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Something is seriously wrong with me. I should be furious about that trick he pulled with the remote panties. I was angry and embarrassed. At first. Lying in bed last night, I may have played out a nice little scenario in my head where he was stuck to a giant glue trap and begging me to rescue him while I ate popcorn and watched.
But then other thoughts seeped in. Like that look on his face when he had me pinned to the wall, the feeling that shot through me the second our tongues met, his growl in my ear. I’m going to watch you come.
I’ve never wanted to hop on a dick more in my life. It makes zero sense. Most of the time, I’d like to punch his smirking mouth, not kiss it, but apparently my lizard brain has taken over. It has to be the lack of sex these last four months. Or is it because I’ve told myself that he’s off limits? Am I that simple? It took restraint to taunt him then walk away yesterday, but I think I did a good job of hiding how his dirty talk affected me. Thank goodness Cara showed up.
With that ego, he’s bound to be selfish in bed. Or outright inept. Why am I so stuck on him when there are plenty of men like him out there who would be happy to rub my labia for two minutes then ask me if I came? One time of acting on those urges would probably solve everything. It’d be disappointing and I’ll stop thinking about it.
Or is that just a handy excuse to do what I want? I need advice.
With a winter storm due to start this evening, my original plan to hit the bar with the girls this weekend isn’t possible but maybe we can sneak in some dinner before things get bad.
I haven’t had a chance to catch up with Holly since I quit working at Night Brooms so hopefully, she’ll be able to come too. I send a text to her, Cara, and Lila inviting them out for Mexican food.
Holly replies that her car is in the shop, but she’s happy to go when I volunteer to pick her up. Cara and Lila are at my door within minutes. “Margaritas!” Cara exclaims. “I call ‘not it’ for designated driver.”
“I’m driving.” One drink will be plenty for me if I want to keep my head straight and get some advice from my friends. “We’re going to pick up Holly.”
“Cool. I don’t have to work tomorrow. Let’s go,” Lila says.
A lot of people in town seem to have the same urge to get out of the house for a few hours before the shit hits the fan. The restaurant and bar we pass both have parking lots overflowing with cars.
The Mexican place is busy, but it still doesn’t take too long to get a table. Thankfully, it’s back in a corner booth where we won’t have to worry about being overheard. This is my favorite restaurant. Life just seems better when we’re gathered around a basket of fresh tortilla chips accompanied by the cheese of the gods and sipping our fruity margaritas.
We spend the first few minutes talking and catching up. I keep trying to find a natural way to work my question and situation into the conversation but it’s not going to happen. Finally, after our meals have been served, I blurt out, “I need all of you to tell me not to bang the slumlord.”
Everyone freezes and Holly almost spits out her drink. Silence reigns as she wipes her mouth with a napkin until Lila curses and starts digging in her purse. She pulls out a twenty dollar bill and slaps it into Cara’s outstretched hand.
Cara grins back. “Called it on day one. I am good.”
These bitches. “You bet on me having sex?”
“No, I bet on you having sex with Cooper,” Cara counters. “The tension between you two is very familiar.” An amused look is exchanged between her and Lila.
“Well, give the money back because I haven’t.”
“Yet?” Lila asks, and then grins when I can’t answer.
Holly pipes up. “Okay, I need to know what this guy looks like or what’s so special about him because I’m lost.” Holly knows about my no dating rule since I declined her offer to set me up with a friend of hers a few months ago.
“Oh, here,” Lila says, picking up her phone and tapping at the screen. She hands it to Holly. “You can swipe. The next few are him.”
What? I lean over to see a picture of Cooper. His back is to the camera and he’s hammering on a wall. Another shows him bent over a pipe outside, all covered in dirt. “You have pictures of him on your phone?”
Lila shrugs and accepts the phone back, “I’ll delete them now that I know he’s yours.”
“He’s not mine!”
“Okay, I get the fascination,” Holly says. “He’s sexy as hell, but I’m confused. You want us to talk you out of dating him?”
“Not dating him. That’s not an option.” With a sigh, I start at the beginning and explain everything. From the dreams after seeing him naked to the scorching kiss and even the vibrating panties. If you can’t trust your besties with your most embarrassing moments, what’s the point of friendship, right?
“Oh my god, that’s the hottest thing I’ve ever heard,” Holly says, and takes a huge drink. “He saw the remote and decided you were going to come for him. Why do those things never happen to me?”
“Probably because you don’t randomly decide to wear a sex toy to work,” I reply dryly. “Anyway, you all know I’m trying to do better when it comes to the guys I date. I don’t trust myself not to fall into my old pattern yet, so I haven’t been dating but if I don’t start getting some soon, I’m going to fuck the life out of that slumlord. So now would be a good time to tell me that it’s a terrible idea.”
The table falls silent while they glance around at each other until Holly speaks up, “A fuck buddy is what you need but options are limited in this little town. I’ve been on the dating apps recently. It’s the same losers it was six months ago. Are you worried about losing your job if you sleep with Cooper?”
“Nah, I make his job much easier. He won’t replace me.” I drain the rest of my drink. “Maybe if I did him once, I could get it out of my system. I’ll see he’s like every other arrogant jerk who couldn’t find the clit if it glowed in the dark.”
