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I spin around before he can respond and continue chopping the vegetables for the salad. I internally high five myself for the self-control I exhibited despite the ache between my legs. If only he would step back so I didn’t feel all of him on my backside. My will is only so strong. “Shoo, or you'll make me cut myself,” I snicker, waving my hand, gesturing to back away.
I sneak a glance back as he walks away, adjusting himself. He catches me and grins as if he won this round. I don’t think so buddy. I win.
Hmph, what exactly did I win? I stare at the chopped veggies wondering why I thought this was the better choice. I look back again and see he’s leaning against the counter, his arms crossed over his chest as he watches me. Yep, my priorities are mixed up.
“How about I tell you the five things I learned about you today,” he says, pulling himself up on the counter, sitting.
“Oh, this will be fun. Let’s hear it.”
“Number one, you can live off of frozen pizza.”
I suck in a breath, slightly offended. “There is nothing wrong with frozen pizza. It has four out of the five food groups and I usually add a banana or apple. Bam! Fully nutritional meal. Number two?”
He fights back a smile. “Okay. Number two, either you’re not home often, which I hope is the case, or you don’t know how to boil water. To cook boiled eggs.”
“You’re very judgmental about my food.” My mouth twitches at his amused expression.
“I actually love hard boiled eggs, I found your approach somewhat odd.”
“Why is that odd? Whether I cook them or whoever does it, what’s the difference? It’s about convenience. And I know how to boil water.” I stick my tongue out before grabbing a bowl for the salad. “Moving on, what’s three? And do not go there with my cereal or I’ll cut you.”
He rears his head back, laughing.
I toss the salad into the bowl with the veggies and mix it, waiting for him to continue. “So, three and four go together and one of them is something I learned about me.” He tugs on his shirt as if he’s suddenly hot. “Number three... I thought I could handle shopping for tampons, but no. Never again.” I think about all his sticky notes and flash an amused smile.
“I tried to make that part easy on you.”
“I’m not sure even if I had the brand, it still would’ve been easy.”
I understand, I’m twenty-eight and it’s still hard for me to put that box on the conveyor belt right side up.
“And then number four… well that’s a given. Someone is visiting or coming to visit soon.” He shrugs awkwardly.
I bite my lip, feeling the heat crawl up my cheeks. I'd rather not discuss the impending arrival of my period with him. “Coming to visit. Let’s move on to five, shall we?”
“Yes,” he quickly says. “Last, but not least you’re a slow shopper.”
“What?” I say in a clipped tone. I grab the hand towel off the counter and whip it at him. He hops off and runs out of the kitchen with me right on his heels. “I am not. I was too worried about what kind of deodorant you wore or what kind of meat you wanted. Lunch meat was too vague!” I snap him on the ass. “Or protein bars. Do you know how many freaking protein bars there are?” I try to snap him again, but he snatches the towel and yanks it, pulling me to him. I slam into his chest and we’re both laughing hard in each other’s arms. “And I do not need extra large tampons!”
We fall into the couch and my heart is full. It’s in this moment I know, I’m falling in love with him. It’s too bad love isn’t enough to wipe out my past. I push out the unwanted thoughts and live in the moment. In the arms of a man I hope can forgive me for my secrets when they come out.
Chapter Twenty
Ellie
“I like you in my bed. We should do this more often,” I say, angling my head against his bare chest so I’m looking up into his face. Our second time together was better than the first. I can’t say I’ve ever orgasmed three times before having sex.
He flips me like I weigh nothing, hovering over me. “That’s supposed to be my line.” My heart flutters that he wants this too. “You sure you can handle all this more than every other week?” He waggles his eyebrows and presses his groin against me.
I pretend to be thinking hard. “Hmm. It is a lot to take in.” Of course, I meant his ego, but as soon as the words escape my mouth, his lips curl to a confident grin. I’m certain I inflated his ego to a level fit for a god.
“Thanks,” he beams. “I take pride in it.” I bite my lip, fighting back my laugh. He wasn’t hard before, but he is now. With a little grind of his hips, my body is already heating up.
“I wasn’t referring to—”
He lies on top of me, bringing his lips to mine to stop me from talking. “Shh,” he murmurs against my mouth. “I know it’s a lot to take in…” He slides into me and I arch my back, moaning, at the tingling sensation of him inside me again. “But I fit perfectly into that tight pussy of yours.” Wrapping my legs around his hips, I hold on while he moves in and out of me in a slow sensual ride. The heat from our bodies is almost too much to bear, beads of sweat pool between our connected chests. We’re so close, we move as a unit made for each other. He stares into my eyes, reaching into the depths of my soul, claiming it as his. There isn’t any resistance. It’s his to take.
The bite of the air conditioner provides relief against our over heated bodies. Half an hour later, we’re back in the same position we started from except the pounding of our heartbeats echo in the room. His finger drags across my back in a figure eight, my body relaxes and my limbs grow heavy. “I agree we should do this more often,” he murmurs, his voice deep from fatigue. It seems he finally ran out of energy.
