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"Conner" He finishes progra my name and number into his phone and I close my eyes and inhale his clean scent while he continues to fiddle with his gadget

My phone buzzes in my pocket

Chapter Four

I retrieve my phone from my pocket and pull it out of the blanket

"Oh my, look at that, I have a text!

Whoever could it be?" I bat hs "Maybe you should check it"

"Oh! Good idea" I chuckle and slide the arrow at the botto the phone up and open the text fronize

I want to squeal like a school girl, but sie

Hey Natalie, save this nu it a lot –Luke Williarin at him, and save the number and his name to my phone

"So," the sain I pull back, out of his grasp, and turntucked under the opposite knee,azes at me almost warily and I feel a

He raises an eyebrow "That wasn’t just a friendly text, Natalie I ae and look back out over the darkening water

"Look at me" His voice is sharp and I whip my eyes back to his

"He is just a friend, Luke Yes, there has been a physical relationship there in the past, but it’s been a while"

"How long is a while?"

"Months"

"How many months?"

"Since last fall"

"Is there anyone else?"

"Why is this any of your business?"

"Because you’re the first woetting your beautiful body naked and fucking you senseless I need to know if there is any competition I don’t share, Natalie" His eyes are on fire, his beautiful lips parted as he breathes heavily, and his hands are in fists

I open ain Holy Jesus, he wants to fuckthat you don’t share implies that I’m already yours, Luke"

"Aren’t you?" he whispers

This is too much I’ve known the man less than twenty four hours and he wants to stake a clai Yes! but that daly head and shakes her head ada myself from the blanket

"Look, Luke…" He’s suddenly at aze in his

"Answer aze is raw, and it pulls at me in a way I’ve never known

"There is no one" I whisper