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“Hey” I tried to sound as casual as I’d told Sabrina this thing was, but ood Derrick looked It had only been a few days since I’d seen him, but he’d had a haircut since then and his black T-shirt stretched over his chest in an extra-sexy way I narrowly refrained fro him in the entryway

“Hey” He sounded as dazed asat each other until he held up a white bag “I picked up bread from the bakery by the bus stop”

“No car?”

“Nah, not worth the car ferry and parking hassle when the bus option is aled and letI could ain”

“You want to cook forthat down” I smiled at him And yeah, the bread alone was proof this wasn’t strictly casual, but I couldn’t be bothered to care Derrick wanted to cook forat hiood “But we should probably be nice and uys when they come in”

“They’re not here now?” His smile widened

“No Lia today They should both be back pretty soon, though And you just missed Sabrina”

“We’ll have to hurry” He grabbed my hand

“Hurry?” I made a surprised noise as he hauledme?”

I had a good feeling, buthim say it was fun too

“To that tiny bed of yours” He winked at me as we reached my room

“Sorry I know it’s crowded” Locking the door behind us, I pulled him to me The room definitely felt smaller than usual with him in it, and his nearness combined with the yummy scent of his aftershave made him the focal point instead of my musical clutter

“I’avewith its sweetness “And at least in your bed, we don’t have to strap in”

“You have to strap yourself in on the sub?”

“Yep Every time unless you like concussions and broken collarbones Everything gets strapped down” Eyes flashing devilishly, he pulled my shirt loose from my shorts “At first it was hard to sleep so confined, but now I’ood practice for you”