James laughed but then he looked at her when something caught in his gut about the whole scenario. The flirting was easy. Just the realisation that was all it was going to be was going to take some getting used to. "I bet that thing really missed my arse."

"We can thank Sunshine for that. Amazing what some baby drool will do to a bloke. I don't know what it was. Some penny just dropped in my head. Things are looking up. I'm still as scared as all fuck, but it feels like it's getting easier. I mean, if Ali can do it, I can, right?" He nodded, wetting his lips. "Yeah, she's doing good."