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Her eyes get big and her lips curl into a half-smile.
"Kidding," I add. "Kind of. I mean I'd never behave like this now, because, for one, I'm ten years old and I have some damn sense at this age, and for two, I own my business and it is not sleazy in any way. I can't afford that kind of reputation." Her eyebrows go up. "But yes. When I was younger, there was a recently divorced lady--"
"A MILF?" she asks, making quotation fingers.
"Yeah, pretty much. Linda was twice my age at least, but very attractive. And when she slipped her bikini top off and asked me to oil her up."
"And you did?" Delia asks.
I look into her eyes, feeling embarrassed. "Yeah, I was stupid enough to do it with her right there beside the pool. She called my boss and told him I did such a good job that she'd like to request I be the one to service her pool every other week." I roll my eyes at myself. "At the time I thought it was great. Pussy and a paycheck all rolled up into one."
"That might seem ideal, yeah."
I remember back ten years. "She said it was just sex, and back then that concept seemed great to me. But when she sold her house and moved away at the end of the summer, I moped around for months. I felt...used."
"Hmm," Delia says, and eats a bite of salad. "That would be painful."
I spend about two minutes worrying that my story has turned her off--or worse, turned her on.
And then I realize something important. "You know, I'm rethinking this. It wasn't just sex. She needed something from me, and it wasn't just nooky. She needed to feel beautiful again. She needed to feel like she was worthy." I nod, remembering how vulnerable she had been. How careful to leave town without begging me for anything or making me feel obligated. "I made her feel pretty, I think. I told her she would be a great catch."
Delia nods too, then raises her lovely brown eyes to mine. "Can we go now?"
My heart speeds up. "No dessert? The cheesecake is wonderful."
"I would like you to take me home, Beck." Her voice has a tone of longing in it. I fall back into her eyes, and my anticipation builds until we can get back to her rented cabin.
