It couldn’t.
LUKE
I lay in bed, thinking back on our trip. I thought about the afternoon and how one thing quickly led to another—nothing was ever consistent with her, and I had a feeling it never would be. I was fascinated by her, with every part of her… from her hair to her eyes to her face and her lips.
Her mind.
Body.
Heart.
Which she so desperately tried to hide from me.
My phone dinged with a text, and I reached over to my nightstand. I didn’t have to wonder who it was, making me immediately smile when I saw her name. I swiped it over.
Duchess
Hi.
Luke
Hi back.
Duchess
What are you doing?
Luke
Lying in bed, thinking of you.
Duchess
That was about the cheesiest thing you could reply. Do I get a poem next?
Luke
I’m not much for poetry.
Duchess
Try me.
Luke
Roses are red, violets are blue, you’re so beautiful, and I can’t wait for you to sit your pussy on my face.
Duchess
Shakespeare ain’t got shit on you.
Luke
I wrote it just for you.
Duchess
Tell me something nobody knows about you.