Page 18 of Merry With A Milkman

“I… uh… yeah. I do. Is that okay?”

“Sweetness, you can use whatever terminology you want for what we’re about to do. For me, this time isn’t about fucking. It’s mak…” I pause to kiss her. Is it too early even to make love? Will that cause her to pull away? I can’t take that chance. “It’s about making sure we both find pleasure.”

Relief hovers in her sweet smile. “Pleasure, yes.”

With my fingers I take her to the edge of pleasure then allow her body to calm the barest bit before doing it again. The third time, I’m sheathed and as her orgasm washes over her, she welcomes me into her heat, clutching and vibrating around my cock. It’s glorious and nearly impossible to remain still to delay my own release. Then with long, slow thrusts, we climb together until I can’t hold back and groaning her name, come first. Her panting breaths match the spasms of my cock as she follows me into glory.

Her stomach rumbles while we’re showering together so at one in the morning, we reheat our food and sit at the island, shoulders and thighs touching as we eat.

She sets down her chopsticks and stares at her plate. “Rhone, about tonight.”

My heart twists in pain. No, I can’t jump to conclusions. Tegan isn’t like she-who-I-won’t-name. Teagan wouldn’t use me then toss me aside. I angle my chair to face her. “Tell me.”

She still doesn’t look at me. “Thank you. You’ve made my first time more than wonderful. With my obvious lack of experience, I hope it was okay for you, too.”

“Honey, words aren’t adequate for how I feel. The gift you offered me… I hope I didn’t disappoint you.”

Her head jerks and finally she looks at me. “God no, Rhone. Tonight has far exceeded my fantasies and expectations. I just… I really don’t want this—us—to end when the morning comes. I want more of this. More of you.”

For fear of blurting out how much I love her, I press my lips together. Unfortunately she takes my expression the wrong way.

“But, of course, if you feel you’ve done your duty…”

“Duty? Tegan, honey, making love with you will never be a duty.”

The worry in her eyes fades and I wonder if she heard the tremor in my voice on the word ‘love’. Her cheeky grin returns. “So can we do more than just the sex stuff?”

“What are you talking about?”

“I mean, can we do relationship stuff. Like dates? Spending time together?”

“We already spend time together. You want it official?” Time to make a decision. A commitment to the future. “Okay, then. Tegan, I’d like you to be my official, exclusive girlfriend.”

“I’d like that, too.” She shakes her head. “You know, now that I brought it up this way, I realize how much I sound like a teenage girl hoping to be noticed by her first crush. How sad is that?”

“So I’m your crush now?”

Her hands fly up to cover the pink filling her cheeks. I’ve never seen her blush before. At this moment I challenge myself to make her blush whenever possible.

I move her hands and replace them with mine. “I think I know the answer to that. How about a kiss to seal the deal?”

One kiss leads to many and by morning, our deal has been well sealed.

After the sun comes up we decide to go out for breakfast. We both need recovery time and if we stay in her apartment, there’s a good chance that won’t happen. It appears I’ve opened sexual doors for Tegan and she’s more than ready and willing to step through. Convincing her we don’t have to try everything right away is a challenge. One I don’t mind accepting.

While we wait for our orders I shove the sex haze from my brain. “I had news to share last night at the meeting.”

She groans. “I can’t believe I didn’t think to check the sports schedule. What news?”

“I contacted the owner of the rental next door to your place.”

She leans forward. “And?”

“He’s an out of state owner and told me he’s had trouble keeping renters in that location.”

She nods. “I heard there was a lot of turnover before we opened. Shame. It’s a great building. If it would have been for sale, the space would have been on our short list.”

“Mr. Omota is considering selling now. I sense he’s older, doesn’t trust property management companies, and tired of the hassle of maintaining an out of state property.”

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