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I resu on hi everything I could tohead was His hand tightened inwith the ability to reducehim such pleasure deserved a serious time investainstmy mouth with that salty, bitter taste faster than I could s

So it wasdeal And I could have done with a glass of water But his reaction …

David dropped to his knees and gathered ainst hi into ainst his shoulder and waited till he’d calmed down some to seek my acclaim

"Was it okay?" I asked, reasonably certain of a favorable response Which is always the best tirunted

That was it? I sat there feeling rather proud of runt No, I needed more validation than that I both wanted and deserved it "Are you sure?"

He sat back on his heels and stared atThe T-shirt he’d left forgotten on the floor And then he wiped beneathme up Nice

"There’s soe I’d obviously transferred onto hiet messy," he said

"Yes, it can"

"You on the pill?"

"You can’t get pregnant that way, David"

The side of his mouth twitched "Cute Are you on the pill?"

"No, but I have the birth control thing implanted in my arm because my periods are erratic so--" Hisme up really effectively A hand cradled the back ofout on top of istered It didn’tto his shoulders, fingers sliding over slick skin

"I care about your periods, Ev Honest to fuck I do" He kissed ht noanna kno you feel about us going bare?"

"Youthe shirts, I take it?"

"Iwithout a condom" His hands framed my face as he stared down at me, eyes that intense shade of blue "I’s and I always used protection, ever since I broke up with her But it’s your call"

TheImpossible with David sprawled all over me and the scent of sex so heavy in the air Plus pizza But et about the food Thinking wasn’t easy given the situation I’d said I trusted him and I did

"Baby, just think about it," he said "There’s no rush Okay?"

"No, I think we should"

"Are you certain?"

I nodded

He exhaled a deep breath and kissedlove your er he traced my lips, still swollen from e’d been up to

"You did like it? It was okay?"

"It was perfect Nothing you do could be wrong I al it’s you You could accidentally bite h laugh, then hastened to add, "But don’t do that"

"No" I archedhi hi around on the kitchen floor when the buzzer on the oven screeched, startling us apart Then the phone rang

"Shit"

"I’ll get the pizza," I said, wriggling out frorab the phone No one should even have this da on the counter and I slipped it over my hand Hot air and the rich scent of melted cheese wafted out when I opened the oven door My story after all The pizzas were a touch burnt around the edges Nothing too bad, though The tips of olden brown We could concentrate on the middle I transferred the pizzas onto the cool stovetop and turned off the heat

David talked quietly in the background He stood in front of the bank of s, legs spread wide and shoulders set like he was bracing himself for an attack Relaxed, happy people didn’t strike that pose Outside the sun was setting The violet and gray of evening cast shadows on his skin