How Many Chances by Beverley Hollowed Page A

just go back to Dublin and back to what they had before they arrived in London. But then Ally laughed out loud at that thought. Life in Dublin hadn’t exactly been plain sailing either. And for the first time in a week she thought about what had happened with Jason. She had refused to let him enter her thoughts. But memories of that night invaded her mind.
    She quickly shut those thoughts down. She was not going to give Jason one more minute of her time.
    She sighed and turned and made her way to Cole’s bedroom, the whole time wondering would they ever just have a simple easy life, because so far it had been anything but.
    She pulled her Kindle from her bag , kicked off her shoes and climbed onto Cole’s huge bed. She curled herself into a tiny ball and began to read the latest book she was reading until her eyes grew heavy and finally she could fight the sleep no longer.
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    “Hey sleepy head,” Cole whispered as he pressed his lips to Ally’s cheek.
    “ Hmmm,” Ally sighed as she stretched and her eyes flicked opened to find Coles smiling face looking down at her.
    “Hi,” Cole said as he smile widened .
    “Hi yourself,” she grinned back up at him. “How did it go?”
    Cole sighed and just smiled but his smile didn’t reach his eyes once again.
    “That bad, huh?” Ally reached up and softly brushed Cole’s face. “What can I do to make it better?”
    He pressed his head against her forehead.
    “Bathe with me,” he whispered as he kissed her lips softly. Without another word he stood up and held out his hand to her. She took it and climbed down off the bed. He led her to the bathroom and closed the door behind them.
    Ally stood and watched Cole as he reached over and turned on the water in the bath.
    He looked stressed and worn out. She wanted to push him on what had happened but she didn’t.
    He turned and looked at Ally giving her that look that always sent her insides into freefall. The look that said he wanted her right here, right now. Her breath caught in her throat as he slowly stepped towards her.
    When he reached her, he took her by the chin and tilted her face up to his and claimed her mouth. She closed her eyes and pressed her body to his.
    He dropped his hand to the hem of her top. He took hold of it and eased it up her body, breaking their kiss briefly to pull the top up over her head. Slamming his mouth back to her, Cole wrapped her in his arms and pulled her closer to him.
    She dropped her hand to the waistband of his trousers and undid his buckle and then his button and zipper. Then she pulled his shirt from his trouser and slid her hands up underneath it.
    Cole kissed her hard as he moved his hands to the waist band of her jeans. He pulled the button open and he slid his hands down the back of her jeans and cupped her back side.
    He broke his lips from her and stared into her eyes. Still he didn’ t say a word instead he took a deep breath. Suddenly his mouth was back on hers and he was pushing her jeans down.
    Ally could feel the need in him and she wanted him too. She made quick work of the buttons on his shirt, before shoving it from his shoulders, letting it fall to the floor as she kicked her jeans from around her ankles.
    Cole reached for her panties and hooking them with his fingers , he slid them down her legs, dropping to his knees as he did.
    He slipped his arms around her waist and pressed his lips against her stomach. As he reached down and removed her jeans and panties completely.
    Ally ran her hands through his hair and her heart ached with sadness because he seemed so unhappy.
    “Cole,” Ally said softly. “What is it? Please talk to me.” But he never said a word. He just continued to trace across her abdomen with soft, gentle kisses.
    “Cole, please,” Ally said completely confused by his behaviour.
    But this time instead of responding, he stood up and claimed her mouth once again. He pinned her against the cold