Page 43 of Stay With Me


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My stomach growls as I find an untouched cheese stick and a forgotten blueberry muffin.

I stand at the counter, my mouth drooling as I break apart the muffin when James enters the room. His gaze burns through me from across the kitchen.

“You hungry?” he inquires in low, velvety tones.

“The cheese is gone, but there's some muffin left if you want it," I reply breathlessly, my heart racing as he begins to approach me. “You go ahead and eat it. You need your strength,” he tells me, wrapping his arms around me from behind and pressing his lips to my neck.

“Oh really? And why is that?” I ask, turning my body and leaning into his embrace.

He cups my face in his hands and brushes a thumb across my bottom lip.

“No food for me… just you,” he murmurs, his voice deep with desire as he brings himself closer to me until our lips are almost touching.

My body trembles with anticipation when we hear footsteps and laughter approaching us. In an instant, I step away, and James reads the newspaper casually as a gorgeous blonde girl strides into the kitchen wearing nothing but an oversized man’s shirt. Her red lipstick smudged across her face.

Everett follows closely behind, clad only in his underwear. They are pawing at each other before realizing they aren’t alone. Everett’s jaw drops, and the blonde blushes, hastily pulling her shirt down.

I clear my throat and greet them, attempting to sound cheerful and like I wasn’t considering letting James fuck me on my kitchen counter before they came in.

“Hey, Everett.”

His face turns red with embarrassment and shock, and his voice squeaks in response, “Ava and James, hey.”

He turns towards his guest, “Hey babe, why don’t you go upstairs and wait for me? I’ll get us some sustenance. Be up in just a second.”

The blonde glances between James and me, then hurriedly leaves the kitchen.

“I didn’t know anyone else was awake. I’m sorry,” Everett apologizes and shrugs his shoulders.

“Sustenance, huh?” I tease, trying hard to hide my laughter.

James doesn’t, however.

He bursts into laughter, and I can’t help but laugh along with him.

“Hey, now! A sexual beast like me needs fuel because I keep the ladies in the bedroom all night,” he teases back, grinning at me.

I shake my head, still giggling. “Oh, you’re something else,” I remark, popping the rest of the muffin into my mouth. “But, seriously, Everett, who did you bring into my house?”

“That’s Emily, or maybe her name is Amanda? Regardless, she is a dancer,” he replies with a shrug and a sly grin.

“A dancer? Like a ballerina.” I ask.

“Not exactly. She is more of the exotic type.”

My mouth drops open, “A stripper!”

Everett nods, giving me a wink.

“Ok, then,” I mutter softly, a blush creeping up my neck.

Everett smirks, clearly amused by my reaction. I look to James for support and see his bright blue eyes shining with tears of amusement as he struggles to contain his laughter.

“Well, you two, it’s been fun, but I don’t want to keep my lady waiting. I’ll see you guys in the morning,” Everett grabs a bag of chips and a couple of sodas, throws a short wave, and leaves us.

“Goodnight,” we both say simultaneously.

I exhale and take a sip of my water.

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