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"Not here," I whispered against her neck

She pulled back, her eyes wide "Youyou want to stop?"

I looked at my studio and shook my head as I released her hands "I just don’t want to do this with you here Let less sex in ht of being with Reagan on the sa about us Not that there was technically an us yet, but she didn’t deserve that, and I didn’t want that I wanted sohther hand, I shut off the lights in h it, and locked the door behind us once ere outside I noticed Reagan grabbing her keys out of her purse and raised an eyebrow at her

"I just figured I’d follow you," she said, and her cheeks turned red "You know, so I could leave, u back a smile, I nodded and pressed a hard kiss to her forehead "So you plan on staying the night, huh?"

"No, I--­"

"I never said that was a bad thing, Duchess"

Reagan’s tense body instantly relaxed, and when I pulled away fro down on the inside of her cheek and her face was red Fuck, she was adorable

I walked her to her SUV and waited until she was inside before going toin, and as soon as ere on our way to ed

Now that I could think clearly without Reagan’s body pressed againstmove I’d just told her I was different I’d just told her I didn’t want to see what I could get frohts when her son wasn’t with her And yet, the first two nights ere alone--­the first two nights we even spent tiressed quickly, and only stopped because of a phone ringing, and the fact that I didn’t want to be with her on a couch where I’d fked randoainst me, the fact that the way she’d softlyin my mind, and the fact that I was still hard as shit hadto continue the drive toover into an Italian restaurant’s parking lot, I got out of my car and waited for her to do the same

"Uhthis isn’t your place," she said, her confused toneit sound more like a question

"I know" I nodded and pulled her into my arms "But I just told you I wanted to surprise you, and the path ere on was the opposite of that So I’oing to walk you back out here, kiss you good night, and go back to my condo alone"

I held ain that this was the right thing to do And as soon as her face lit up in the most beautiful s a soft kiss across her lips, I slid my aran--­August 31, 2010

MY PHONE RANG as I pulled into my parents’ driveway, and I couldn’t have contained my smile no matter how hard I tried when I saw his nahed quietly "I love that you don’t try to hide the fact that you’re excited to talk to me"

I made a face and looked around as I turned off , actually, I’"