Page 19 of One Wild Wish

I jammed a hand through my hair and diverted my attention to the posers around the room. Many were fumbling with their glasses, scratching out and rewriting their answers. It was laughable. Rachel paused on the Gewürztraminer, likely confusing it with the Riesling. If she got it wrong, we’d part ways and I’d never see her again. I’d get her out of my head once and for all. Eliminate any distractions. But the idea of her never knowing the feel of me inside her, when I could barely look at my bed without stroking myself, wasn’t right.

When she wrote the correct answer, my relief shocked me in its intensity.

We were asked to swap pages, then Alonzo described each wine. The Colon, predictably, messed up the whole page. He scowled, and said, “Shit.” Rachel and I shared a laugh.

People stood, the room a mix of cocky smirks and dejected faces, at least half not invited back next week. Rachel exhaled, pleased with her success.

I wouldn’t see her for five days, and if the past eleven were any indication, she’d occupy too many of my quiet minutes. She, on the other hand, probably wouldn’t give me a second thought. Unaware what I was playing at, I wrapped an arm behind her chair, my breath close enough to skim her ear.

“Six,” I said.

“What?” There was no hiding the tremor in her voice.

“Six. That’s how many orgasms I gave you, Sunshine.”

Her brown eyes widened then fell heavy. “There were only four condoms in the trash.”

“You counted?”

“I noticed. And my name isn’t Sunshine.”

My first glimpse of her tonight was a reminder to keep my distance, her ability to unbalance me dangerous. But the contradiction of her wildness concealed below her measured appearance was too tempting. If she couldn’t remember what had gone down between us, I’d have to remind her. “Sure it is, Sunshine. Unless you prefer Ray. And since we never formally introduced ourselves, I’m Jimmy, and I don’t need my cock to give a woman an orgasm.”

Her breasts strained against her top, the fabric quivering with each inhale. My naughty ray of sunshine. I lingered for a beat, long enough to run my nose up her ear.

Then I took off, unsure what the hell I’d just started.