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"You're late." Ashley glanced up from the couch as I walked back into the apartment.
"I didn't realize we had a time set up to meet." I shrugged before pulling off my jacket and hanging it up near the door.
She sauntered up to me and slid her hands up my chest and around my neck. "Where have you been?"
"None of your business." I reached up to pull her arms off of me.
She grumbled and pushed at my back as I walked toward the kitchen. "Don't tell me you're in another mood. That shit is getting old."
"So is you showing up at the apartment that we have as a hideout. This place doesn't exist, remember?" I walked to the kitchen, ignoring her jabs. It was for the better. One of us would end up playing abuser, and I wasn't in the mood.
"You know I can't go anywhere else. Did you want to meet in that fucking preppy-ass coffee shop you sit in day in and day out? Wanna discuss killing my asshole husband while everyone listens in closely? How dumb are you."
I popped the top on my beer and turned to face her before taking a long drink. I let the silence settle between us, wanting her to know above all else that she didn't matter a bit. It was a lie, but it felt good to spew it.
"And how exactly do you know where I go to drink my coffee? You getting a little paranoid?" I chuckled low in my chest as she wrapped her arms around her chest.
"I don't like it, Nate. Something feels off about it."
"What's that? You spying on me, or us killing off your second husband in four years?"
"Both." She leaned against me as I walked over and wrapped my arm around her shoulders, half dragging her to the couch with me.
"Fuck you for watching me." I dropped down on the couch and leaned back.
"You like it." She smiled and tugged her skirt up her thighs before crawling into my lap. "Tell me you got me a few pills from Kadia."
"I did." I reached up and squeezed her tit. "I've had them in the bathroom for a few weeks. You knew that."
"I forgot." She spread her legs wide and rubbed herself against the thick lump in my jeans. Where I didn't love her, I'd fuck her a few more times before transitioning over to Jenna. The possibility of me having a long-term relationship caused something dead in me to resurrect, but I had to be careful. No one survived too long around me but Mikey and Ashley and that was by design.
"So you're going to come to Kadia on Friday night and bring some of your girls with you. Make sure there are several so you have an alibi."
"Yes." She pressed her hands against my chest and rocked harder, jerking her thin hips back and forth. "Fuck you feel good. Take off your jeans and I'll ride you."
"No, just come and get off. I'm not in the mood." I slid my hand down from her breast to her hip. "And don't get upset. I don't need your shit today."
She closed her eyes and let her head drop back as she continued to work herself against my erection. "I'll have him take one pill while I'm there and another a few hours later."
"It takes three for Zandra to be toxic. Tell him to take two a few hours after you leave." I reached down and slipped my fingers into her panties, diving into the hot wetness of her pussy and bringing her over the edge fast. Her jerking around on my lap left me wanting more than I'd allow myself. Too much sex with her and she'd get the wrong idea. Marriage, kids and white picket fences. Funny how the whores of the world still wanted all those lovely pure things too.
"Fuck," she cried out and bucked against me.
"So hot, Ash. Now, get up and I'll see you Friday night. Play your part right and our bank account will be twice what it is now."
She leaned down and kissed me hard, continuing to fuck my fingers with long, slow thrusts. "I want more."
"Good. I'll give you more this weekend. Get up." I pulled my hand from her body and leaned back. "Now."