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‘Only the obvious ones You will use a condo up with Dwayne ‘Also, whilst I’ with you, you don’t sleep with anyone else The day you take up with a new girlfriend, our relationship—such as it is—will be over’

‘Fair enough Am I allowed any rules of my own?’

Harriet was taken aback She hadn’t anticipated this ‘But of course,’ she said coolly

‘We will not have sex at all during the working week,’ he surprised her by saying ‘When I work, I work hard I can’t afford to be wrecked the next day after being up half the night But I expect you to spend every weekend with ht straight after work’

A highly erotic thrill rippled through Harriet at the thought that he would want her thatevery weekend at Alex’s sexual beck and call was intoxicatingly exciting She had no doubt he would be good in bed No, he would be better than just good He’d be fantastic All of a sudden Harriet found it hard to concentrate on what she should be saying But she had to Her pride demanded it

‘Sorry,’ she said crisply ‘No can do I’ll be going out for drinks on a Friday night with friends I can’t get to your apart’

‘No proble sometimes makes it better’

Harriet suppressed a groan She really was out of her league here Yes, she’d had lovers before, but none quite like Alex She could see that he was very experienced at playing erotic ga back She wanted him too much

‘I also ht,’ she added, determined to make at least some show of independence

‘Can’t you have your girls’ night out during the week?’

‘Sometimes, but not always But back to the weekends What do youto take me out somewhere? For a drive, perhaps? Or to dinner, or to a show?’

‘No You’reher he meant business when he called her Harriet like that ‘You’re also a irl I don’t want you to ever think that our affair has anything to do with love It’s about sex and sexual pleasure It won’t last Maybe only a feeeks But, let’s face it, after what you’ve been through with Dwayne, you can afford a feeeks to indulge yourself in a purely selfish and strictly sexual relationship’