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“What is it?” she asks, her blue eyes wide with concern.

“I like watching my cum drip out of you.” I press the crown of my cock at her entrance again, letting the tip inch in slowly. Satisfaction pools in my chest as I watch my cum slip back inside her. “Almost as much as I like fucking it back inside.”

Slowly, I give her my full length again.

“Rhys.”She flutters around me. “Ahh, that feels so good.”

“Good, because I like giving you everything you need.”

Our bodies are still fused together. She reaches up to cup my jaw.

“I just need you.”

I press my lips to her palm. “And trail mix. Don’t forget trail mix. That’s very important.”

“You’re right. It’s a toss-up for first place. Stay on your toes or trail mix might edge you out.”

When she laughs it’s airy. It’s the laugh she has when she’s at ease. I love it and I want to hear it more often. I want it to be associated with the way I make her feel. Light and cared for.

She kisses my neck before leaning back into the pillow with a sigh.

“Sex is messier than I thought.”

I chuckle at her observation. She’s right, but I like it. “I like you messy and marked by me, but we should probably clean up, for personal hygiene’s sake.”

Still deep inside her, I wrap her legs around my waist and carry her to the shower.

Sleepy and sated, we silently wash each other under the warm shower spray.

Once we’re clean, we climb back into bed and fall asleep in each other’s arms.

CHAPTER 54

Colette

Evaluations are in a week, followed by the start of rehearsals. For those company members who took time off or picked up other gigs around the city, it’s time to get back into the routine of things. For me, I’m back to my schedule with a few adjustments. Like I’ve swapped out Gyrotonics for morning sex.

Rhys and I are still fake engaged, but also officially dating. We’re going on our first official date tonight and I’ve had zero anxiety about it. Probably because this week has been insane and I haven’t even had a moment to think.

I drop my bag by the door, too tired to even hang it up.

Food. That’s what I need. But I shouldn’t eat before my date with Rhys otherwise I won’t be hungry at dinner. He at least was open to an earlier reservation time.

There’s a clanging sound in the kitchen but my adrenaline barely spikes. At this point, I’ve got no energy to fight off an intruder. If I’m being robbed, I’ll just lie down on the couch and point out the few valuable items they could take.

But then I smell it. Garlic and herbs, something aromatic and savory. My stomach cheers.We’re saved!

That’s when I see Mo’s tail peeking out from behind the wall. Maxine, on the other hand, is matching my energy, and curled up on the cat bed by the window.

After I pet Mo, I make my way to the kitchen. For a moment I’m concerned that maybe there were burglars at some point, because the kitchen is in complete disarray. Drawers open, a bubbling pot of water on the stove top, and a countertop filled with cutting boards, vegetables, and various dishes.

Rhys is there with a white and blue checked apron fastened around his neck. He’s listening to Taylor Swiftandsinging along.

“Colette, what you want, yeah, Colette what you wanna do.”

I’m certain those are not the right words.

I watch, enraptured by his process, when suddenly he turns, banging his hip into an open drawer.

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