Page 61 of Mr. February

“We have a few things to talk about, though,” Wade said in his usual calm, relaxed manner. “That was great, right? Way better than I expected, and I had high hopes. Maybe I should be less blunt, but I’m a direct person. I like knowing where I stand. We’re doing this, right? It’s not just a vacation fling, is it?”

“Didn’t we already have this conversation?” Jenny asked, confused.

“Well, yeah, but that was before we got naked and touched each other’s body parts. I didn’t know if that changed anything for you.”

He gestured towards the couch and looked a little bit embarrassed. Jenny’s heart melted at how he tried to set her at ease in spite of his own discomfort.

“Nothing’s changed for me.” Jenny gave him a shy smile as she answered.

“Good,” he said with a satisfied nod. “Not for me, either.”

He took her hand. His serious expression contrasted so much with his nudity that Jenny bit back a smile.

“Since I haven’t scared you off with my overwhelming manliness”—Jenny giggled as he intended—“I have questions.”

“Like what?”

“Is this on the down low, or are we going public with this? I’ve introduced you here as my girlfriend, but the likelihood of that information getting back to the office is slim. Before you ask, I’m all in. Hell, I’m ready to change my social media status and tell Kyle, the biggest gossip at work, and ask my mom to invite you to dinner to meet all my sisters.”

Jenny’s eyes grew bigger the more he spoke, and he grinned at her ruefully.

“See, that’s what I’m talking about. I’m all in, but I don’t know where you are unless you tell me.”

“I’m all in, too. You surprised me, that’s all.”

“What do you mean?”

“Most guys I’ve dated don’t want to have a relationship status conversation ever, and they certainly don’t initiate it.”

“They’re idiots. Now you’re dating an adult, and adults like clarity.”

“Don’t you think we should wait until we’ve had sex? Penetrative sex, I mean?”

“Do you have two vaginas or something?”

“What? No,” she sputtered a laugh.

“I mean, if you do, we can figure something out, but I can’t imagine there’s anything I’ll learn once we go all the waythat I don’t already know. You’re kind, smart, gorgeous, funny, sensual, and attentive. I can’t see how putting my dick in a different hole will change my opinion on that.”

“Um, what if I’m not any good at it?”

Jenny looked at her hands as she asked. She tried to sound casual when she asked, but it’s hard to conceal nervous body language when nude on a couch.

“Baby, look at me.”

Wade put his finger under her chin again. Jenny plastered on a happy expression before she met his concerned eyes.

“Jenny, sweetie, I already know you’re good at it. If someone else told you something different, that’s becausehewasn’t any good at helping you relax and have fun. Did you have fun with what we just did?”

“You know I did,” she said with a blush.

“Did you like what I did to you?”

“Yes.”

Her blush felt like it would consume her, burning every inch of her skin.

“And did you like what you did to me?”

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