Page 66 of The Influencer

Jade

Why are you?

Asher

Watching a TV show. Got hooked.

Marvelous. Love that. It’s much better than imagining him where I’ve wound up more times than I care to admit, kneeling in the dirty Halter Lounge bathroom stalls sucking off some pretty twink in lingerie. I’m not sure why that’s the image his message conjured, but I definitely pictured lace over an eager, average-sized cock and Asher loving every second of it. Both of them really…

Asher

You didn’t answer my question.

Jade

Couldn’t sleep.

Asher

And you decided to DM *me?*

Jade

Why not you?

Asher

I don’t know. Maybe because you just fucked two men at once and surely I’d be the last person on your mind.

He makes a good point. And so I message back:

Jade

Fresh out of excuses.

Because it’s true. I’ve got nothing. I’m already going to see him tomorrow. I’ve had all the company I can handle for one night, and yet, I want to be on his mind since he’s so much on mine for reasons I’d rather not analyze too much.

But as I settle into the pillow and stare at the dots that tell me he’s typing a response, I feel better. Less on edge. It’s not hope or love or anything as sappy as that. It’s more basic. I feel secure.

It must have something to do with our rapport. With the way he seems to tolerate me and my outfits, my rapid mood swings and some of the more outrageous things that come out of my mouth. I know I haven’t known him long—I mean, I barely know him at all, but I find a lot of comfort in his understanding. And I find a ton of comfort in his body.

When he’d fallen asleep on the couch last night, he’d been far too tempting to resist. The man who formatted my spreadsheet and the one who rimmed me to within an inch of my life exist as one in that big, beastly body of his, and I’d caved to the urge to see what it felt like to be held in his arms as I fell asleep.

Asher

Did you decide what you’re going to wear tomorrow?

Jade

Lol no.

Asher

I wish I’d had a chance to snoop in your closet so I could better imagine the possibilities.

Jade

You’d need hours. Anyway, I’m still taking requests.

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