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“Anyway, I have decided this is the force I need to finally move out. I don’t care if I have to live in a box. I am getting out of my house because my mom won’t stop talking about being a grandmother and I’m pretty sure she wants to turn my room into a nursery? For her grandchild?” I had to admit, that was a little weird.
“Esme is going to get her own place finally too,” I said. “She knows the owner of Linley’s building. You want me to see if she can find out if you could get a place there?”
Em shook her head. “No worries, I actually think my uncle is going to let me stay in one of the cabins, at least until I can save up enough to maybe put a down payment on a fixer upper.” Wow, buying a house. That was a huge step.
“Nice. One of the cabins by the lake?” We’d hung out there a few times before.
“Yup. It’s tiny as hell, but I’ll have access to my own bathroom that I don’t have to share with anyone so I don’t even give a fuck.”
“That’s the spirit!” Things were going well for my friends and I was thrilled. Linley had her pangolin-carving man and Em was finally going to get some privacy.
“So, are you and Esme official yet?”
I couldn’t help but smile. Thinking about Esme made my fingers and toes tingle.
“Yeah. We are. I can’t believe that I didn’t go for her before. What was wrong with me?”
“You were fucking my brother?” she suggested.
I made a face. “Oh yeah. That.”
Em let me gush about Esme for as long as I wanted.
Midway through dessert—green tea mochi—Esme sent me a voice memo.
“I miss you. I can’t wait to see you. The time is crawling by. I feel silly for saying that, but it’s the truth. When did that happen? When did I start spending all my time thinking about you?” Her voice was soft and wistful, at odds with the sounds of the music and voices around her.
Esme sighed. “Anyway, I just had to tell you. I’ll see you later, babe.”
Babe. It made me feel like I was glowing from the inside when she called me that.
“Okay, that was cute as fuck, you make me sick,” Em said after I’d played the message for her.
“I’m sorry?” I said.
“It’s fine. I’m happy you’re happy. You fucking deserve it after Wyatt.” Wasn’t that the truth?
* * *
“Hey,”Esme said in a soft voice when I opened the door for her. Em had left hours ago, and I’d spent my time waiting for her by doing some work. Or trying to do work.
“Come here,” I said, holding my arms open. She fell into my arms and her lips sought mine as Stormy rushed in to search for Potato. The two animals were basically best friends at this point. Such a relief.
“I missed you, too,” I said, in between kisses and trying to get her work clothes off and give her access to remove mine.
We went right for the bedroom, both racing to see who could get the other one off first.
I won.
“I brought something special with me,” Esme said, after she’d come down from her orgasm.
“Ohhh, what’s that?” I asked.
“Wait here,” she said, giving me a wicked kiss.
When she came back, she had something in both hands that she held up for me to see.
“Oh hell yes,” I said as I looked over the strap-on.
