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His shoulder hit mine. “You could have that with anyone.”
“No. I couldn't. Not like this. I never thought I'd like holding someone else's hand for this long.” I didn't enjoy touching others for long, or being too close, but it all felt like something I needed more of when I was with Nova. He felt like something I needed more of.
His face brightened. “You like holding my hand?”
“Yes. I liked when you rubbed your nose against mine too, and I'm not usually big on affection.”
“Do you like what we did together this morning too?”
My breath stuttered. “Maybe a little too much,” I admitted, my words moving faster than my brain.
“We can do it again if you want.”
“I don't know, Nova. I think we should have a deeper conversation about what all this stuff means.”
“You mean being friends with benefits?”
I nearly swallowed my tongue. “You sure you know what that is?”
“Yeah. When two friends have sex,” he said confidently, with a large smile on his face.
“And you understand what sex is?”
“Mhm.” He swung our hand forward, looking up at the sky. “What they do in porn videos.”
“You've watched porn?” Why was I surprised? He learned most of what he knew from movies.
“Sometimes. Mostly to learn and figure out things I might like. When I saw your cock this morning, I badly wanted to put my mouth on it.”
A laugh burst out of me. “You . . . you can't just blurt those things out in public.” I glanced around us and sighed in relief when no one was around.
“Why not?”
“Because, Nova, it's not appropriate. Those are things you say privately when we're alone.”
“Okay. I'll wait until we're back in the room to tell you what I wanted to do with my tongue.”
I made a high-pitched sound with my throat. I did not need to be getting hard while we were walking in public.
“You probably should have waited to say that too.”
He was quiet on the way back to the hotel. As I flipped through the movie choices on the TV, he lowered himself beside me. “Do you think you'll need anything else for your work after today?”
“Probably. But I don't like the idea of you risking your life more than you already do.”
“I'll have to do it for others anyway. It keeps me busy and prevents me from being at home alone for too long.”
My heart dropped. “I don't like that you're alone so much either. I wish I could come here more.”
“Me too.” He grabbed my hand. “So, what do you want for our next trade? I won't take no for an answer.”
“You're not supposed to use what I tell you against me.” I sighed, bringing our hands to rest on my knee. “How about some flowers that would be good for medicine, and maybe you can surprise me with one other thing. What would all that cost me?”
He tapped his chin with his finger. “Twenty kisses.”
I turned toward him, our mouths inches apart. His warm breath brushed over my lips. “Doesn't sound like a fair deal to me. How about thirty kisses?”
“Yeah.” His breaths quickened. “If you really think that's fair.”
