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We had never even had to touch and he had doain after that, but still I hadn’t been able to get him off my mind

Ja and walking tomy face into his chest He kissed the top ofwent s at our dra dinner It was inthe day, but when I checked it and saw that none of the texts were fronored the leftover chicken as though he did so everyday I would have bet it was the first leftover dinner he’d had in awhile, if ever

I grabbedback to the table The text was from Stephan I hummed as I read it

It had been such a perfect day Jaht before

If this hat it was like to be in a relationship, I could get used to it I shockedyou? What does it say?" James asked He was nosy and had no shame about it I wondered hoould take it if I was so nosy with him

"Stephan I have to work toh late"

James brooded after that I knew he had assumed I would keep all of my days off this week He couldn’t seem to understand that I needed to work overtiine you eat leftover chicken for dinner very often," I said, s to draw him out of his sudden dark mood

He had never even put a shirt on, just wore his boxers around like the sha in his resolve not to have sex with me I wasn’t particularly pleased with his success

His eyes were cold as he raked ?" he asked in a bland voice

I nodded

"Go get on your bed," he ordered

I did, thinking that he was an unpredictable tyrant with every step

"Lay on your back," he ordered

I did, and he yanked own up to study e of the bed with his hands gripping my ankles He removed one of his hands alht fingers, exa every inch of me It made me squirm

"Stop that," he told er inside of me ever so slowly It smarted a little, but not too much to bear It was a delicious kind of soreness

"Are you sore?" he asked, still pushing

I h He cursed, pulling his finger out in one motion

"Another day, at least, before we can fuck"

He began to work onin scant seconds After coaxing a quick, intense orgasm out of me, he rose

His face was still hard and cold, even ith my passion He went into the bathroo

I began to getand setting my alarm

He came out with a towel around his waist and I could tell with one look on his face that he was still in a darkI can do for you? I feel bad being the only one to get pleasure out of an exchange"

He just stared at o to bed?"

"I should probably get to bed as soon as possible Are you taking off?" I asked, assu to

His face darkened evenme out?"

The idea startled me "No, of course not You can stay, if you like, but-"

"Yes, I like Let’s go to bed," he said, going into the closet to slip into a new pair of boxer-briefs

He sprawled on the bed, closing his eyes without another word

I got ready for bed, lying beside hi time to fall asleep beside hiether No parts of our bodies were touching

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

Mr Withdrawn

My alar not to disturb the sleepingmy breast, even in deep slumber He had apparently thawed out a bit in his sleep

I pulled free of hi softly into the bathroo up on h his hair when he saw et ho ready He got dressed as well, though he didn’t pack his things I suspected he was going to leave the me if it was okay I decided not to make an issue of it I didn’t want to rile him just then

"I’m off for most of thursday You knoe don’t fly out until late in the evening," I told hi to draw him out of his mood