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“Deanna?” Jake asks, from outside. “Is that you?”
“Yeah,” I call. “I just got out of the shower. Give me a minute.” I swallow hard. “Lexi isn’t here.”
“Okay,” he says. “We can talk, too.”
Yes, we should. I should say…something logical and smart and effective. Whatever that is. “I…uh… Make it two minutes.” I move to my room.
River emerges, holding a black silk robe. “I guess I’ll leave you to it.”
“Thanks.” I take the robe and move into the bedroom.
“Is there a back door?”
“Yeah. That way.” I motion to the side door on the other side of the living room. “You can stay.”
“Rain check.”
Don’t look at his cock. Don’t look at his cock. Don’t look at his cock.
Bam.
My eyes go straight to his crotch.
I’m not sure how the board shorts remain in one piece. He’s really straining the fabric.
He laughs. “I’ll take them off next time.”
“Another experiment?”
His posture shifts to something harder. “If that’s what you want.”
No. I want everything, but I say yes, anyway.
He leaves.
I throw on a dress. I can’t greet my future brother-in-law in lingerie.
I try to push thoughts of sex aside as I answer the door, invite Jake inside, try to figure out how the hell I’m going to get him and Lexi back together.
Chapter Twenty-Two
Deanna
“Do you want something to drink?” I say to Jake and motion to the kitchen, but I barely see the shiny white counter, the coffeemaker, the tea kettle. Instead, I see River backing me into the tile, turning me around, taking me from behind.
It’s not too late to tell Jake to leave.
To call River back.
No. It is. Yes, my body is still buzzing, but the moment is gone. I’m in a loose black dress. He’s somewhere else. The magic is gone.
No. There’s no such thing as magic.
This is dopamine and oxytocin and whatever other hormones send blood racing south. I’m not a biologist or a neuroscientist. Right now, I’m barely a logical programmer. Right now, I’m a woman who desperately needs to ride the boy next door.
Ahem.
“Whatever you’re having,” Jake says.
