I sit up straight on the couch before reaching to put my shoes back on. I've offended him. He gave me the most pleasure I've ever experienced in my life and then I offended him. Smart, Sadie. You are so fucking smart.
"Here's some water." He hands me a bottle of chilled water. "You look like you could use it."
I smile as I push a few strands of hair that are sticking to my forehead aside. I take a long, heavy swallow of the water. It quenches my thirst but not my curiosity.
"Are we just going to sleep together?" I blurt the question out. Can I possibly sound more juvenile?
"What's going on, sunshine?" He reaches to take the bottle from my hand. "Where's your mind at?"
I pull in a measured breath. "I told you before that I don't really do the just sex thing very well."
"You want to be wined and dined and then fucked?" He takes a drink from the bottle and I marvel at the muscles in his neck. Is there any part of him that doesn't exude raw magnetism?
"I like things to be in order." I breathe out a heavy sigh as my eyes dart around the room. "Everything in my world has its place. I just want to know where my place is in your world."
He sips more of the water as he nods slowly at me. "I get it. You want us to define what this is so that there are no misunderstood expectations?"
"Yes." I adjust myself on the couch. "Or at least an expectation of what we want from one another."
"That's fair." He places the bottle down in his lap. "You smart girls like to plan everything, don't you?"
His comment, although playful, stings. It's the second time he's brought up my intelligence. I'm not sure if he views it as a positive thing or a negative thing.
"Will we see other people?" I throw the question at him. It seems like a good launching point.
"See other people?" he repeats it back as if he's mulling it over. "As in fuck other people? Are you asking if you can fuck other men while we're sleeping together?"
I wasn't asking that but his assumption is telling. "Sure," I counter. "Can I sleep with other guys while we're sleeping together?"
"No. Absolutely not." His voice is stern, there's no compromise in the tone.
"So you won't be sleeping with other women either?" I clench my hands together in anticipation of his answer.
"After that..." He motions to the couch. "I don't want anyone but you. How can I fuck anyone else when I've tasted you?"
I'm stunned by his bold response. I immediately feel the heat return between my thighs. He really wants me.
"I don't do long term." The words hit me like a bullet from the distance that I couldn’t have seen coming. "I want you while I can have you."
I scan his face looking for any hint about how long that might be. "Until I go back to school?" I offer.
His face brightens as if I've given him a key to a locked door. "That works for me."
"So we're fuck buddies until September?" I want the words to sound light but they feel heavy and emotionally weighted when they leave my lips.
"You're mine for the summer." He leans in closer. "Don't let another man touch any of this."
I nod as I once again feel his soft lips engulf mine in a heated kiss.
Chapter 15
"What I would give to have a man like that go down on me." Alexa fans herself in the lounge chair next to me.
"I didn't even know it could feel that good," I say, a broad smile covering my mouth.
"I told you he wouldn't care about the scar." She points to my chest. It's near one hundred degrees out and even though she's wearing a tiny, pink bikini, I've covered my one-piece suit with a t-shirt.
"I haven't told him about it yet," I grimace as I take a long sip of iced tea.