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M: The reason I snuck around as a kid was because no one trusted me. Had I been able to see his mom, we probably wouldn’t have been sneaking around having sex in the fifteen minutes between the time we got home from school and the time her parents got home from work.
K: Fifteen minutes, big guy? Good thing your stamina has improved since then.
I love her sense of humor, love that she can take something so serious and lighten the mood. I wipe my hands on a towel before texting her back, and then going back to finish loading the dishwasher.
M: We can put my stamina to the test anytime you’d like to.
K: Hmmmmm. There’s an offer I’ll never be able to refuse. Next week we’ll have to see what we can do.
M: We really need to talk about schedules, Rina. I hate not knowing when we’ll actually get to see each other.
K: I agree. Maybe we can do that tomorrow?
I hear Caleb’s truck coming up the drive and quickly end the conversation.
M: We will. Caleb’s home, so I’ll see you tomorrow.
K: Can’t wait, big guy. Be nice to them!
I can’t make any promises so I say nothing instead. As the two of them make their way from his truck to the front door, I can hear Caleb giving her a lecture.
“Jess, I told you this was a bad idea. Babe, you know I didn’t want you to go without me, but you also know I can’t be around that anymore.”
“Caleb, please don’t be mad at me. I asked you, but you didn’t want to go. That was your decision, and I stood by you with it. I thought you were being paranoid, but now…” She has tears in her voice. “I get it. Thank you for not making me go home to an empty house.”
When I can hear them kissing, I plop my ass down on the couch to give them some privacy. Three minutes later they come through the door. Introductions are made, and Jess thanks me for letting her stay. As they make their way back to Caleb’s bedroom, I yell out.
“Remember what I said Caleb. I may be old, but my back can still take it.”
He chuckles. “Got it, Dad. Good night.”
And with trust in my child, I go to bed, sleeping so deep I don’t wake up until the next morning, excited to spend a day with all the people I care about.
CHAPTER 11
KARINA
K: How’d you sleep last night with two teenagers under your roof?
I can’t helpbut give Mason a hard time. Caleb’s a good kid, I know that from having him in my class, but he’s also a teenage boy, almost a man, with teenage hormones.
M: Slept like a baby, Rina. Told you I trust Caleb. Now had it been me and you’d been here? No doubt about it, there’s no way I would have kept my hands off you last night.
I’m trying to think of what my reply will be when another message comes through; a picture of Mason’s head against what I assume is his pillow. His eyes are heavy with sleep, his smile lazy, and his stubble is grown in more, adding to the beard on his face. Looking farther down, I can see his chest on full display. Immediately I wonder what he sleeps in.
K: You look cozy and fine as hell. What do you sleep in, Mase?
M: Last night? I slept in these.
The next thing I know, I get a picture angled a little further down, showing a flat stomach with light hair, leading to the waistband of what appear to be boxers. I’d have to be blind not to notice the bulge just below his waist. It makes me wonder what it would be like to wake up next to him, put my leg around his waist, feel his hardness, and bury my head in his neck, while we lay together. The outside world could wait while the two of us woke up and whispered quietly. I never even thought about these things with Braxton, my ex-fiancé. Can’t even remember the last time I’d wanted to lounge around with him. Maybe the writing had been on the wall for us way before I found out he was sleeping with my best friend. The sound of another text coming through brings me out of my thoughts.
M: Usually I sleep in something a little different but with Jess here I didn’t feel comfortable.
Dear Lord. This man...I have a feeling I know what he’s suggesting.
K: Are you saying you usually sleep naked?
M: Wouldn’t you like to know?
