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***Olive***
TheartroomatJolly Pines had never been so silent. Caleb had just walked into the room and arranged himself on the padded table the models often posed on. He’d kept his pants on, but they rode so low on his hips that every one of his abs were on display. He hooked his thumb through his belt loop and leveled his stare on me. The smile that stretched his lips was breathtaking and the playful crinkle of his eyes made me feel like we were alone in the room, with him slowly teasing me.
“Oh, they’re doing it.” Barb whispered loudly to Brenda and elbowed her. “He’s practically mounting her with his eyes!”
Caleb’s eyes widened and his cheeks turned pink. I was amazed at seeing him blush, too amazed to be embarrassed myself.
Jerry sat in a chair at the front of the room and tapped a pen to a pad of paper she was holding. “While everyone else gets started drawing, I thought I’d ask you a few questions. Just stay in that position and answer me without moving. Okay?”
I noticed the doorway to the art room filling up as even more women came to see the new male model. I almost felt bad for Caleb, but he was just wild enough to be having fun.
“What are your intentions with Little Kitty?” Jerry glanced back at me when I choked. “In case you haven’t noticed, we’re pretty fond of her already.”
Caleb’s eyes moved to mine again and he smiled. “She grows on people pretty fast. My intentions are pure.Ish. I want to take her on a date and see if she’ll agree to several more and then maybe keep doing that.”
“Where are you going to take her on the date she agreed to today?”
He bit his lip and I could read the dirty thoughts all over his face. When Jerry cleared her throat, he blushed again. “Dinner?”
Kitty appeared at my side, showing up out of nowhere. “Dinner, huh?”
Jerry tapped her notepad harder. “I do believe you have impure intentions with our Little Kitty. She deserves a good time, though, so we’ll allow it.”
Barb and Brenda cheered over the sound of my groaning. “Little Kitty’s going to get laid!”
Helen laughed along. “I hope she’s good enough in bed to have him come back around. This is the best art class I’ve ever taken.”
“Well, Little Kitty, I do believe you are as good as laid.” Kitty patted my cheek and winked. “Enjoy it while you can, honey. I swear, if I still had the moisture of a young woman, I’d rule the world.”
“Kitty!” I let out a shocked laugh and shook my head. “Everyone here is nuts.”
“Why do you think you fit in so well, honey?” She hugged me tight and then held me at arm’s length. “I have a rhinestone set that will blow his mind. You want to try it on?”
“Kitty, your boobs are just a bit larger than mine.”
She smiled coyly. “I never said the set involved a bra.”
After art class, Barb and Brenda pulled their clothes back on and dragged Caleb to lunch with them. I only slightly feared for his safety, but I had other stuff to do around the grounds so I couldn’t save him. I worked through my lunch and was heading to Jerry’s office when I heard a commotion in the game room. Fearing a couple of the men were trying to fight again, I hurried inside and what I found made me want to laugh and cry happy tears at the same time.
Caleb was sitting at a table full of old men, yelling just as animatedly as everyone else as they rolled dice. The gambling wasn’t great, but the men did that with, or without Caleb. I was happily surprised he hadn’t left and even happier to see him having such a good time with the people I’d already grown to care about. They clearly loved him, too. As I leaned against the doorway, there were high-fives and taunts exchanged as if they’d been gambling together for years.
Caleb glanced over and grinned when he spotted me. Sliding his change to the middle of the table, he didn’t take his eyes off me. “My date’s here, boys. I’ll see you next week, same time. Try not to spend all your money before then.”
I shook my head and grinned up at him when he came to a stop just in front of me. “Gambling with my residents, Caleb? Really?”
He gripped my waist and leaned in so his mouth brushed the shell of my ear as he spoke. “This place is raging with hormones, sweetheart. I feel like this whole day has been foreplay and I’m dying a little.”
I pressed my cheek against his and gripped his shirt in my hands. “I hate that I know exactly what you mean.”
“What time do you get off?”
“Now. I just need to let Jerry know I’m leaving.”
“What time do we need to pick Jesse up?”
My heart fluttered but I shoved it down, beneath the raging hormones. “Today is his late day. He stays until four for bike club.”
Muttering a curse, he leaned back and pressed his forehead to mine. “That’s only an hour from now. Next time…”
