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Jagger covered her mouth gently with a deep groan ripping from his throat. "You're going to kill me." He removed his hand and rested it on her bicep before kissing her head again.
"We can talk about it more another time. You're exhausted, and my self-control is lacking when you're around on the best of days, let alone after making you cum in those tight jeans.”
Sadie let out a tired laugh and smiled. "Fine. Mind if I crash here tonight? I'll have to leave early to get to The Upside Scoop tomorrow and meet my mom anyway."
"I wasn't letting you go home. It's been too long since we've had time together like this, and I'm going to be greedy."
Sadie couldn't see his grin but heard it in his voice.
"I like it when you're greedy," she sighed and was out moments later.
Jagger watched as Sadie fell asleep on his chest and played with her thick golden hair, gently combing his fingers through it. He wanted to tell her he knew it was her from the app, but with her new knowledge of his playroom, he decided against it. They would be apart for the next few days while she worked with her mom during the week, and it would give him time to figure out their changing dynamic.
The sound of gunshots from the screen startled him, and he clicked the television off to succumb to the pull of sleep with his Sadie wrapped around him.
CHAPTER TEN
"You look like a mess, Sadira!" Karen Sweetwater screeched as she took in Sadie's appearance. Storming over to Sadie while she typed away at her laptop on the small desk in the corner, she raised an accusatory finger in her face.
"Did you even shower? Is that leftover makeup?" She immediately reached out to smooth the flyaways from Sadie's normally perfect ponytail.
Sadie batted her hand away, eyes still fixed on her computer screen. "I woke up late and only had time to freshen up and throw on new clothes," she explained and continued to type.
Karen was not placated. "I can't believe you're still working at that nasty bar. Isn't it time you grew up and focused on your career?"
Sadie paused while typing to glare at her mother.
"I can assure you that my career will still be there after the bar gets back on its feet." She turned her attention back to the computer before continuing, "Or you just acknowledge that I do most of the work here, too."
Karen gasped, "Sadira Sweetwater! That is no way to speak to me. Is this because of Travis?"
Sadie took a deep breath and resisted punching the computer screen.When did I get so violent?
"Travis is an amazing man, Sadira. You were lucky to be with him. He could have given you anything you wanted-"
Except for orgasms, Sadie's thoughts overlapped her mother's rantings.Or communication. Or chemistry.
"And furthermore, you need to start being more responsible."
"Duly noted, mom," Sadie grinds out. "But Travis and I haven't been working for a long time. And he's been seeing someone else, so I thought theresponsiblething to do in that situation was to break up."
Karen opened her mouth to say something, but Sadie cut her off.
"Now, if you could let me focus, I want to have this article edited and ready for publication tomorrow."
With a huff, Karen turned and walked back to her desk.
The day dragged on, and Sadie wanted to text Jagger and tell him what a bitch her mom was being, but she knew he was alone at the bar on Mondays, and he was probably busy.
I can call him later,Sadie thought but still pouted about it.
Eventually, she glanced at her mother, who was conducting a phone interview in the other room, and slid her phone out from her purse.
Sadie opened up her SecretScape app and typed up a new post:
'After today, I think I need a good fuck.'
She quickly hid her phone under the desk as her mom breezed through the room to grab a folder from one of the filing cabinets. She felt a rush of excitement course through her when she felt the familiar buzzing that indicated that she had a new notification and peeked at her screen.
