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Ugh, I'm getting all fluttery again.
Nope. Uh-uh. Not what we're doing here.
Ariel: We'll still meet this week. But only for sex.
Chase: I'm making you come.
Ariel: Okay.
Chase: And calling you princess.
Ariel: Only during sex.
My heart thuds against my chest. My stomach flutters. My sex pangs.
This makes sense.
Everything else is a confusing mess.
But sex with Chase makes perfect sense.
Ariel: Is that okay with you?
Chase: It's what you want, isn't it?
Ariel: Yes.
My phone is quiet for a moment. I stare back waiting for an objection. A plea for more, a confession he's falling in love with me, a total rejection of the idea of drawing stronger lines.
I don't get one.
Chase: My place still work?
Ariel: I'm low on time tomorrow.
Chase: Oh?
Ariel: Maybe you can meet me at school.
Chase: I thought you didn't have an office.
Ariel: I'll figure it out.
Chase: Tell me the time and place and I'm there.
Chapter Thirty-Four
Ariel
After my first class, I find an empty office. Text Chase the suite number. Request he meet me on his lunch break.
Then I dive into work.
It's impossible to concentrate.
My heart keeps screaming for his smile.
My head keeps screamingrun away.
