Page 85 of The One That Got Away

I told Colton all about the move to the villa and what happened during our massage.

‘You dirty dog!’ he laughed.

‘We’ve left the villa a couple of times since then for walks and stuff, but the rest of the time, well, like I said, we’ve beenbusy.’

Ever since we’d agreed on Saturday to continue what we’dstarted, I’d been in a hedonistic haze. I’d lost count of the amount of times Stella and I had sex.

We’d screw then rest. Once we got the energy, we’d drag ourselves away from the bed, the sofa, floor or one of the other surfaces we’d defiled and get something to eat. Then we’d end up kissing and the same pattern would be begin again: fuck, sleep, eat, repeat.

We were both insatiable. But now it was Tuesday and we only had four full days left here, we both agreed we needed to actually leave the villa and reconnect with civilisation.

Surprisingly we’d kept up with our daily Love Tasks. We’d taken selfies in bed. I’d sneaked a few photos of Stella in the pool in one of her many sexy bikinis and we’d both creepily taken pics of each other sleeping.

Keeping up with the playlist thing was easier than I thought. We’d gotten used to putting on music to drown out the noises we made during sex, so we picked a handful of songs from that selection.

I’d chosen tracks like ‘I Want to Sex You Up’ by Color Me Badd, ‘Too Close’ by Next and ‘Coming Home’ by Usher, ‘Pony’ by Ginuwine and ‘Sexual Healing’ by Marvin Gaye and Silk’s ‘Freak Me’.

Stella’s selection included Madonna’s ‘Sex’, ‘Freak Like Me’ by Adina Howard, ‘Physical’ by Olivia Newton-John, Ariana Grande’s ‘34+35’, ‘Kiss It Better’ by Rihanna and ‘Hotter than Hell’ by Dua Lipa.

I smiled as I thought about how things had changed since the angry playlist Stella first sent me. In the beginning it was hard for us to be within three feet of each other without all hell breaking loose. Now, if she didn’t have her arms or legs wrapped around some part of my body, I didn’t feel right.

But it was fine. I wasn’t getting attached. I just liked being around her, that was all.

‘I’m happy for you, bro!’ Colton said. Even though I couldn’t see him, I could tell he was grinning.

‘Thanks.’

‘So are you two officially together now?’

‘No, we’re just… it’s a casual thing.’

‘Doessheknow that?’

‘It was Stella’s idea. The morning after stuff happened, there I was worrying about hurting her when I explained I wasn’t ready for a relationship and she basically laughed in my face and asked why I assumed she’d want anything serious with me! She said she was horny and my dick was available, so she thought, why not?’

‘Sounds like you’ve met your match!’ he chuckled.

Under different circumstances, I would’ve agreed. If ever I was interested in a relationship, I’d want someone strong and confident like Stella. But anyway, that wasn’t gonna happen. Work had to come first.

‘Col. I better go. Gotta arrange the car for our trip today.’

‘Where you going?’

‘I’m taking Stella to Córdoba.’

‘Isn’t that one of your favourite cities in Spain?’

‘Yep.’

‘So let me get this straight: you flashed two hotel staff so you could give Stella your towel and protect her modesty, you’ve spent days holed up in the villa together because you can’t tear yourself away from her arms, you’ve cooked for Stella and now you’re taking her to your favourite place, but it’s just casual, right?’

When he put it like that, it did sound sus. But what hethought wasn’t important. Me and Stella knew it was just a friends-with-benefits situation and that was all that mattered.

‘That’s right, it’s not serious. Córdoba’s a nice place. If you came to Spain, I’d take you there too.’

‘Yeah, but you’d take me to see the factory that’s nearby, not to wander the streets holding hands like you’re about to do with Stella.’

‘Gotta go,’ I said, avoiding his comment. ‘Say hi to Betty and Natalie.’

---