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“Will it be here?”

He shook his head “Nah At my buddy Mark’s place”

Ryan finished off his beer and silently prayed she’d say no The annoying—out of nowhere—little green monster in him didn’t want to share her with them yet

With a quick shrug and a radiant smile she answered, “Sure”

The urge to talk her out of it sat at the tip of his tongue, but he instead made a mental note to properly warn theht formed in his head He didn’t want their first date—did he just think date?—outing, their first outing, to be in that group setting

With his hard-on now deflated, he moved around to stand in front of her His need to touch her at an all-tih, he placed his hands on her waist and pulled her forward Her light pink glossy lips stood out against her smooth, brown skin The only makeup she wore and, in his opinion, all she needed Another refreshing change from his norm

She placed her hands on his chest and with the sweetest srabbed for her wrists Her entire body shook, overco down at her, he locked her arht her soft body closer to his in the process

She did a one-shoulder shrug “What? Not my fault your nips are ticklish”

“No, but it is your fault if you keepwith them Play nice, or I won’t take you out” The threat empty as Ryan’s new priority was to take her out and show her a good time

It was her turn to frown “Out? I thought we’d just order in like usual”

Their closeness made him aware of the rise and fall of her chest Her pebbled nipples rubbed against hi in his pants Maybe they could stay in No, she was new to the city; he wanted to show her around Needed to ot acclimated, so he’d be associated with the new experiences Besides, she deserved to be taken out and not have all their interactions confined to his house

“Yeah, out You like Thai food? There’s this great little place I know”

With dimples on full display she answered, “Never tried it, but why not?”

Ryan refused to overanalyze the rush of excite her one of his favorite spots Nor the judg her somewhere nicer Next time Shit did I just think next time?

He released her arave her a quick kiss “Great, let o”