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As I was washing my hands, there was a knock on the bathroom door. “Willa, it’s me.”
I opened the door and frowned at Duke. “What are you doing?”
He slipped into the bathroom and shut the door. “You used the code word formeet me in five minutes for secret dirty sex.” Duke grinned and moved toward me.
I put my hand on his chest and his smile slipped.
“Are you okay?” he asked, covering my hand with his.
“I’m fine. I just—not in the mood.”
“Not in the mood. You’re always in the mood.”
I bit my lip. “I got my period.”
“You think that would stop me?” He cocked his head to the side. “I still want you.”
“That’s nice,” I said with a sigh. “But it’s not that.”
“Then what—oh. It means you’re not pregnant.”
“Yeah.” My brow furrowed. “I’m more bummed than I thought I’d be.”
“Hey,” he said softly, grasping my chin and gently forcing my gaze to his. In my boots, we were nearly the same height. “It’ll happen when it’s supposed to.”
“I know. But I was kind of hoping we’d already done it. You know?”
He flashed a grin. “We’ll just have to try harder. Night and day; day and night.”
Duke moved ever so slightly, backing me up so I hit the sink. He wedged his thigh between my legs.
“Whatever I have to do, Willa. Don’t worry. You can count on me.”
I chuckled. “Yeah, I know I can.” I brushed my lips across his. “Thanks for cheering me up.”
His hands moved to cradle my cheeks. His tongue slipped into my mouth and he pressed his thigh against my cleft. When he pulled back, he rested his forehead against mine.
“Come on, let’s blow off the party,” he said.
“Where are we going?” I demanded.
“I’m taking you to La Creperie for dessert.”
“Now that’ll cheer me up.”
I let Duke lead me downstairs and outside to his bike.
“Hey,” I said, pausing when he gave me a helmet.
“Yeah?”
“I love you. Like,reallylove you.”
He reached out to grasp my hip and pull me toward him. “I don’t know what I did to deserve you, but I’ll spend the rest of my life grateful I have you.”
My mouth quirked into a smile. “Funny. I was thinking the exact same thing about you.”
We kissed gently under the stars, and then I climbed on the back of Duke’s bike, my arms wrapped around him as we sped off into the night.
