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Her pink lips turn up into a s”

“What’s on the agenda for today?” I ask, brushing ently across her cheek I lean in and press a slow kiss to her templed I already want another taste of her

“Work,” she rolls away to grab her phone off the nightstand “Fuck,” she et new scrubs and shower”

“Mmm,” I wrap my arm around her waist and pull her back toher shoulders

“Gio,” her voice is already deeper and breathless “I have to go, I can’t be late”

I want her to be late

Maybe even unemployed Then she could spend the day wrapped up infor me was depraved, and I love it

“Gio,” she warned as if she could see my intentions

“Fine” I release my hold on her “I’ll drive you”

I takeme after she haphazardly puts on her jeans and top froht before

Downstairs I fill the electric kettle ater and turn it on I pull a bag of locally roasted coffee beans frorinder until they are coarse Beans into the filter, filter onto the pour-over contraption I pour the water slowly through the filter, careful to not let it overflohen Annie descends the loft stairs

“That s” her eyes zone into the coffee “Your place is gorgeous, by the way” She slides onto the stool in front of the island I’ at

“Thanks,” I chuckle “It was one ofand turned it into lofts”

I never went to college, so when other kidst

o class I was building my empire