"Lucy, what's going on?" Lee enquired as she handed him a chilled can of beer. She'd already brought him a packet of his favourite crisps and said he could have the TV all evening to watch the football.
"What do you mean what's going on? Why should anything be going on?"
"Erm…the waitress service, letting me watch the football, that thing you said we could do in bed later…"
Lucy sighed. Was she really that transparent? She joined Lee on the sofa, realising now was the time to come clean.
"Actually…there is something I need to tell you…".
Noticing Lucy's demeanour, Lee immediately started to panic.
"Oh my God, you're pregnant aren't you?"
Lucy's eyes widened but Lee didn't give her the chance to respond to his question. She frowned as he continued without taking a breath, his words leaving his mouth as a stream of consciousness.
"But we've been careful. Well…apart from that one time…but I thought you were on the pill. I mean, don't get me wrong, if you are pregnant I love you so I'm not going to run a mile or anything but we did say we'd do everything in the right order. Shit, your dad is literally going to kill me, if Tim doesn't get there first..."
"Lee…Lee?", Lucy interrupted him.
"Yes?"
"I'm not pregnant, calm down".
Lee visibly relaxed then.
"Actually, it's funny you should mention Tim…", Lucy continued.
Lee's relaxed look didn't last long. He panicked again.
"Tim knows about us, doesn't he? Did you tell him? Has he seen us together?"
"Tim doesn't know about us"
"Oh, so what is it? He's okay isn't he?"
"Yes, he's fine. But his house isn't. Something happened with the water tank and the house is flooded. They've got to move out".
"Oh. Is that all you had to tell me? I mean, I feel sorry for him and Daisy and everything but why did you have to act like you had something major to tell me?"
Noticing Lucy was squirming, the realisation finally came to Lee. Though he hoped he was wrong.
"Lucy?...You've invited him and Daisy to stay here haven't you?"
"I might have. Well, Tim asked and I couldn't say no. It's only for a couple of weeks, until the house is sorted".
"A couple of weeks?! Why can't they stay at your mum and dad's? It's much bigger."
"It's too far away for their work. He is my brother Lee, he'd do the same for us."
"Hmph, I seem to remember that he practically forced you out of his flat to move in here as my lodger before he ending up selling it to you".
"Yeah, well…I've said yes now. You'll hardly notice they're here".
"That's easy for you to say. They'll have my old room and I can hardly sleep in our room when they're here so I'm going to have to sleep on the sofa. And I bet it'll end up longer than just a couple of weeks".
"Well, you spend most of your waking hours on the sofa so you may as well make it full time".
"I'm not in the mood for sarcasm, thank you. And what about us? We're going to have to pretend we're just friends around them".
"We do that anyway".
"Yeah, but we don't have to in the flat. How are we going to manage? We can't keep our hands off each other normally".
Lucy blushed. Lee was right. That was why she'd only agreed to this reluctantly.
"I know. It's not going to be easy for me either. But you can sneak in and out of my bed while they're in theirs".
"I don't know Lucy. I'm not sure if I'll feel comfortable…being intimate with you knowing Tim and Daisy are in the flat. Tim's got super-hearing you know – it's his big ears, they're like amplifiers".
"Okay, but I'm sure they'll be out sometimes, and at least as we're doing him a favour Tim might be less mad when he finds out about us".
"There is that I suppose. Can we wait until they've gone back home before we tell them though? I'll be vulnerable sleeping on the sofa. I don't want to wake up to find Tim's cut off an important part of my anatomy".
"Of course. Don't worry though, I won't allow Tim to remove any of your…parts…especially not that part. What use would you be to me then?"
Lucy smiled suggestively at Lee, dancing her fingers lightly over his chest as she spoke.
"Is that all I'm good for then? Suddenly I feel like a piece of meat", Lee teased, raising an eyebrow.
"Well, not all you're good for. Having said that…"
Lee's breathing quickened as Lucy's hand wandered further down his body. She began to place soft kisses along his neck.
"Are you trying to seduce me Miss Adams?"
"Maybe…"
"Is this so I'll forgive you for saying Tim could stay?"
"Perhaps…is it working?"
Lucy slowly undid Lee's belt and pulled it out of its loops, all the time keeping her eyes fixed on his.
"A bit…no…yep…you're good", Lee choked as Lucy slid her hand under his waist band. She whispered something in his ear - a reminder of the promise she had made earlier, and Lee felt himself shudder in anticipation.
"Bedroom, now", Lucy breathed her orders.
"Hmm...not gonna argue with that", Lee whispered as he drew her into a passionate kiss…