”

  She knew that her words and voice betrayed more emotion than she was willing to admit to herself.

  Just then Tamara joined them outside.

  “Hey you two. This looks like a blast from the past.” There was an awkward silence and Mick smiled at Felicity who looked away.

  “I’m going inside to get a drink.” Said Felicity.

  “I will go with you.” Said Tamara.

  Chapter 6

  “What is going on with you two?” asked Tamara. “You could cut the tension with a knife!”

  “God Tamara, I just don’t know, he is being really sweet and romantic, but, but, but…”

  “Hey, don’t worry.” Tamara said gently.

  “There is a lot of emotion there, there always was with you to, and you know, you weren’t expecting to see him.”

  “I know, it has really thrown me off track. Thank God I did the speech ok.”

  “You were brilliant.” As they stood at the bar Felicity saw Mick standing alone, looking over at them. She could tell he was waiting for her. She continued to talk to Tamara.

  After a while Paul joined them and again she lost sight of Mick. Again she felt that strange mixture of relief and disappointment.

  “Ha ha! Tamara!” suddenly John joined them from the dance-floor. “I have not seen you in years. I remember you could bust some moves! Why aren’t you on the dance-floor?” he asked Tamara.

  Tamara laughed and embraced him. Paul looked nervously at Paul. Felicity, ever aware of everyone’s feelings introduced Paul to John, as John being the husband of one of their close friends. Paul looked relieved.

  Suddenly, Paul noticed someone and called out.

  “Mick! Hey Mick!”

  “This is my friend I was telling you about.” He told Tamara and Felicity.

  “Yes we know each other” they replied in unison, Tamara looking awkwardly at Felicity.

  Mick joined the group, positioning himself closely beside Felicity.

  “Oh, so you are giving the speech for the golf courts? I thought you had stopped playing?” Felicity asked Mick.

  Mick looked deep into her eyes before responding.

  “There are a lot of things I wish I had never stopped Felicity.” He said.

  “Oh.”

  John broke the silence.

  “What a great hotel eh?! Lovely design!” He looked around the room.

  “I must bring Cathy here one day!”

  “Yes do tell her I wish she was here.” Said Felicity.

  “Come on, let’s hit the dance-floor.” Said John.

  The group made their way to the dance-floor and as the tracks slowed Felicity found herself and Mick dancing closer together. Suddenly without realising it she found that the rest of the group had disappeared.

  “Oh God.” She thought to herself as she found her head resting on Mick’s shoulder as he embraced her gently. He had the same old familiar sweet scent of musky aftershave. She could feel desire welling up inside her. It was as if she could fight it no longer, and they found themselves closer and closer together. He took her hand and led her from the room.

  As they stood outside in the hallway, he held her hand to his chest.

  “Felicity.” He said.

  “I never stopped loving you.”

  “Stop. Mick. Don’t.”

  “Please.” He said.

  “I can’t be without you.”

  Someone from Privilege magazine came over to Felicity and congratulated her.

  Felicity smiled and thanked them saying she was looking forward to Inspire magazine.

  “Not here Mick. Please.”

  At that moment a photographer came over and asked if she could snap a shot. As Mick and Felicity posed together it was like old times again. The photographer asked for Mick’s name.

  “Mick Green.” The photographer made a note.

  “Come on Fliss.” Said Mick.

  “Let me take you upstairs.”

  Felicity felt a tingle rush through her, she felt that safe feeling, where she felt tired and she knew she could trust Mick to take her home and take care of her.

  They were silent as they made their way into the lift. When the lift doors closed they found themselves locked in passionate embrace, the fire over desire from so many years, overflowing as they kissed, squeezed, hugged and sucked at each others faces and hands, holding each other close, murmuring each other’s names.

  “Oh God! I want you so bad!” said Mick as he held her in his arms. The intense longing in her eyes as she stared up at him let him know she felt the same.

  “Come to my room.” He said. She nodded. Mick pressed the 5 floor button.

  When they got inside the room he picked her up and threw her on the bed. She had always loved the way he handled her, taking control of her in a way that she had no choice but to surrender, and lose herself in bliss. Slowly he caressed her, undressing her and kissing her body inch by inch as he slid off her clothes. His hands cradled her stomach as he kissed her thighs.

