When we got in the car, he leaned over and kissed me. "I love you, Jasmine Baker. Even when you're being a bitch."

Before he pulled away, I tugged his hair and licked his face. "I love you too, even when you're being a prick. Now you have to take me home and make love to me properly."

Adam beamed. "Oh...yeah...that sounds like a fantastic idea."

We drove to his place. I jumped straight into the shower. Adam hosed Molly and got into the shower as I was getting out. "Stay with me."

I shook my head and grinned. "My rules, remember. I'll see you in bed." I jiggled my butt then closed the door as I left.

We lay in bed afterwards, holding each other. I was so happy. Knowing that Adam did love me was overwhelming. I propped on my elbow to look at him. Adam smiled and swept my hair behind my ear. "Are you happy?"

"Yes," I whispered. "Are you?"

"Very."

I glanced at the clock, 3.47, then I lay on top of him and touched his face with my fingers as he ran his hands up my body. "Will you come to my sister's engagement party with me next Saturday night?"

His hands froze. "I... I'll try. I can't promise you, but I'll try hard to come. Where is it?"

To show I wasn't angry, I kissed him and whispered, "Thanks. It's at my parents."

Adam sucked on my lobe and rubbed my backside. "I'll come over to yours one day this week and you can give me the details then."

I sucked his lobe in return. "I'm working nights, so you'll have to come in the day."

Adam took hold of my upper arms and made me sit. "I don't want you to do that. We talked about this."

"No, we didn't."

He shuffled backwards so he could look at my face. "Yeah, we did. I don't want you stripping."

"Adam, I told you I did that because you were with that woman. Cherie twisted her ankle in the second set, and Robert asked me. I said no and then you came in with her so I did it to piss you off."

He shook his head. "Now you've done it once, the prick will expect you to do it again. I don't want you working there."

I didn't want to fight over this and wasn't sure what to say to avoid it because he sounded adamant. "Adam," I touched his face and said, "I don't have a choice. I have to work. The nights are the only shift available at the moment."

He went to speak. I put my hand on his mouth. "I'll talk to Robert. I've already told him I won't strip again. I'll ask him about going back to the days. Don't you dare spoil this by getting angry? I have to accept what you do, so you'll have to accept what I do, too."

Adam sighed and pulled me back on the bed. "You don't have to. I'll support you until you get another job. Please. I can't stand the idea of men touching you."

"Aw...that's so cute," I purred. I climbed on him, flipped his lip and smiled. "I'll quit when I get another job." Before he could say anything more, I put my fingers on his mouth and trailed my lips from his neck and down his body. I knew he wouldn't argue because he inhaled and groaned as I caressed him.

He exhaled my name on his breath. "Jasmine..."

We lay contented beside each other. For some reason, we both laughed. I'm sure it was the euphoria of being so happy. I was high, like I had taken a drug. Then Adam's phone rang.

We stopped laughing and stared at each other. I giggled because we seemed so in tune with each other. He grinned. Rob Thomas sang, "Unwell".

Adam lifted the phone and held his hand to silence me. "Yeah, Croe." He turned his back on me. I'm sure he was going to laugh if he kept looking at me. I had to bury my face in the pillow for fear of erupting into a fit of giggles.

"Okay. It's set then?"

I tried to understand the conversation.

"And Kay's gonna be there?"

At the sound of a woman's name, the urge to laugh left me. I lifted my head to listen better.

"I don't know. Some shit about a dog that was whimpering." Adam listened and then said, "Yeah I told him to get fucked." He laughed. "What's he gonna do, sack me?"

He paused again. "That's easy for you to say. How about we change places?" Adam was silent again. "Can we move this along, because I've gotta go." He listened some more. "Yeah, I already said I'd be there." He hung up and frowned at me.

Before he could say anything, I blurted, "Who's Kay?"

Adam shook his head. "Can't tell you that."

"Is she pretty?"

Adam roared with laughter and tackled me to the bed. "God...I love you. Kay is so ugly it's unbelievable."

"So, you haven't slept with her?"

He continued to laugh. "No way...never...never...never!" Adam blew a raspberry on my stomach. "I need to take you home now, but I'll come over later, jealous one."

"Am not." I pouted and laughed as he tickled me.

"Are so," Adam whispered.

Daniel and Belinda arrived around six o'clock with pizza and beer. I was in two minds about telling them that Adam and I were back together. Daniel would put on a scene.

Belinda said, "You seem extra happy, what's going on?"

I didn't know what to say. I'd leave it for another time. If Adam came to Melody's engagement party, we'd be in public, and Daniel couldn't get upset with me.

"I had a good day," I said with a shrug. "I went to the beach with a friend. A perfect relaxing day." Before she could ask me anything else, I said, "Do you want to watch a movie?"

Daniel nodded with his mouth full of pizza.

I grinned. "What sort, blood and guts, comedy or love story?"

He swallowed. "Not a fuckin love story. I couldn't stand you two blubbering. How about The Matrix? Have you got that?"

I smiled and held it up. "Done."

Belinda whispered, "Flowers and chocolates. What's going on, Jazz?"

I put the kettle on, held my finger to my lips and whispered, "Later."

Daniel and Belinda look like they're getting serious.

How is Jasmine going to explain the flowers and chocolates?

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