The absolute kicker was that Jake was not an arsehole. Not even a little bit. He was tough and exacting at work, but he had never been an arsehole to her, and that made it even more difficult to know she would have to walk away. Coming to Merveille was like stepping out of her real life and into an alternate universe where she could indulge the fantasy of the two of them for just a moment. It was the going back that was going to be tough. Hopefully, while they were here, they could fuck out ...