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squeaked out between my fingers.

Silence filled the line for a moment before Isaac¡¯s boomed into my ear. ¡°Wait¡­ wait¡­

were you? Lying in your bed, out of breath¡­ Samantha.¡± He tutted. ¡°You naughty girl.¡±

¡°No! I wasn¡¯t doing¡­ that or¡­ anything.¡±

¡°Well, that¡¯s a shame,¡± he said, ¡°¡¯cause that was the sexiest thing I¡¯ve seen, or heard, in

a long time¡­¡±

My heart thumped in my chest at his words, urging me to be honest. My skin was

tomato red all over and I contemplated hanging up the phone and pretending Isaac never

existed. But then I realized I didn¡¯t have much to lose. ¡°Fine, Isaac, you caught me. I¡¯m

mortified and I hope you¡¯re happy.¡±

¡°Don¡¯t be embarrassed,¡± he said, and it sounded genuine. ¡°If you¡¯d like, we can make it

even? You call me right as I¡¯m about to knock one out?¡±

¡°Stop it!¡± I giggled and he laughed. A real, genuine laugh.

¡°Oh, Samantha, you¡¯re fun. I can tell.¡±

¡°Me? Fun?¡± Travis never called me fun. He called me articulate and organized, but not

fun. ¡°I guess you don¡¯t know me very well¡­¡±

¡°Well, this has been the funnest phone call I¡¯ve had in a long time.¡±

¡°Yeah, I can imagine¡­¡± Somersaults rolled in my stomach. No man had ever spoken to

me the way he had, and I had no idea how to act, but I needed more of him.

¡°What about you? You seemed to be having a good time.¡±

I tossed my neck back and rubbed my forehead, making a weird combination of a

groan and laugh. ¡°Yes, Isaac, I was having a good time.¡±

¡°Good.¡±

Rolling my eyes with a smile I couldn¡¯t control if I wanted to, I said, ¡°So, why¡¯d you

call, anyway? Aside from, catching me¡­ ugh¡­ you know.¡±

¡°Well¡­¡± He hesitated for a moment before continuing. ¡°I¡¯ve got the night free. Was

wondering if you¡¯d wanna come hang out with me and Buddy? He keeps asking me about

the hot veterinarian¡­¡±

¡°Sounds like a real dog,¡± I said, and he laughed. Damn, where was this wit coming

from?

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