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The game of cat and mouse continued. At the end of the week, he would be moving back to the apartment he occupied when they last dated. The cleaning service just had to scour and steam clean the place from top to bottom now that the painters were gone.
On Friday, he would be leaving work early, so he would move his clothing and personal effects into his apartment. She would join him after she finished work, anticipating finally being able to sleep in the same bed after so many months. Xander had little to move since the apartment was fully furnished.
His clothing, linens, and personal effects were neatly packed in a rented SUV. He had ordered a brand new mattress for his bed since he didn’t relish sleeping on one that someone else had used. The mattress company delivered a new king-sized mattress mid-afternoon, so he only really needed to unpack clothing.
He also put clean sheets on the bed, and his soft, thick blue striped comforter before Ava walked in the door at six. She was anxious to be alone in his place with him and not have to be separated. She used the keycard he had given her and kicked off her heels in the entry way. Remembering that he hated when she left her shoes out, she neatly placed them in the closet with her coat.
She heard the shower in his bathroom running, and entered the steamy room still fully clothed. She called his name, and he pushed the steam frosted glass door open. She looked him up and down. It had been several months since she saw his naked body and she felt her panties start to dampen.
“Can I join you?”
“I would rather you not because you know where that will lead.”
Ava ignored him and started to unbutton her blouse then remove her bra. Xander had closed the door but wiped away the condensation with his hand to watch her. She pulled off her skirt and except for her thong she was naked. He kept shaking his head no up until the time she hooked her panties in each thumb and slid them off her hips. She pushed them down until they dropped to her feet and stepped out of them.
His resolve was wearing thin as she stood there naked, and with the water droplets he couldn’t quite be sure, but it looked like she had a tattoo. Her hands cupped her breasts, and he finally gave in, he pushed the glass door open for her to enter. She joined him and noticed the effect her lack of clothing was having on his cock. He was semi-rigid. But rather than touch him she took the washcloth from him and put a generous amount of body wash on it. She worked it into her skin, leaving thick circles of foam on her body.
He took the washcloth from her hand and turned her to work on her back, slowly he washed her upper back and then her buttocks. He kneeled to wash the back of her legs, and she turned to him. He started to wash up her front. First her feet, then legs and then gently soaped her pubic area. She thrust her hips into his face, but he ignored the invitation. It was then that he could get a clear look at the tattoo just below her bikini line. He pushed the soap away and looked closely at it.
“Ava, when did you get this?”
“A few months ago. It was when I was doing everything wrong.”
He examined the lavender rose and found both sets of initials in the folds of the petals.
“My initials and yours?”
“Yes. No matter how much you hurt me, I still loved you. I wanted something to connect us forever even if we never got back together.”
Xander stood up and pulled her to him, kissing her passionately. Without saying another word, he took a dollop of shampoo and slowly worked it into her hair and let it wash out in soapy puddles at their feet. He made no move to touch her sexually even though he wanted to in the worst way. She reached out for him, but he pushed her hand away. If she touched him, he would ravage her against the wall. He turned off the shower and wrapped her in one of the large white fluffy towels from the rack. She said nothing to him as she stepped out of the shower and dried herself. He did the same.
In the kitchen a few minutes later, she finally spoke.
“I need you to make love to me.”
“Ava, I think it’s a mistake to move so quickly again.”
“Please, you have no idea what you’re doing to me.”
“I think I do since you are doing the same thing to me.”
“But I’m not the one holding out on you. I want you and I’m willing.”
Xander rubbed the back of his neck as he thought of what to say next. It would be so easy just to take her, put her up on the counter and fuck her silly. It’s what he wanted to do at this moment, but instead, he asked her what she wanted to order for dinner.
“I only want you for dinner. I don’t care about food.”
“You’re going to make this hard for me.”
“All I want to do is make you hard, for me, for us.”
“Please be patient. You know it will be worth it.”
They ordered food from Soul Burger against Ava’s protests. She loved the food, but with the way they were eating, she was going to gain weight. She let Xander know she was no longer twenty-three and had to watch what she ate. He told her a little weight would do her some good. If looks could kill…
In bed that night as she lay with her head on his chest, Ava brought up a subject that they had never discussed, what his part was in the horrible events for her at Cameron University. It was never discussed because of the accident, and Xander had left shortly after. She didn’t want to bring it up when he was in California, but she had questions she wanted answered.
“Xander?”
