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I still need to study and also wash and fold laundry then mow the lawn. I don’t have time to wait. If he’s not here, I need to leave.

My fingers grab the keys, and I lock the office behind me.

“I need to run home. Can I borrow your car?”

“Sure,” Tina answers tapping an order into the computer screen.

“Thanks.”

My cell rings and I eagerly reach in my back pocket to answer. My shoulder sags as I read the number. But I can’t blow him off forever.

“Spence!” I fake enthusiasm.

“Hey baby, were you able to get next Saturday off?”

“Ugh, no I can’t.”

“Damn. It would’ve been fun.”

“Dinner after class tomorrow?”

“I’m sorry.” I grimace, “I need to get back early.”

“Fuck. I moved too soon. Did I scare you off?”

“No, it’s just I’m juggling too much... school, running a business and being a caregiver for my dad.”

“That is exactly why you need me. You need me to help you unwind… ”

“Uh-huh. Thanks, Spence, but I can’t. I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay. I recognize a brush off when I hear one. God knows I give it to women all the time. See you in class?”

“Definitely,” I giggle hanging up.

Maybe he would’ve had a chance if the big, bad wolf hadn’t come into town and cast a spell on me.

My phone pings with a text:

Duke: Sorry cherry, got held up.

Me: How did you get my number?

Duke: You doubting my ways? Your phone was in your pants. A place I’m good at getting into.

Me: Not anymore.

Duke: I’m already there... in your mind.

I slam Tina’s car door shut and press the gas, he’s right. It’s all I can think about. I don’t want to be a virgin anymore. I want to be Duke’s and I don’t want to wait seven months to feel his pounding cock claim me. With a grin, I think about surprising him wearing nothing but a silk teddy and cowboy boots. Hell, I’d drive all night just to make him drool.

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