  “Oh baby, baby.” He moaned his voice echoing with desire.

  As he penetrated her she felt as she was already climaxing yet he took her to another level. They made love for hours, as they always had, slow deep and sensuous, with moments of frenzied desire and passion which made her feel as if she could explode with pleasure.

  As they lay in each other’s arms, Mick began telling Felicity all the things she had wanted for so many years to hear, but that she had never though she would.

  He told her he wanted to stay with her.

  Three years had passed since they had seen each other last. They had been dating for two years when Mick had been offered a job in Hong Kong. Felicity knew that she could not leave her job with Privilege, and even though Mick had asked her to go with him it had been one of the most difficult decisions she had ever made
saying no. At the time she had felt betrayed by him for deciding to leave. They had promised to stay in touch but they never did. Not one word.

  Felicity had told herself over the years that they had not been right for each other yet now all the feelings she had been suppressing were surfacing and she realised that she had always loved him.

  “Don’t you like it out in Hong Kong?” she asked him quietly.

  “It’s not about that. I love you.” He replied.

  “Seeing you this time has confirmed it to me. I always felt it and I always knew I had to come back and find you. Now I know it has to be now. Nothing else is as important to me as you are.” He said.

  The way he said it, she knew she trusted him. She lay in his arms.

  The next morning she woke to birds tweeting and Mick standing next to her with a breakfast tray.

  “Room service Madam.” He smiled, his naked muscular body sliding next to her in the bed.

  “MMmm, I want you for breakfast.” Felicity whispered as she gently nibbled on his ear.

  “Fine by me.’ He replied softly as he gave himself up to her kisses. She climbed on top of him, and they made love again, this time hard and fast, consumed by desire for one another.

  She laid her head on his chest as she caressed his arms. God how she had missed him.

  As they sat on the balcony eating breakfast and hearing the birds tweeting, Felicity could not believe how stupidly happy she felt. She couldn’t take the smile off her face and it seemed that Mick felt the same.

  “Well, check out time is in two hours for me” he said looking at his watch.

  “Unless I decide to stay another night.”

  “Oh god, time!” exclaimed Felicity. “I still haven’t thought that far.

  “Come on, let’s stay another night.” Said Mick.

  Felicity paused. She could do it. She had planned a few days break anyway.

  “Come on, let’s.” she replied with a naughty smile.

  Mick jumped up.

  “I just cannot resist that smile.” He said as he smothered her with kisses. He wrestled her into his arms. She laughed and tried to fight him off, but he picked her up and took her into the bedroom.

  They made love again, and as they lay in each other arms Felicity suddenly exclaimed.

  “Tamara! I better let her know where I am” she searched through her handbag for her mobile, which she had placed on silent. There were numerous messages, which she could not be bothered to look through. She texted Tamara telling her to make her way back without her, and that she was fine. “Ok down to practical details, which hotel room are we keeping on. It doesn’t make sense to keep both on seen as we are staying together.”

  “Mmm, I love it when you are practical.” Said Mick.

  “What’s your room like?”

  Felicity looked around Mick’s hotel room.

  “Pretty similar to this. Except the wardrobe is to the left of the desk.”

  “Right, definitely yours then.” Mick smiled.

  Felicity phoned reception.

  “Hello, would it be possible to book room 207 for another night? Ok, thank you.” She hung up.

  “Champagne?” she asked coyly.

  “Baby, I love you.” Said Mick.

  “Come on, let’s pack and go to my room. I have no clothes here.”

  “What’s wrong with that?” asked Mick.

  “Ha ha.”

  Mick got his belongings out and they went down in the lift to Felicity’s room.

  “I like this lift.” Said Mick.

  “Yes, good memories in here.” Said Felicity.

  Felicity opened the door to her room and found a note from Tamara saying she had gone to spend the weekend with Paul.

  Mick opened the bottle of champagne and toasted to Inspire, and to Felicity, the woman of his dreams.

  As they lay in each other’s arms on the bed that morning, Felicity knew that this time it was for good.

  Table of Contents

  COPYRIGHT

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6