Watching from afar, it hadnât gone amiss to Val that Teddy had spilled the wine. She could easily chalk it up to him simply being clumsy â despite a torso that suggested otherwise, and a boyish charm that could talk the knickers off even the biggest prude, he could also be a little bumbling. It was sweet and endlessly endearing of him, but Val liked to believe that it was something more than that. It was altogether too encouraging to assume that the sight of her current state of undress had left him... flustered, to say the least!Â
It felt like time had slowed down as Teddy crossed the room to get to her, his cheeks tinted a pink so pretty that she wondered where else that blush would reach. If she stripped him of his clothes, one layer at a time, would she find a similar shade between his thighs? She was certain heâd find it between hers. Val could tease him until they were both blue in the face, but instead she welcomed his presence next to her with a warm smile, arm outstretched as she handed him his shirt. She gazed at him without shame, his nimble fingers making easy work of the buttons sheâd so struggled with. Â
"Ever the gentleman, as always!â Valentina commended him as he handed the shirt back.Â
She stepped into his space, lashes fluttering in a way that she hoped was sexy rather than cartoonish. When Teddy had arranged their little Valentineâs date, sheâd positively gushed to Henry about the day theyâd be having. It was humiliating to look back on as she noted the way sheâd preened and pampered herself for him, waxing in all the right place should the night unravel the way it looked to be doing so now. Her handsome friend had organised arguably the perfect date to charm her, and she wasnât going to ignore the signals he was dropping for her. Sheâd warn her favourite bra, of course, one that lifted her tits so elegantly that they were practically bouncing against his chin from how close the two of them were now.Â
Sheâd rather hoped he might help her slip into the shirt himself, but that was alright. She inched closer, pulling her arms through the sleeves and letting it hang open at the front for a little moment longer. She hadnât been lying before, not really. She would struggle with the buttons.Â
âYou couldnât be a doll and help me button up, could you, darling?â Valentina breathed, her chest mere inches from his own. She looked up at him, her own brows furrowing in confusion.Â
She was handing herself to him on a silver platter, lace panties and a push-up bra the only thing seperating him from her, quite frankly, exceptional body. Teddy was a red-blooded male, so why wasnât he looking?Â
Sheâd rather hoped sheâd outgrown her long and rather consistent streak of looking utterly pathetic in front of the people she wanted. Val had quite the history of embarrassing herself by laying her affections where they werenât wanted. But this was different, wasnât it? Theyâd hit a few snags along the way, but Valâs heartbreak over Ariadne and Teddyâs over Olly had only worked to strengthen their friendship and push them closer together. His brief fling with Callie had been eye opening, revealing a jealous streak that Valentina didnât even know she had, but it had shown her just how foolish sheâd been for hiding from her attraction to Teddy. What were they doing wasting so much time when they could have everything they wanted already?Â
âTeddy, love? Look at me,â Val whispered, eyes dipping up to meet his, her hand lifting to gently guide his chin, her thumb brushing his lower lip. âI don't bite. Much.â