Page 49 of Seeking Two Lovers

I set a steaming mug in front of her, black, my mind flitting to Blaine and how he took his the same. A smile curved my lips.

Haley pushed upright and sipped, moaning and smacking her lips, tresses of her mangled hair falling from the messy bun atop her head. “Delish.”

“So, why’d you stay the night?” I sat beside her and wrapped my hands around my hot tea.

“Couldn’t fucking walk.”

I snorted as she sipped again.

“How was your date with Blaine?”

My smile came back full force.

“Shit. Give me the details so I can be jelly and call you a bitch.”

I outright laughed. “No sex.”

“What?” She blinked, her sleepy eyes widening. “And you’re all but glowing like that?”

Shrugging, I twisted my mug around. “We definitely connected, just not physically. I really like him.”

“Did you at least kiss the guy?”

“Yep.” I bit back a bigger grin.

“Shit. That good, huh?”

“Yep.” My smile slowly faded as I remembered how he’d pulled back abruptly as though my touch, my mouth, had burned him. “He got uncomfortable though.”

“Explain.”

I did, and she frowned when I told her I didn’t ask Blaine about his actions, that I didn’t want to pry and make him even more uncomfortable. I’d already shared how shy he was, the type that needed patience and kid gloves.

“Scott texted me while he was in the bathroom too,” I said. “Just dropped a time and location for a date tonight.”

“He’s a bossy asshole,” Haley muttered, finally sitting back into her chair.

“It’s kind of sexy,” I said with a shrug. “And it gives me a chance to act like a brat rather than restraining myself and being patient.” I feigned a shudder to get a snicker out of her.

“So, what are you going to do if he wants to hand out swats for disobedience?”

“I’m not getting Dom vibes from him.”

Haley snorted. “As if you even know what to look for.”

“I devour BDSM books even though I’m not interested in the lifestyle myself, thank you very much.”

“It’s fiction,” she scoffed.

“I like to think some get it right,” I argued, “but whatever. It’s just an escape, something to do while lying on the beach being lazy.”

“So, you’re going to meet Mr. Bossy tonight, or are you hung up on tall, dark, and handsome?”

“I know I should feel guilty for hooking up with Scott on the same day I went on a date with Blaine—”

“Shut up with that bullshit,” Haley snipped at me, frowning, her dark eyes flashing. “You’re not tied down, and you’re free to do as you damn well please.”

“Sometimes the voices from the past…” Lips pressed tight, I shook my head.

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