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But not me. Not any longer.
“Sort of,” I said. “It’s… complicated.”
“That’s why you like me,” Ettana said. “I’m definitely not complicated. I’m very, very simple. And you know what else is very, very simple?”
She kept her eyes on me as she slid off the bed and onto her knees before me. She reached for my pants and began to unzip them.
It was what I needed…
But not from her.
I backed away.
Ettana sat on the floor, folded her legs, and stared into space.
“A man never turns that down,” she said. “The problem isn’t your inheritance. It’s me, isn’t it?”
“No, not at all,” I said.
But the lie stung on my lips.
“Yes, it is,” Ettana said. “When we came to your room tonight, I gave you everything. I kissed you the way you like, touched you the way you like… but there was no waking up the little guy. He didn’t want to come out to play.”
“The little guy?”
She nodded to my crotch.
“Nothing?” I said.
“Nothing,” she said. “I’ve never known anyone to be so reliable as you. Kiss you, touch you, and you’re ready for action. But tonight… not a single peep.”
I felt like a detective piecing together a crime.
“So, you and me…” I said. “We didn’t…”
She shook her head.
“No,” she said. “For the first time ever.”
I couldn’t hide my relief. Vicky might have left to return to her homeworld but in my mind, she was still part of me. The idea of sleeping with someone else made my stomach turn. Even with someone as nice and lovely as Ettana.
“She must have been something special,” Ettana said.
Her eyes fluttered up to mine and then away again.
“Who?” I said.
“Whoever this girl you fell in love with is.”
How could she have known about her? She’d never met her and had only heard her singing. By her crooning voice and the bum notes she was striking left, right, and center, it couldn’t have painted a very attractive picture.
“You’re in love with her,” Ettana said. “I know, because I’ve seen that look before.”
I couldn’t deny it. How could I? I’d never felt that way about anyone.
“Do you know the tragic thing?” Ettana said.
Take your pick, I thought. I had a lot of tragedy in my life recently.
