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“It’s me,” I say nervously because I haven’t seen him since his hand was almost inside my panties

“May I join you?” he asks as he takes a seat next to me

I smile “Of course”

Christopher’s gaze volleys froht over there if you need anything”

Matthew drops a hand toshe needs”

For the first ti I need sitting next to me

Matthew’s gaze flits over the front of the black T-shirt I’ before he reads what’s stamped across it, “I heart NY”

I nod “I do”

He traces a fingertip over my forearm “Only tourists wear those shirts, Faith”

I shake ifts are fun”

“So a friend bought this for you?” His fingers inch up to my shoulder “Thank your friend because I’ve never seen one of these T-shirts look better”

I dropIt’s a blue button-down that he’s paired with a pair of dark jeans

“I like your shirt too”

He huffs out a laugh “So did a cat who found a way to cling to the front of it while I was trying to examine her teeth”

I grimace “Ouch”

He drops a hand to the center of his chest “Big ouch I suspect there’s a pretty deep scratch under here I’ll find out when I shower”

I look to ht of him in the shower is too much

I’ve never seen a man full-on naked before

I’ve seen cocks, but those were yanked out of jeans in anticipation ofthem

Matthew reaches down, grabs the wooden leg of the chair I’s it even closer to him It skids across the tile floor

He edges his lips over the skin ofabout me naked”

I bow ain “I’m not”

“This has to be a blush factor of at least a four out of five” His hand finds ood look”

I try and shield ”

“You’re lying,” he whispers “If you want to see ht now”

I let out a laugh “You wouldn’t”

As my hands fall to my lap, he smiles at me “For you, I’d do it, but let’s take this tofor someone Maybe it’s the barista who couldn’t take his eyes off of you”