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how to come clean.¡±
She nodded.
¡°As for other women¡¡± I moved her so our shoulders were squared, my hands still
resting on her arms. Her cheeks were red and her lips kind of pouted, so I moved my left
hand to cup her face. ¡°You¡¯re the only woman I have eyes for. You¡¯re the only woman I¡¯ve
spoken to. And you¡¯re the only woman I want to speak to. For¡ for a long time.¡±
As soon as her pout curved upward, I lowered my lips to hers, far gentler than before.
¡°I love your lips,¡± I told her as I pulled away. ¡°Only lips I want to kiss for a long time.¡±
¡°Me too,¡± she said, kissing me again.
¡°Think you could sleep over tonight?¡± I asked, resting my chin on her shoulder, kissing
her neck. ¡°Round two?¡±
¡°Oh, you have no idea how much I¡¯d love to,¡± she purred, breathing into my touch.
¡°But¡ I think my dad would send out the search committee.¡± She inhaled through her
nose before saying, ¡°He uh, was kind of upset the other night when I got home at four in
the morning.¡±
¡°What¡¯d you tell him?¡±
¡°Basically, that I was at a spot like this, crying over Travis.¡±
¡°Huh. I¡¯m not sure if that¡¯s more or less worrying than screwing on top of a bar¡¡±
¡°Exactly,¡± she giggled. ¡°Hey, so¡ does anyone in your club have a girlfriend, then? Is
it, like¡ forbidden?¡±
¡°It¡¯s not ¡®forbidden¡¯. But we are huge on trust and loyalty. I¡¯m not even sure how we¡¯d
handle it. Tank is the only one, he¡¯s married to Evelyn, she¡¯s great. But it¡¯s his club, he can
do whatever he wants,¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯ll be honest, not one of us, other than Tank, has met a
girl who can tolerate this lifestyle for more than a weekend.¡±
¡°Well,¡± she said, snuggling in closer, ¡°I¡¯ve made it a couple weeks now. Guess that has
to mean something, huh?¡±
¡°It means so much,¡± I said.
¡°So, do you think we¡¯ve got time for one more ride before I need to go?¡±
I laughed.
¡°Atta girl,¡± I said before I hopped off the balcony, helping her off the picnic table like a
