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Hitting the button for the elevator, I take it down to the garage level, where I parkedoff er side seat before getting behind the wheel and starting her up Hearing the purr of the engine, I back out of the parking spot, switch gears, pressthea right onto it I should go home, but I need to drive I need to drive and clear my head so I don’t track doherever the fuck it is Fern sleeps and sneak into her room
Hitting the highway, I head through the Bronx then out toward Westchester
I’oes to an all-girls Catholic school, but I wonder if she would freak if I ot out of class She probably would; she’s shy anytime I address her directly, and turns the sweetest color pink
Getting off the highway, I head back toward the city I do have soet done before Monday
An hour later, I pull into the garage ofat the caller ID, I see it’s Britney calling and, sighing, I answer, “Hello”
“Hey, baby,” she purrs into my ear
I wish I could use her to get rid of this pent-up energy I feel, but I know my boy, and he won’t have it He has a mind of his own, and since Fern walked into my life, he’s not interested in anyone but her
“Britney, what do you need?” I ask, keeping it casual
“I need you,” she whispers then e pops up on s spread wide
“You need to lose asp as I click off her call and delete the picture
If I’ to need toall of the women from my phone and life I don’t want anyone to ruinsweet Fern under me or over me
Taking the elevator up to the penthouse, I get off when the doors open and the view of the city coht it for the view before there were even walls put up When I designed the floor plan, I wanted to keep it open The only walls are the ones around the two bedroouest bath It’s four thousand square feet of open space
Moving toit over the end of the bed, and take in the view through the wall of floor-to-ceiling s that run the length of the roo Fern to that glass and taking her froh the open space
I need a shower and a game plan
I’randfather Not yet, anyways My biggest dile Fern alone so I can tell her what I want