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When I woke, he was gone and it was early morning. I could hear a faint whirring sound from the lower floor and I followed it down to the gym. He was running on the treadmill. Shirtless, glistening with sweat. Earbuds in and eyes locked ahead.
It blew my mind that I’d slept in the arms of this man.
I padded across the floor and he saw me, hitting the red button. Suddenly shy, I crossed my arms over my chest. I hadn’t worn a bra last night and my nipples were hard under my shirt.
He popped an earbud out. “Good morning.”
“Hi,” I said softly.
“I have to go into the office in a minute, but I was up early taking care of some things. I found a beautiful house in the New Hampshire mountains and I’d like to take you there. If you still want me to fuck you.”
I did my best not to blush, but the heat swept through me all the same.
“Yes,” I whispered. “Did you rent it out already?”
“I bought it. This morning.”
I gaped at him.
“You bought a house just to have sex in?”
He stepped down from the the treadmill and put his earbuds in his sweatpant’s pocket. He didn’t seem phased. Like it was normal to just buy a house to fuck in.
It wasn’t normal, at least not for Merrick. He was a careful, classy spender. He drove an expensive, custom car, but it was the only car he owned. He had quality, tailored clothes, but not many of them.
He repaired his things when they broke, invested in quality products, and never flaunted his wealth.
I was the only thing he splurged on. When it came to me, he swiped credit cards and signed contracts like it meant nothing. My toes curled, heat bubbling in my stomach.
“Why did you buy a house instead of renting one?” I asked.
A smirk played on his mouth. “I don’t like being interrupted during dinner. Or dessert.”
Inwardly, I flailed. Praying I wasn’t blushing.
“I don’t think anyone would have noticed us in a rental in New Hampshire,” I said quickly.
“I want you to have the privacy and comfort you need for your first time.”
He’d done it for me. Of course he had. A lump rose in my throat and I blinked, looking away. Why was he so damn kind to me? Surely there was a side to him that wasn’t so…well, everything my father hadn’t been?
“Thank you.”
He started up the stairs and I followed him to the kitchen, watching while he got a glass of water. He was still sweating heavily and I found myself staring. Admiring the droplets running down his abs. Staining his sweatpants.
“Are you on birth control?” he asked.
Startled, I shook my head.
“Alright, I can use a condom.”
A pang shot through my chest. I knew it was stupid, reckless, foolish, but I wanted him bare. I wanted to feel the heat of his skin fill me. I wanted him to come inside me so I could have the whole experience. Start to finish.
“I’ll get on birth control,” I said quickly.
His brow arced. “I don’t know about that.”
“Why?”
