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“Yes,up at him, her lips parted and her eyes hooded

He sainst the lobe of her ear Itout and putting her hands on his shoulders to stabilize herself He was driving her wild and he hadn’t even really done anything yet Toby chuckled and ran his lips along her neck, pausing to press a tender kiss there as the hand on her thigh wandered further and further north She spread her legs to give him access and just as he started to pull back she could feel his fingers teasing her delicate, feminine folds

“Choosefar away

Marie’s eyes snapped open and she found herself lying in her bed, panting hard, a hand between her legs as sun poured in from the nearbyHer body was covered in a thin sheen of sweat and she was a bit dizzy from the experience

Had that really just happened? She groaned softly and pushed herself up frolance at the tiet up for work so she flopped back onto the bed and grunted a little, running her hand through her curls Everything had seemed so vivid Was it really a dream? Maybe she was just that desperate to be touched God, that was sad

Chapter Twelve

Marie put in her hours at work She liked her job, but every day that passed was another day that she wasn’t e It was beco to justify paying for Mada about it, Marie realized that the wo to cost She

She wrapped up at work and went straight to Rachel’s She loved Rachel’s condo, and in some ways she envied her friend’s success Rachel had never been tied down like Marie and so she’d been free to follow her dreams without hindrance, and Marie often wished she’d been allowed to do that

Marie knocked on Rachel’s door and when Rachel answered, she already had a glass of wine in hand, ready to offer it to Marie

“Thanks,” Marie said, taking the glass and sipping froood

She wandered into the condo and set her things down, falling into the couch and sighing happily Rachel chuckled and sat in an ar her chin in her hand

“Sooo? How did it go?”

“Ohback up

Rachel chuckled and nodded “It is a bit strange,” sheas she sipped at her wine

Marie looked at her seriously for a moment “Can we talk about it? Now that we’ve both been there?” she asked, re the contract that had seemed so serious