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"I can't help it" I rocked up into hi to feel hi heart "It feels too good to slon We can always do it again"

I felt his laugh deep inside, all the way toat my neck as he fucked reed, "True And again And again Or maybe I should cuff you to the bed and take my time"

At the , "Later I'll cuff you to the bed later Now, I' to make you come so hard you see stars"

It didn't take long It never did with Tenn

Since the day we'dfelt so right as Tenn touchingme We'd never said the words, but I knew I'd spent souys I'd dated after the divorce I started with suspicion and never got far enough to let anyone in

I don't know if I'd ever really let Elliott in I'd thought I had Thought what I'd felt for hi, even if it had faded later Now that there was Tenn, I knew I'd never loved Elliott I'd been blinded by his looks and his easy charht it had been his beauty and the sex, but I rong about that, too

Tenn was a million times more handsome than Elliott And when it caas Sex with Tenn was so asms It was connection, the feel of his body, his touch, his kisses, and soft words I hole with Tenn, and until hi

Turning in his arh to see his face "I talked to my department head"

Tenn sat up, takingthe blankets around us I cuddled in, nervous and not nervous at all I could talk to Tenn about anything, but this was big He waited for o on

"Back in the spring, e discussedthe summer off, I mentioned the idea of a sabbatical We don't have a funded sabbatical program, but a few professors I've known have done self-funded sabbaticals"

"And?" Tenn prompted when I fell silent

"And when I brought it up, he said he'd approve a sabbatical, but I had to let hianize oing on around ca for sublets for the year A visiting professor in the Mathematics Department and one in her departh to find Most of the rentals are for students and they're not in great shape"