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After Felix by Lily Morton
Close Proximity, Book 3
Sometimes the best love stories come in two parts.
When Felix met handsome journalist Max Travers, it was lust at first sight. It was just his luck that he then had to develop a terrible case of feelings and got his heart broken. However, two and a half years later, he’s over all of that. His job is going well, he has good friends, and he doesn’t lack for male company. Which, of course, is when Max has to come bursting back into his life.
Felix Jackson will always be the one who got away to Max. He’s spent their time apart regretting his actions and hoping for a second chance. When an accident lands him in Felix’s less than tender care, Max is determined to grab this opportunity. The only problem is that Felix is equally determined that he doesn’t.
From bestselling author, Lily Morton comes a story of missed opportunities, second chances, and two very stubborn men. This is the third book in the Close Proximity series, but it can be read as a standalone.
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I slide into the booth and look over the table. Max looks back at me. He’s lounging with his arm slung along the booth’s back.
I shake my head at him. “So, your ‘just in case you need my number’ actually translates to ‘I’ll text you if I fancy another shag’?”
He laughs and tilts his head to one side, waves of black hair brushing the shoulders of his oatmeal-coloured jumper. “And do you mind?”
I shrug. “Fuck no. I can’t help being a memorable shag. It brings all the boys to my yard.”
He grins. “I can quite see that.”
I take off my parka and wink at him. “Anyway, it takes all of the pesky work out of finding a shag. I approve.”
“What work?” He settles back in the booth as if preparing to be entertained. I smile at the waiter and give him my drink order before turning to Max and folding my arms on the table.
“Well, Max, let’s see. There’s the extreme toil of finding someone who fits all your sexual requirements and is open to doing that with a great deal of physical effort, minimum conversation, and absolutely zero commitments.”
He examines my face intently, not even glancing away when the waiter brings our drinks. I eye him as I take a sip of my Budweiser. “Have I broken you, or is it your age? Are you having a senior moment?”
He laughs, breaking the calculating look on his face. “You’re a cheeky little shit, aren’t you?”
“It has been said.” I put my drink down and eye him. “So, are we going to have a shag, or not? Time’s a-wasting.”
Someone nearby laughs at that and Max grins at me. “So forthright,” he murmurs.
“The privilege of age.” I look at him. “How old are you, anyway?”
There are faint lines at the corners of his eyes and a few threads of grey in his hair, and I’d guessed he was in his late thirties. I didn’t look him up on the internet before coming here tonight, and I resolve to do so when I get home. It’s rare you can actually google someone you’re shagging and get actual results, and not just some ill-advised shit they posted on social media years ago.
“How old do you think I am?” he says mock flirtatiously, leaning in close enough that I catch his scent of sandalwood. It brings back memories of rolling all over those soft sheets in that hotel room. I’ve been perturbed to find my mind straying to memories of that room a few more times than it should have over the last week.
He’s watching me intently again, and I swallow hard and tap my teeth thoughtfully. “I think probably sixty.” He opens his mouth in mock horror, and I laugh. “Only because you’re so wise,” I say reverently. “Being intelligent really piles the years on.”
He shakes his head. “I’m thirty-seven,” he says, trying not to laugh. “Can you see my crow’s feet?”
“A crow never made those lines. That’s surely got to be a bigger bird.”
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About Lily:
Lily writes contemporary romance novels, and specialises in hot love stories with a good dose of humour.
Lily lives in sunny England with her husband and two children, all of whom claim that they haven’t had a proper conversation with her since she bought her first Kindle.
She has spent her life with her head full of daydreams and decided one day to just sit down and start writing about them. In the process she discovered that she actually loved writing, because how else could she get to spend her time with hot, funny men!
She loves chocolate and Baileys and the best of all creations – chocolate Baileys! Her lifetime’s ambition is to have a bath in peace without being shouted by one of her family.
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