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"Jerk," he thought she said,him chuckle as he left her bedrooed down Zoe’s stairs to the living roo about that na that damn teddy bear leash in his’sit for the black leather one he’d purchased and he noted the dog could have easily reached as well, but apparently preferred the da to have ourselves a littlethe leash to the black leather collar he’d switched out late last night after he helped Zoe in bed "Let’s go," he said, fighting the urge to look up at the stairs one last tieement

Chapter 18

"And where have you been all night?" she demanded with her ar into her kitchen like it didn’t ht, okay the last hour, worried sick about him

"Well?" she deive her hisit

"Relax, he ithToby an affectionate rub behind the ears as he passed hi she didn’t sound or look as nervous as she felt A little over three hours ago she’d been sitting on top of this retted a od no

After five years of going without real hureat and instead of taking her chances on a total stranger it ith Trevor, whom she trusted more than any person she’d ever met, she suddenly realized

That didn’tto be a little aardness the nexta very infor a hundred different things that just thinking about made her knees wobble and her stoain just because she was happy with last night didn’t ering happy thoughts about last night

He said the sex was incredible, but ht, ht, horrified by the very idea Pity sex orse than no sex

If it was pity sex then she wouldn’t be getting anymore anytime soon and she desperately wanted more, not just the sex, she realized, but to spend ti and just feel close to so anywhere it was still more than she’d had in years

"He ate withfood

Sighing, she shut the cabinet door and washed her hands "Thank you for taking care of hi what else to say or really how to act

"No probleainst the counter the sah her fruit bowl, looking for so to snack on while he waited for his lunch

It hit her then that this truly was only an arrangement for Trevor and she could relax and be herself She didn’t have to try and impress him or keep his interest, because once the sex was over they could go right back to this and not have to worry about any of the drama from a relationship, she realized as she did her best to hide her smile This could so work for her

"Howthe answer

"Four," Trevor said around a , probably fruit