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“We could always play chess” Laughing, I nudged him with my elbow

“Ha I know exactly what you need”

“Excellent” Didn’t a

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Derrick

“I knew this tub was good for so” Arthur stretched like a happy puppy, his daed in the tub, hi us I’d found a candle under the sink, and we’d lit it, keeping the rooh the“This was an excellent idea Thanks”

“You sure hinted enough all week” I trailed ers down his ribs The water smelled like the herbal bubble bath Arthur had dumped in Years froia, and I was okay with that as I wanted to do whatever I could to preserve this moment

“I did, didn’t I?”

“You did” I laughed because despite having fooled around in the shower earlier in the week, he had continued to remark hoe’d both fit in the tub He wasn’t exactly subtle about what he wanted, but I loved that about hi him what he wanted was easy and made me feel like a lotto winner

“And look at us We made it the whole week and no one needed to sleep in the tub”

“We did good” I hugged hiainst me He wasn’t the only one who didn’t want to sleep I wasn’t ready forat all

“We did” Arthur gave a contented sigh “Never thought I’d say this, but I wish the week didn’t have to end”

“Me either” I took a deep breath I wasn’t getting a better opening than that for all the thoughts that had been plaguing me all day “Maybe it doesn’t”

“Derrick” Twisting inthe rules of this fling, but ever since that song about trying, I kept coive this thing between us a real chance

“Hear ht?”

He exhaled hard “Other than the fact thatat the bit for that to happen”