Page 46 of Bless My Body

for a little while. “And you would be ok if we moved on to be with other people after?”

He shrugs. “I’ve watched you be with other people before, so I know what it feels like. At least

this time, I would know what it’s like to be with you.” He knows what it’s like to see me with other

people. That statement feels like a punch to my gut. I think back to all the times I brought guys to

parties Ezra was at. Or how I would talk to him about guys if I had a problem with someone. He must

have hated me. But he kept on being my friend. Kept on being there for me.

I clear my throat. “Ok, and if we don’t want to stop the sex after the thirty days?”

A smirk forms on his face, telling me that this is the option he prefers. “Then we keep having sex.”

He might as well have added a ‘duh’ at the end of that sentence.

“Yeah, but would we be, like, together?”

“Well, we could take it day by day. Figure it out as we go.” I have a feeling deep down that if I do

this, I’ll be ending it at the thirty-day mark. I don’t want to drag Ezra on when I know it’s not

something I want. I like my freedom too much.

“Are you sure you want to do this?”

“Are you kidding me?” His blue eyes look at me a little sharper. “I want you, Celine. I’ve always

wanted you. I promise, if you decide you don’t want to do it anymore after thirty days—or really any

time—I’d never force you to do anything, and I’d respect your decision.”

I sit there for a minute, taking in his words. My heart is beating so fast. I can’t believe I’m going

to agree to this. I’m going to agree to have sex with this man who is way hotter than any man should

be allowed. But it’s not just that he’s attractive. It’s that he knows me better than probably anyone else

besides Stella. It’s scary being intimate with someone who knows the real you.

I take a deep breath. “Ok, I think we should try it.”

“Really?” his eyes widen. As I was driving down here, I knew that I was going to agree to his

proposal. After all the thinking I did this past week, I couldn’t get the idea out of my head. What

would it be like to have sex with Ezra? Would he be gentle or rough? Does he know how to give a

woman an orgasm? God, I hope so.

“Yeah, I mean, it’s just sex, right?”

“Right.”

“So… when do we start?” I ask. In all my thinking, I hadn’t thought about what it would be like

after I agreed to do this. Am I supposed to strip naked and jump his bones right here? Are we making