Page 100 of Text Me Baby One More Time

“Remind me to stop taking you out in public.”

“Oh whatever. You’re just jealousyoudon’t have a movie purse. Besides, you can still take me to the movies. It’s dark in there, so no one will know we’re together.”

“Is this your way of asking me to take you to the movies?”

She taps at her chin and Steve huffs when she stops petting him. “I wouldn’t argue with a real date.”

“Real date, huh? So breakfast the other morning doesn’t count as a real date? Or what about taking you to all these galas? Dress shopping?”

“All of those were obligations.”

“Breakfast was an obligation?”

“Yes. You give a girl an orgasm, you’re obligated to feed her breakfast. Don’t you know the rules?”

I laugh. “Clearly I don’t.”

“No wonder you haven’t settled down after all these years.”

I was waiting for you.

“I mean, besides the fact that you were so obviously pining over me.”

I eye her. “Is that so?”

“I said obviously, didn’t I?”

“You saying you paid attention to me?”

“I’m sorry, but have you seen your ass? You might have been a total dick to me, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have eyes, Shep.”

I cough out a surprised laugh. “I mean, it’s nice to know you still used me as man meat all these years.”

“Are you implying I flicked my bean to thoughts of….” She shudders. “You?”

“I wasn’t, but since you brought it up, I can only assume it’s true.”

The wheels in her head are spinning as she tries to figure out how to lie her way out of this one. It’s obvious in the way her eyes brighten with embarrassment.

“W-Well, it’s not,” she finally manages to utter.

“Uh huh. Whatever you say, Den.”

“Shepard!” She shoves her finger in my direction. “Take it back!”

“Nah. I kind of like the idea of you…how did you put it?Flicking your beanto the thought of me.”

“Shepard!”

I reach forward and crank up Sinatra.

“This isn’t over!” she yells over the crooning.

Not by a long shot.

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“Areyou trying to give me a heart attack, Den? Do youwantme to walk around with a raging fucking hard-on all night?”

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