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Because I didn’t actually tell him.
Dorian scurried to move away from him, practically tumbling out of the bed in the process, but she caught herself. Barely. She stumbled to her feet and snatched her dress off the floor.
God, she must be the most pitiful woman on the face of the earth.
Instead of putting on the dress, she used it to cover herself and rushed to the door.
Lynix’s large hand rested against the face of the door, keeping it closed, but she couldn’t look at him. She didn’t want to see the disappointment or the pity in his eyes.
She swallowed hard and started to move away from him, but he caught her around the waist.
“Don’t,” she said and pushed him away, still using the dress to keep her nakedness hidden. “Just don’t.”
“You’re a virgin?” he asked, his voice gentle but carrying a bit of shock. “Sweetheart, why didn’t you tell me?”
Dorian nibbled on her lower lip, looking everywhere but at him as she tried to keep her emotions in check. She felt, rather than saw, him inch closer. He was easing toward her as if she was some scared animal who might bolt at any second.
Actually, that was exactly how she felt.
“Look at me, Dee,” he said when he got closer, but he didn’t touch her.
After a slight hesitation, she did as he asked, and the tenderness in his gaze almost made her burst into tears. Instead, a few tears trickled down her cheek.
“I’m so embarrassed. I thought you had figured out that I’m—I’m… I haven’t been with anyone intimately before.”
“Don’t cry, sweetheart. I hate seeing you cry.” He pulled her into his arms, and Dorian deflated against him as he held her tightly. He placed a kiss near her temple. “You have nothing to be embarrassed about. I’m sorry about how I reacted. I was surprised.”
She eased away from him, feeling a little self-conscious with no clothes on while he was fully clothed. Not bothering with underwear, she hurried and slipped into the dress.
“I assumed you knew, especially after I said I hadn’t had sex with Rodney while we dated.”
“I figured you hadn’t been with a lot of men, but I didn’t know you were a virgin. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have…” His voice trailed off, and Dorian folded her arms across her chest.
“Otherwise, what happened tonight wouldn’t have happened,” she finished for him.
“Oh, no. It would’ve happened, but I would’ve been more careful with you. I would’ve made sure we had a conversation before any of that happened.”
“I didn’t need a conversation. Nothing happened that I didn’t want to happen, and since we’re on the subject, I’ve made a decision.”
“Okay,” he said slowly. “If you’re thinking about pulling out of our fake dating agreement, don’t. Nothing has changed. I want us to continue moving forward. Besides, I still need your help in keeping my father off my back. Basically, you’re stuck with me as your fake boyfriend,” he said.
“Good, because I’m not done with you either.” Dorian lifted her chin higher and dug deep for an extra dose of courage for what she was about to request of him. “I want you to be my first.”
Lynix stood frozen.
He didn’t move. He didn’t speak. He just stood there, his eyebrows lifted skyward and his mouth slightly ajar. The shocked expression on his handsome face was like that of someone who’d just been told they owed the IRS a million dollars.
Great. That’s just great. She’d clearly said the wrong thing. Maybe she should’ve waited to spring that on him. What if he wasn’t interested since they were only fake dating? It was one thing to pursue her like he’d done before they’d come up with their agreement, but it was another to take her virginity.
Maybe he didn’t do virgins, preferring someone more experienced. But just because she’d never had sex didn’t mean she was a prude. She read a ton of romance novels, watchedporn, and even had a battery-operated boyfriend. Granted, her self-induced orgasms hadn’t come close to what she had experienced with Lynix, but still, she wasn’t a prude.
“Never mind. Forget I said anything,” she mumbled and rushed to the door just as she heard one of the babies crying and Onyx whining.
Perfect Timing.
Chapter Twenty-Three
“Dammit. I’m an idiot!” Lynix ground out and punched the air so hard he felt a twinge in his right shoulder but ignored it.
