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"Why not? You act like you're ancient."
"Some days I feel like I'm ancient.”Abigail pushed in the final chair and regarded him with enigmatic eyes.
"You're embarrassed."
"Maybe a little. This feels a bit unreal." She swiveled her head around, looking for anyone remaining in the hall. "It's probably better if we're not so obvious about what we're doing."
"I'm hoping that means we're doing it more than once,'' he teased.
Abigail nodded. "I'd like that. I won't let Birdie manipulate me, but, like I said last night, I don't want to flaunt an affair around town. It goes against who I am as a person. I want to teach my daughter to have certain qualities that might not be demonstrated in what we’re doing.”
And what’s that?”
“Making good decisions. Being moral."
Leif stiffened. "So what we're doing is wrong in the light of day but right when we're beneath the covers?"
"Look, I'm not trying to be a hypocrite. If waving the fact we're getting busy together under everyone's noses is what you want, then I can't be with you."
"I may not be moral, but I'm honest.”
Abigail swallowed. “Well, I guess morality is different for different people. I’m sorry that my view is not the same as yours. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want you. I do. So should I not come by later tonight?"
"I didn't say that.”
“All I’m saying is that I want to keep this thing between me and you right now. We agreed on that, right? Just a little fun. I don't want to get hurt when you leave." Her voice broke at the end of her statement.
And just like that, Leif saw what was right in front of him. Abigail wasn't scared to let go and live. She was scared to hold on. Because falling in love often ended with a splat.
"You won't. We're good," he said, electing to give her space. He didn't understand his need to push her in the first place ...or maybe what he didn't understand was how much it hurt that she wanted him only under the cloak of secrecy. Why should he care? His ego wasn't fragile, and there had been plenty of times he'd slept with a woman and never wondered if anyone knew or not. He didn’t need to be validated by everyone in town knowing that he was with Abigail.
Still, for some reason, he felt thin-skinned. Or perhaps it was merely the long-seeded emotions about his past winging their way to the surface, messing with his head.
Abigail was a friend and lover. Nothing more. Nothing less.
"I could drop by tonight. Uh, that is if you want me to?" she asked, color once again flooding her face. He liked that she blushed. It was so Abigail.
Emotions shouldn’t get in the way of something natural and primal. They were meeting each other’s needs. End stop.
So he walked over and tugged her to him. "That would be awesome, favorite FWB."·
“You have other FWBs?”
“Not at present. I’m exclusively your FWB.”
She glanced around as if to insure they were alone, then she rose on her tiptoes and kissed him squarely on the chin. “You know, this sneaking around thing is a bit of a turn-on."
"Yeah?" he asked, bunching up the hem of her long-sleeved cotton T-shirt dress, brushing the backs of her thighs. Her breathing increased as his fingers walked toward the edge of her panties. "Next time you wear a dress, don't wear underwear. Think you can do that, Ms. PTA?"
"Seriously?"
"If we're going to do this sneaking around, let's make it fun. Next time you know you're seeing me in public, ditch the panties."
She licked her lips and that was too tempting. He swooped and caught her mouth, nipping her bottom lip with his teeth so he could taste her. At the same time, he pushed his hand beneath her panties, clasping her bottom and pulling her against his growing erection.
With a final squeeze of her butt, he removed his hand and broke the kiss. "You better go before the custodian shows up and catches us on my desk.”
Abigail stepped back, shifting her dress into place. His gaze went to those puffy just-kissed lips before sliding up to eyes mirroring desire. He almost walked over and locked the classroom door. Yeah, kinky sex with Abigail on his metal desk could be the ultimate in naughty fantasy.
