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We’d been discussing options forof anization We’d considered building orphanages for AIDS victi up freshwater wells in Central Ara over," I said, leaning down to breath in against her neck Eh she hadn’t officially agreed toand left it in my closet She knew I needed her here to sleep Her toiletries and some spare clothes were inside, not yet unpacked, but I kneas only ashould scarehappy
It was hard for me to admit it but I needed her I’d never needed anyone, but this sweet southern girl was different She had been froly real attitude had knocked o
I still re her for the first time in Fiona’s office and chuckled out loud
"What?" E up with a shthearted like this And earlyabout the first time we met at the Status headquarters"
Her shtly "Oh, God" She buried her face in her hands "When I spilled that tea all over the floor? I was a nervous wreck around you"
Interesting At the time, I’d assumed it was just Fiona that ine what you ht of me," she continued
"I thought you were stunning," I said, brushing the back ofher cheekbone "You didn’t fit the mold of Fiona’s typical assistant and I couldn’t take my eyes off you You looked so sweet and innocent I wanted to corrupt you"
"I thought you barely noticedHow erratically your pulse fluttered in your neck when you looked directly at ertip down the coluht into ued But I also knew I should leave you alone I knew Fiona wouldn’t take the neell that I wanted to fk her assistant"
Her quick inhalation of breath told e surprised her
"I thought you were out of hed "No The other way around, sweetheart You were real and genuine I knew e would likely scare you away But everything in me wanted to devour you"
"I picked up on that once you started textingyou’d be dangerous for me--that it wouldn’t be just about sex I knew I could fall hard for you"
"The feeling was mutual, trust me Scared the shit out of me, too I’d never needed anyone before But after that first night we spent together you were a ic cure for my inso special"
Her little hand found h to convinceon those pills and alanted to take care of meI’d never been treated like that by a woraph, finding out if the shit they’d seen in the tabloids aboutfor a picture withthey’d met me You didn’t care about any of that"