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"It’s kind of a uest room There’s more space, and I won’t have to be embarrassed by how sloppy I a uest room with your prior…" She stopped, at a loss as to what to call herself Lover? Girlfriend? They hadn’t really progressed to the labeling phase of the relationship yet "With other woht with them," Eli replied He shifted and Kay moved over so he could sit up

"Never? Why?"

He looked unco in the same bed as anyone, but with you it’s different You’re different"

She wanted to ask him more but stopped when she saw the look on his face He looked so trapped and unco else, but what could be worse than what he’d already told her?

He’d once been considered a do that, what in the world was he worried about?

ELI SWALLOWED, FEELING like a total ass for lying to her He needed to turn the conversation to so to ed, but there was a shadow of hurt in her eyes "I didn’t h I’ of a dirty hed softly, and the crease in her forehead and the tension lines around her eyes eased a bit "I’m full of surprises, lately"

He extended a hand and pulled her to her feet They gathered up their discarded clothing, and he set the alarht before they walked down the hall and into the guest room He waited until she switched on the bedside lamp

"I’m not sleepy" Kay’s eyes fixed on his nude body and he instantly got hard

Eli leaned down to kiss the flush in her cheeks It touched him that she was still so bashful about his response to her "Neither of us will be sleeping for a while yet"

He walked closer Kay asped

"Just let el Lie down on the bed"

She scraave hie"

She rolled to her storabbed the bottle of lotion and pu with her back, he smoothed the lotion on in broad strokes She let out a little sigh and her eyes fluttered closed