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“Austin,” he huffs. “I’m being serious."
“So am I.” I’m unable to keep the grin off my face.
“You really don’t think it’s weird? How things have changed between us?”
“Babe, if I thought it was weird, I wouldn’t have offered what I did.” I eat up the space between us until I’m looming over him, forcing him to tilt his head back. “Things don’t have to be weird. They’re not on my end. Are you afraid of me, Levi?”
“N-no.” He swallows thickly, his throat bobbing. My teeth itch to lock around his Adam’s Apple.
“Then why are you avoiding me?” I tilt my head to the side.
“Because... because I thought you would have come to your senses by now and realized you regretted the offer to be my fake boyfriend. And the friends with benefits thing. I thought you might have offered it as something out of guilt for the situation I was in with my family. I didn’t think you meant it.”
“Hmmm,” I hum, shaking my head. “See, that's where you're wrong, Levi. Believe it or not, I think you're insanely attractive."
“You do?” He whispers.
“So fucking sexy.” I reach up, brushing my thumb against his lower lip.
“You don’t think I’d be using you?” he asks, his eyes flicking between mine.
“Use me however you want.” I slide my hand behind his head, tangling my fingers in his locks. “Trust me, you're doing me a favor. I’d love nothing more than to be your sex toy.”
“Stop it,” he grumbles, his cheeks going pink.
“If this is too much for you, Levi, tell me now. We can call it all off if this isn’t something you want."
“No!” he says a little too forcefully. “No,” he says again, more calmly. “I don’t want to stop this. I... I like being with you. You make me feel good. Feel seen. Feel.... feel wanted.”
Fucking hell, this man. “You are wanted. I’m sorry your ex couldn’t see how amazing you are, but I do, Levi. And if you needa friend, I can be that friend. Even if that’s only for any sexual needs you have.”
“Friends,” he whispers. “Friends with benefits.”
“All the benefits. It’s like we’re really dating, without actually dating. You don’t have to feel guilty that you're not spending all your time with me.” Even though I wish you were. “Or if you don’t text me back right away.” As long as it’s not a fucking week later.
“But what if we end up meeting someone?” Levi asks, and my whole body stiffens. “I mean, we can’t do this forever.”
“Then we deal with it when that time comes. Are you looking?”
“No.” He shakes his head. “I told you, I don’t have time to date.”
“Well, neither am I. The same goes for me.”
“So... friends. Who go to each other for sex?”
“Yes,” I laugh. “It’s the ‘benefits’ in friends with benefits.”
“Okay.” He nods. “And that means for anything, right?”
“Blow jobs, hand jobs, sex. Anything. If you're horny and you don’t want to get off alone, call me, I'm there.”
“So like an on-call hooker?” He grins teasingly. This cheeky little fucker is going to get his ass slapped.
“Levi,” I growl.
“Okay, okay,” he laughs. “Sorry. Look, this is a little weird for me. But I want to get over it, okay? It’s all new and I don’t exactly know how to act.”
“How about you let me take charge? And if there’s something you don’t wanna do, or aren’t comfortable with, tell me.”
