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"What?" The question slips softly from her lips as her eyes slide over ht

I reach up to s in the pool I wish she’d just wash it all off I wish she’d take those damn contacts off, too My ue, when she shut her eyes and leans into htly I feel her hot breath againsttoday really has been

What a single-minded assle I can be, soer

With round soundlessly She re me as I unclasp her bra and peel her panties off without cereain

I’ers reach forward for rab them and ease her down to sit on my bed She watches as I rehard-on that Charlie has given me

Her eyes flash wide for a second before she schools thehts outside--I can see the blush

The woe in front of hundreds of ht of me, naked

I fight the urge to laugh What an unpredictable wo, butI also love it "Givefor an answer as I head out the door I try not to run She’s still perched on the edge of the bed when I corasp "Sorry, I don’t keep any in here," I explain

A light frown curves across her forehead "Where do you keep thehs, waiting to be pushed apart I don’t really want to explain this right now In the spare rooein the side table of the living roomon my main floor balcony Everywhere that I fk wo thehtstand beside the bed, I stand naked in front of her, letting her take htly I can hear her shallow breaths Lifting her chin with aze, I explain in an even voice, "I’ve never invited anyone in here" As if that isn’t clear enough, I add, "You’re the only woaze as I try to convey the truth toher hard s beneathwithin those eyes

The tension in the air is suddenly palpable as her fingers reach forward to slide alonglook of her own One that says she’s weighing the truth of ht about for weeks"

"Is it because ofI mean," her eyes dart to er told her about Penny, obviously "You’re not a replacement for anyone," I answer slowly, evenly Truthfully Charlie is so er, smarter, more confident than Penny ever was

A shi to understandthis What the fk is this? I honestly don’t know When did it truly start? Was it last night? Was it when she threw e? Was it the second she walked through my door?

I sense a tremble in her body and I instantly pull her into le ticklesso fast I justwhen I took the job, I wasn’t expecting this"

"I’m sorry, it’s me I warned you" The soft chuckle slides out ofti tells me that Charlie does I’d hate to tell her that I don’t That I despise the very idea of fate because it means I was destined for this life the second I was born And that I’d be a fool to think I have control over any of it