“Yeah,” Teddy said, making eye contact with me. “We know it’s bullshit.”
 
 “Good. I don’t want it affecting anything, you know?”
 
 “You mean with Brooke?”
 
 “With anyone. I respect women. I’m not the player they say I am.”
 
 “We know that man. No one really believes it. Don’t worry. Just focus on you.”
 
 * * *
 
 She smiled as soon as she walked into my bedroom and saw the colored lights running around the room, setting some kind of mood.
 
 “Ooh, romantic,” she teased.
 
 I shut the door. Unable to resist any longer, I walked over to her and put my hands on her waist. We made eye contact a moment before I leaned in and kissed her on the lips.
 
 “Now I see your plan.”
 
 “Yeah? You like?”
 
 She nodded her head.
 
 “I do.”
 
 “You know I really care about you, right?” I wondered if she had read some of the tweets, if she believed any of it.
 
 “Austin, yes. I’m sorry I was so cold the other morning. It just all seemed so dumb. Who cares what people post online?”
 
 “I know, you’re right.”
 
 “And if Jocelyn was involved, I’ll fix it, I promise.”
 
 We kissed again, my hands roaming all over her body. She fumbled with my jeans, unbuttoning them. When her small, delicate hand slipped into my underwear, I took a deep breath.
 
 As she tugged at my dick, I lifted her shirt. She let go of me and lifted her arms into the air, allowing me to take it all the way off. I quickly reached around and unstrapped her bra.
 
 It fell to the floor with no fanfare, exposing her perfectly shaped breasts. I placed my hand over one, squeezing, as I bent my head to take her other nipple into my mouth.
 
 The taste and texture drove me wild. I’d always been a nipple man. They fascinated me. I felt her hand slide my jeans down along with my underwear.
 
 I stepped back and took off my shirt while she removed the rest of her clothes. We were soon standing completely naked in front of each other.
 
 “Austin,” she whispered.
 
 “Yeah?”
 
 I moved forward and put a hand on her waist.
 
 “Let’s go slow tonight, okay?”
 
 “Sure,” I said, nodding my head.
 
 She smiled, making her look even more beautiful. After taking my hand in hers, she led me to my bed. I kissed her again as we stood next to it.
 
 Her soft, silky skin contrasted with my hard flesh in a way that drove me crazy. I wanted to protect her, fuck her, make her mine forever.
 
 Did she even understand what she did to me?