The Thing about Jake

By Ruby Binns-Cagney

After her newspaper Editor sends her on an all-expenses paid holiday of a lifetime to the Cayman Islands, Single Sophie lands her perfect dream man, only to find disillusionment. In Jake, she finally sees and understands what it feels to fall in love with a stranger.
As Jake encourages Sophie to relax and unwind in the tropical surroundings, Sophie is startled to discover herself falling for him.
However, when Sophie learns how complicated Jake's life has become, its the wake up call she really needs.
Will all be lost?

• Language: English
• Publisher: BinnsCagneyPublishing Co
• Release date: Jun 2, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215034019

Ruby Binns-Cagney

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The Thing About Jake

Ruby Binns-Cagney

Copyright ©BinnsCagneyPublishing Co 2023

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All rights reserved. The reproduction, transmission or utilization of this work by any means is prohibited without written permission. 

This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters and incidents are either the product of the Author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to locales or to actual persons is purely coincidental.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

FURTHER READING

CHAPTER ONE

Pay day (at long last) heralded Sophie’s thirtieth birthday, and the start of her much longed for holiday. A scan of her colleagues at the Galworth Tribune newspaper office gave no excuse to pull her away from writing her article. A fluff piece on actor Hugh Grant’s career, now that he was showing his age and was married with a gaggle of children. The piece almost finished, Sophie glanced around again, in need of a distraction. Her best friend Harry was out of the office, so a cheeky bottle of red and some gossip with Charlene the assistant to the Editor would have to do for now. A treat was seriously overdue.

It was a Tuesday morning when Sophie’s boredom peaked. A walk along the High Street to the bed store wasn’t doing its usual good job at clearing her mind. A quick glance at her watch before she fussed with the pillows once more, and then turned her attention to the bedclothes. She smoothed out the comforter and then sat on the bed. She swung her legs on to the bed and lay back with her hands on her lap and recalled the first time she’d done this.

Madam, I’m afraid you can’t do that, the whisper said, and Sophie lifted her head in its direction. Oh. His nameplate read Tom. Sophie sat upright.

How do you expect me to decide whether I want this bed without trying it first? Sophie reached for his hand and pulled him down onto the bed; and then she pushed him away from her to test how robust the mattress was.

Get up! Now! Tom hissed as his face flushed crimson, and he didn’t know what to do. He got off the bed hurriedly.

I wanted to see if the mattress caved when you rolled towards me, Sophie pouted, as Tom’s gaze settled on her lips.

It’s our policy. You can only test the beds before you buy them. Tom folded his arms in defiance. He smirked at the same time, and Sophie thought she would try his patience.

It’s a stupid policy. I want to speak with the Manger to tell him what I think of his stupid policy. Sophie got off the bed and attempted to straighten up the crooked comforter.

That’s not necessary, Madam.

Is it also policy to call every female customer Madam, regardless of age?

It is not our intention to cause offence, Madam. Erm, Miss.

I’m a Miss now? Can’t you make up our mind, Tom? Sophie jabbed him in the chest beneath his nameplate and then recoiled when she felt the hard muscle beneath his vest.

"I can’t use your name because