Page 52 of Savage Seduction

“I’m holding you to that,” I reply, already craving more.

He chuckles softly. “Good. Because I don’t think I can wait much longer.”

“Not a great transition, but I need you to pick a place for us to meet tomorrow.”

He lets out a held breath, still coming down from his own orgasmic haze. “9:30, Java Java? Will that work?”

“The one by USC?” I ask.

“If that’s okay?”

“Definitely.”

“Oh, and Max?”

“Yeah?”

“Thanks for… you know, calling.”

I smile. “It was my pleasure, sexy man.”

“Oh, and one more thing,” he says. “There’s something I want to talk to you about tomorrow as well.”

Was that sadness in his voice? “I’m excited to see you tomorrow,” I say. “I would love another one of your hugs. Itwas really nice and I want to compare it to what I just imagined it would feel like.”

There’s a pause on the other end of the line. “You and me both,” Ben says. “You’re one sexy man, Max. I can’t wait to see you tomorrow.”

“Me too,” I say and then, “bye.” I disconnect the call. I lay back on my bed and think about tomorrow morning. Should I hold anything back or tell him the entire truth about my kidnapping and injuries? He’s a doctor, so he should be able to handle the gritty details, but inside our relationship, he isn’t just a doctor… he’s Ben.

Oh shit, London. Our impromptu phone sex totally made me forget I wasn’t alone.Good lord, I hope she didn’t hear anything.

Deciding to wait a few minutes so London might think I fell asleep or something… anything other than wanking it on the phone with Ben, I yawn and stretch my arms over my head and close my eyes for a few seconds.

Some time later, I open my eyes with a quick inhalation of breath. Dammit, my afterglow was stronger than I thought. My room is dark. Checking my watch, I’d been asleep for two hours.Shit. I get out of bed and hurry into the living room. London sits on the sofa watching television.

She turns to me and smiles. “Come sit and tell me all about it. Did you two have phone sex? You’d better spill every… last… detail.”

I step closer and sit next to her, smiling.

“You fell asleep, didn’t you?” she says. “Wipe that drool off your chin, boy. I’ve been sitting here watching reruns of this stupid-ass show that came out before I was even born.”

“I’m sorry. I did call him, though. We are meeting up tomorrow morning for coffee. I think I’m actually going to tellhim everything.”

“I saved you some pizza. It’s in the fridge.” She pinches me.

“Ouch.”

She winks. “Thanks for ordering me the salad. It was delicious.”

“Anything for you, bestie.”

“Okay, let’s get to work. My nana’s going to call before long. I can feel it in my bones. She’s been a little under the weather, so I promised her I’d grab something sweet for her to munch on,” London says as she reaches for her laptop. “Why don’t you start by letting me know exactly what we need to find out about this guy.”

“Well, so far… he’s been inside my apartment and stolen my abuela’s knife, I have a feeling he took my museum I.D. badge, and from what I hear, there was a package delivered to the museum for me today. It’s being held in Dr. Nakamura’s office. I haven’t had a chance to go get it yet.”

“So, basically, he’s invaded every part of your life. Great. Nothing concerning about that. Not to mention one of his followers attacked you and possibly left trinkets on your car.”

I nod. “The Ankh.”

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