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Tasha broke the silence between them. “I don’t want to pressure you, but, um, now that we are officially girlfriends—” they both smiled at that “—are you still thinking of moving out at some point, or do you want to make this permanent?”

“About that. I really want to stay with you, and I like your apartment and all, but… oh, wow. I know I’m blushing now. Tasha, I think that Sophia needs her own bedroom!”

Tasha’s eyebrows arched. “Megan, are you saying that you want to sleep with me?”

“Yes! Very much, yes. I mean, right now I want to sleep with you, at least until the divorce is finalized, and then I want to sleep with you and I definitely can’t do that with Sophia there.”

Tasha relished the emphasis that Megan added and the quiet urgency in her voice. “Agreed. When do you want to start looking for a new place?”

“Right now! I mean, not right now, right now, but you know…”

“Let’s start looking, then. I like my apartment, but I’m really motivated now to get Sophia her own room. We might need sound-proofing.”

“Tasha!”

“Just saying.” Tasha couldn’t help the feral grin on her face.

Their dumplings arrived right then, saving a wildly blushing Megan from more embarrassment. Dinner came along not long after that. They called the driver once they were finished and held hands again on their way to the limousine, which would take them back to Maria’s place.

Tasha kept holding Megan’s hand, even once inside. “I’m really having fun tonight, and not just the wildly passionate make-out session.”

“Me too. We should get dressed up and go out on date nights more often.”

“That’s a good thought! I’m really enjoying jumping into this relationship with you, but I think that it would be good for us to go on dates. I feel like it’s really different for us because we lived together for four years and then have known each other for ten more years.”

And the rest of our lives sounds really good right now. Hopefully Megan thinks that as well.

“That makes sense to me. I’ve never had a girlfriend before and I’m really excited to go out with you. Oh, I get to show the world how beautiful and sexy my girlfriend is.” By the tone in her voice, it seemed like Megan was as giddy as Tasha felt.

“I bet that your girlfriend is just as beautiful and sexy as my girlfriend is.”

“I bet she is! Oh, but does your girlfriend kiss you as well as me?”

“Mmm, let’s find out.”

“For sci—mmpf.”

CHAPTER 38

TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT/BE MY BABY

Megan and Tasha apologized to the driver for not having cash for a tip, but he assured them that Maria tended to be very generous. They got out and walked hand-in-hand to Maria’s door, which promptly opened to allow them entrance. Maria saw their entwined hands and asked, “So, how was your evening?”

Tasha answered, “It was very good.”

Maria grinned at that. “Oh, really?”

“Stop prying, Maria. And thank you for meddling.”

“Of course, dear! I do enjoy spoiling my friends, especially when they need it.”

Megan jumped into the conversation, “How is Sophia? Did she behave alright?”

“She was an angel! She’s sleeping now, in case the two of you wish to extend your evening…”

“Thank you, Maria. That’s very kind, but I think we’ll be heading home now. Where is she?”

“She fell asleep on the couch over here. She dearly wanted to stay awake until you returned, but she couldn’t keep her eyes open.”

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