CHAPTER 3
As they approached the front door, Jamie hesitated for a moment, sniffing as she nudged her nose with her hand. "So, I should probably get goin'," she said, "It's late."
Dani looked up at her with an air of disappointment, and complete longing. "Oh…" she uttered, "Well…you could…stay?" she said hopefully.
Jamie dipped her head with a smile, considering what to do, wanting nothing more than to go inside with her, but knowing they'd had an emotional evening, and not wanting to move too quickly. The connection they had was something beyond anything she'd ever known, and she didn't want Dani to feel any pressure, because they had all the time in the world, or so she thought.
Dani searched her face, knowing all too well that Jamie would be worried about how she felt, and trying to do the right thing. But the au pair didn't want the night to end. She had never felt so close to someone, so connected, and she didn't want to let go even for a night.
Her eyes darted between Jamie's rosy lips and piercing eyes, unable to wait another second to kiss her again. She brought her arms up around Jamie's neck, swirling her fingers through the brunettes wavy locks as their tongues entwined.
Jamie was finding it harder and harder to find reasons not to stay, with each kiss, and every touch.
She leant back in to kiss her again, one hand reaching past her waist this time to the door handle, opening their way into the entrance hall. On hearing a creak, Dani jumped, but was pleasantly surprised to find herself being lead inside. Their eyes were firmly fixed on one another, their hands interlocked, as Jamie pushed the door closed behind them with her bum. Not one word was spoken, but both women couldn't suppress the grins that spread across their faces as Jamie lead Dani up the grand staircase towards the bedroom.
They stopped outside the door, facing one another, their foreheads touching, "Are you sure?" asked Jamie, still wanting to make sure Dani was ok.
The au pair dipped her head for a moment seemingly contemplating the question, before lifting only her eyes, seductively meeting Jamie's. She lifted her hands and slid them softly around the gardener's waist, her gentle touch sending electrifying tingles through Jamie's body.
Dani's eyes returned to the brunettes lips, lingering for a moment. They were slightly parted, inviting thoughts of what they might do. She slowly bit her own lip before taking a sharp intake of breath. It snapped her back to the present, realising she'd stopped breathing momentarily.
She brought her eyes back up to meet Jamie, who raised both eyebrows at the young American, fully aware of the thoughts she'd been fantasising.
"Thought I'd lost you there for a minute Poppins…" she said playfully, "What was it you were thinking about?" she asked almost seriously.
Dani squinted and pursed her lips, as beaming grins spread across both of their faces.
"Miss Clayton!" shouted Flora,
The women jumped back from one another, startled by the interruption.
"What are you doing? You should be in your room!… Please go into your room."
They looked at one another briefly, Dani mortified that they'd been caught.
"It's ok Flora, Jamie and I have just been out for the evening, but we're back now, and I'm going to go to bed… Come on, let's get you back into bed…" Dani headed Flora back to her room, her eyes wide as she looked back at Jamie in shock.
Flora was quite distressed, but she settled down once she was back in her room. Her eyes darted to the chest of drawers, her doll peaking out from beneath it. Unbeknown to the two women, they had been stood right in Viola's path, and Flora had awoken to their voices in the corridor with panic.
"How are you feeling, are you ok?… Do you think you might be able to get back to sleep?" Dani asked with a genuine concern as she tucked her back into bed.
"Yes. I'm fine thank you. But please promise you'll go straight to bed now." Flora pleaded.
"I promise," Dani said sincerely, knowing all too well that that was exactly where she would be going, no question about it. "Sleep well sweet girl. I'll see you in the morning." She kissed her on the forehead and made her way to the corridor, switching the light off before gently closing the door. She turned her head as she did so, checking that Jamie was still there, smiling as she made her way back towards her.
"She ok?" Jamie asked.
Dani looked puzzled, "Yeah, she just has this thing about me being out of bed in the night. I guess she heard us, and it panicked her… I don't know… I need to talk to her about it really… get to the bottom of it."
Jamie smiled at her in awe. She had taken these two children under her wing, and showed such care and kindness to everyone at Bly. She was a breath of fresh air, and Jamie felt so lucky to even just be around her.
Dani smiled back, but she was still pondering, "Anyway…sorry…not a conversation for right now, I get so distracted…" The blonde snapped herself back to the present. She looked up at Jamie, trying to bring back the mood, "Flora made me promise something actually…"
"Oh yeah?" Jamie questioned.
"She wanted me to promise I would go straight to bed…"
Jamie smirked, "Well you can't go breakin' the promise of a child now can ya… Sacrilege that…"
Dani shook her head innocently, then took a bold and seductive step closer to the brunette, close enough to feel one another's breath, but not quite touching. There was suddenly a silence between them, a tension building. Her head was dipped as she observed the gardener's chest rising and falling at an increased rate. She trailed her fingers down one of Jamie's arms, gently stroking the back of her hand, before leaning in, softly nudging her nose along Jamie's jawline, and kissing her neck. The young gardener's breathing continued to quicken, her eyes closing at the sensation. Jamie reached her hand out to grasp the young teachers waist, but Dani stepped back again, quietly satisfied by the affect she was having on her.
"So… goodnight then," she said quite seriously, opening the door to her room and heading inside. She turned and held the door in her hands, directing herself towards Jamie, "I'll see you tomorrow?"
Jamie looked stunned for a moment, was she really going to do that… get her all hot and bothered and then… go to bed… alone!?
A grin started spreading across Dani's face as she grabbed Jamie's T Shirt, and pulled her inside. The brunette was astonished at how bold Dani was being. She had well and truly got Jamie where she wanted her, and Jamie didn't mind one little bit.
