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I rub furiously, giving her the release she needs. The one I’ve been desperate to watch again since last night.

She quivers and I twist her, catching her in my arms, kissing her like she's mine.

And will always be mine.

I settle in bed next to Charlie. She’s in my t-shirt and I’m in a pair of boxer briefs. It’s taken me the full fifteen minutes of us getting dry and ready for bed to come up with a surefire way of keeping my distance.

Because I shouldn’t be calling her mine.

She shouldn’t get attached, either. Or have any expectations.

“I suppose we’ll need some sort of ground rules,” I start, failing miserably at sounding nonchalant.

“Good idea. You go first.”

I don’t need much to come up with the first one, and I feel like it’s a good buffer before I get to the next. “We don’t talk about the past.”

Charlie nods curtly and swallows. The unwarranted guilt returning to her features.

I clear my throat, surprised at the nerves building in my veins. This is Charlie. I’ve gone up in court representing firms in hostile takeovers with zero ammo and felt more at ease. “This… physical relationship… is all it is.”

There’s a beat before Charlie acknowledges with a stiff response. “Absolutely.”

“You’re keeping the car.” Probably should have led with that one.

This ticks her off. “You know what’s hilarious?” she starts in that high-pitched voice when she’s riled up.

“No, but I’m sure you’ll tell me.”

“This was your idea. I don’t need to do anything with you. I think I’ve learned enough. I am. One. Hundred. Percent. Ready for whatever it is Landon Humphrey—or any other guy—has to offer me. I don’t need you. That’s a hard no on the car.”

God, I miss this fire. And boy do I miss dealing with it.

I climb on top of her. “Is that so?”

Breathlessly, she responds. “It’s so.”

I hook my fingers in her panties and strip her of them. Then slide my hands up her body. The erection behind my boxers presses hard against her bare flesh. She moans and I feel her tighten.

“Fine then. Just…one more thing.”

I hike up the oversized t-shirt covering her breasts until they’re on full display for me. When I can’t take it anymore, I dip my head and devour one with my mouth, wrapping my arm around her, holding her tight as I suck on the hardened nipple the way it’s been begging to be.

I expect her to squirm away but she’s welcoming every suck and pull of her nipple between my teeth, whimpering and arching for me to take it all.

I pull back and hover my lips over hers, waiting for her to meet my eyes. She’s heavy with desire. A need she swallows down instead of voicing.

I tease between her thighs with my fingers.

“What…what’s the one thing?” she pants.

“You know what’s a hard no, Charlie?”

“Tell me.”

I find her clit making her jolt. “When a man doesn’t make you come with his mouth first.”

Her lips part with a gasp.

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