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“Considering how easy it was for you to undo that, I have no idea how it kept me so tied up.” Rose gasped as she rolled into the sheets. She stretched out her legs and arms, letting her body level out after such an intense orgasm.

Watching her, Drew let their hand rest on her sweaty back.How is she this beautiful?They couldn’t stop the eager grin from taking over their face.

Rose whipped her head around and groaned. “What now?”

Drew giggled. “I’ve never fucked like this.”

Rolling her eyes, Rose shook her head. “You can’t say shit like that.”

“Why?” Drew asked, clenching their jaw. Somehow, their body wanted more. Even after all of that, they wanted to take every part of her.

Rose licked her lips. “Because I’ll have to fuck you again.”

“Oops.” Drew laughed, rolling over and placing a deep kiss on Rose’s shoulders.

They didn’t know how this would end. But it certainly didn’t feel all that casual anymore. It was starting to become difficult for Drew to imagine what their day would look like without Rose in it. But the maternity shoot was just around the corner, and after that, who knew if Rose would have time for whatever this was.

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ROSE

Rose shookherself out of her haze as she packed her camera bag. It felt like she was still asleep even a week after their dirty photo shoot. Everything she had done with Drew felt like a complete dream.

All that was left was to hope that they would be able to take a back seat for the maternity shoot the next day. Rose clipped the buckles on her camera bag, having charged all four of her batteries and formatted all of her SD cards. It was one of the biggest shoots she’d ever done. And certainly the most she’d been paid.

Placing her hands on her hips, she scanned the room for anything she might be missing. It was unlike her to be so prepared so early. But as she waited for Drew to text that they were downstairs, Rose couldn’t think of anything she’d missed.

Her eyes were still half closed from sleep but she was already almost through her first coffee. It would be a long drive to the State Park across the river where they would meet Lauren for the shoot.

She set her mug down on the counter.I have to be forgetting something.Rose scoured her apartment for something that she might leave behind.Maybe a spare pair of underwear.She jokes to herself.

There had been a remarkable increase in the amount of laundry she had to do every week since she and Rose had started seeing each other. Maybe even a few pairs that found their way into the garbage can.

“Where are they?” Rose checked her phone, anxious to get on the road.

Still no text. Her finger hovered over the call button.

But before she could press it, her doorbell rang. “What?”

She walked to the door. “Hello?”

Laughing at her confusion, Drew’s voice came through the intercom. “Are you gonna let me in or what?”

“Where’s the truck?” Rose asked, holding her finger over the “talk” button.

“Parked, I’m coming up to help you bring stuff down.” Drew was so matter-of-fact there was no point in arguing.

Rose clicked the enter button, hearing the front door click open through the intercom. Despite her ability to be ready on time, Rose hadn’t bothered cleaning up after herself. She had assumed Drew would wait in the car and would never know her shame.

But before she could even put her dirty plates in the sink, a knock vibrated the door. There was no point pretending this wasn’t who she was. Drew would find out eventually.

Taking a deep breath, Rose swung open the door. Her face lifted into a smile as soon as she saw them. Their arm rested on the door frame and they wore a tight, white t-shirt with the sleeves rolled just over their biceps.

“Hi, gorgeous.” Their voice was a sleepy rumble.

Rose felt herself melt. At this rate, Drew would have to scoop her off the creaky wood floors to get out of here.

“Hi, handsome.” Rose blushed.

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