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“Hug me?”
“Yes,” she says, eyes on the floor.
There’s a submission about her that excites the hell out of me, and I know it’s part of her temperament. At the same time, she knows how to stand up for herself when she has to, hence her refusal earlier today.
“Are you hungry?” I ask, trying very hard to focus on something neutral.
“Yes.”
“Want to go out to dinner?”
“First, tell me what happened at the police station.”
I explain quickly without hiding the worst details, including Tamara’s report that the captain even drugged a crew member.
When I finish talking, she’s so pale I think she might pass out. “Sit down.”
She looks around, seeming lost.
I pick her up and put her on the couch. When I look down, her robe is open a little, part of her thigh sticking out. I pull away so I don’t give in to the temptation to touch her. I’m not a teenager. If everything goes my way, I’ll have plenty of time to get to know every inch of her delicious body.
“I can’t believe they planned something like this for me. How could Tamara betray me like that?”
God, she’s too innocent for this world.
“Was I naive?” she asks as if she is reading my thoughts.
“No. I think anyone in your shoes would be shocked. I’m an experienced guy, and I never imagined a situation like that.”
“I need to tell my mother. May I use your phone? Oh my God! What about my suitcase?”
“I already asked them to bring it here. You were probably asleep when they arrived.”
“I don’t even know what to do. I mean, I need to buy a plane ticket home, but I haven’t received my week’s paycheck yet. I need to figure out how to get it.”
Her cheeks are red like fire, and I quickly understand that she has no way of returning to the United States unless she is paid.
“That won’t be a problem.”
“How so? Oh Jesus, I need to talk to my mom.”
“You may use the phone if you like. I can also arrange your return to the United States. First, I have a proposition for you.”
“Proposition?” she asks, looking suddenly alert.
I know I’ll probably spend a few good years in hell for what I’m about to say, but she’s irresistible. “Yes. Spend time with me in Europe. I won’t be returning to New York until the end of the summer, so let’s get to know each other better.”
I’ve never gone this far with a woman. What I’m proposing to Zoe is to be tied up for more than a month with one another.
She opens her mouth and closes it again as if deciding, then finally speaks. “We don’t know anything about each other.”
“We’ll have time for that. For now, no promises or demands.”
“Is that what I did earlier today? Did I demand anything?”
“No. Actually, you argued with me, and I respect you for that.”
“What you really wanted from me when you asked me out to lunch this morning wasn’t to get to know me better,” she states.
