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I shake my head, trying to reassure her, but my mind is bursting with questions. "Are you saying you're a virgin?" I lower my voice as I ask the question, and with my hand gently resting on her thigh, she fidgets in her seat before nervously giving me an answer.

"Yes."

"But you've been touched in other ways?"

"Never."

Fuck.

My hand moves to my chin, rubbing it as my thirst for her intensifies beyond my control. However, it's even more important not to push her beyond what she's comfortable with.

"Can I ask you something else?" I have unanswered questions. I'm confused. She confuses me and does something to my mind that I'm not used to. I usually meet a woman, date her, fuck her till the sun comes up, and then either continue or part ways.

But Tessa intrigues me—there's something about her that I find myself drawn to that goes beyond how beautiful she is.

"Sure."

"Why are you here with me?"

"You asked for date two."

"And if I ask you for date three?"

"Then I'll say yes." I inch myself closer to her, my breath hot against her ear as I lower my voice to a whisper.

"I have another question."

"Okay."

"Do you want to be touched, Tessa?"

"By a guy?"

"No. By me." As I pull back, our eyes lock, and my lips ache to ravage hers, to taste the sweetness of her mouth, and I struggle to resist the temptation that threatens to consume me.

"Yes."

"Why?"

"You want to know why?" She laughs nervously, but I need to know what she's thinking.

"Why have you never let another guy touch you before, but you want me to?"

"Because I've never felt this kind of attraction to someone I've just met before."

"So, it isn't just me then?" I give her a tender smile, and she returns it, easing the tension. Yet, I feel compelled to explain my situation to her. "Before anything more happens between us, I need to talk to you about something." She nods at me as she waits for me to continue. "I don't think I'm the guy you want to share your firsts with. You deserve someone who can offer you everything you want."

"I'm not sure I understand."

"I mean it when I say I've never had an initial attraction to someone like this before. I can do casual, and I will be exclusively casual with you, but I can't do love or what it means to be in a real relationship that ends with marriage and babies. I'm not that guy."

"What does exclusively casual mean to you?"

"It means that I'd only date you. I wouldn't disrespect you by entertaining other women, and I hope you'd do the same. But I understand that what I can offer you might not be enough for you."

"I haven't given you any reason to believe I'm looking for a marriage proposal, Zane." I run my thumb over her lips, and our eyes meet.

"The things I want to do to this mouth." I don't even bother fighting my cock's reaction to her when all I can think about is showing her all the pleasures she's never experienced before. "I wouldn't usually bring this up so early on, but given what I know about you, it's only fair that you know what you're getting yourself into."

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