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I pull her close, kissing her. “I know you do. And I want the same. I want to show you how much I love you.”

“I love you too,” she murmurs against my lips.

We break the kiss, then resume our browsing. I pick up a pair of handcuffs, dangling them in front of her.

“What do you think?” I ask, wiggling my eyebrows. “Want to get kinky?”

She blushes, but her eyes are dark with desire. “Maybe. I don’t know. I’ve never tried it before.”

“We don’t have to,” I say quickly. “It was just a thought. I don’t want to push you into anything.”

“No, no,” she says. “I like the idea. I’m just… nervous.”

“I get it,” I say, putting the handcuffs back on the rack. “How about something else?”

I lead her to another section, where there are more basic toys. I grab a dildo, holding it up.

“What about this? Simple, but effective.”

She takes it from me, examining it. “It’s big.”

“That’s kind of the point.”

She looks at me, then back at the dildo. “I wouldn’t know what to do with it.”

“I could show you. If you want.”

She bites her lip, considering. “Okay. Let’s try it.”

We take the dildo, along with some lube, and head to the checkout. The cashier is a young woman with pink hair and a nose ring. She scans our items, not batting an eye.

“First time?” she asks.

I nod. “Yeah. Any advice?”

She chuckles. “Just have fun. And use a lot of lube. You can never have too much.”

“Thanks,” I say, paying for our purchases.

She bags them, then hands them to me. “Enjoy.”

“Oh, we will,” Lexa says, taking the bag from me. “Thank you.”

We leave the store, our hearts racing with anticipation. We get in the car, looking at each other.

“Now what?” Lexa asks.

I start the engine. “I wish I could say that we go home and try out our new toy, but I’m afraid we have an empty fridge and should probably do some shopping first.”

Lexa groans. “Shopping? Really? I thought we were going to have some fun.”

“Patience, cariño,” I tease. “I promise, it’ll be worth the wait.”

She sighs. “Fine. But you’re going to pay for it later.”

I grin. “I’m counting on it.”

CHAPTER 8 – Lexa