Page 28 of Give Me Forever

"Avery—" I started, but she shook her head.

"Let's not get into it. I just wanted to put it out in the open so you don't think I'm a fugitive from the law or something."

"I didn't think that," I replied.

She smiled playfully. "Are you implying that you don't think I can be up to no good?"

"Oh, I know you can be."

She closed her eyes. "Okay. Before...my brain had a slip, but now I'm blaming the wine."

"I wonder what you're going to blame next time," I said with a wiggle of my eyebrows.

"There will be no next time. Anyway, now it's me and an online store, and I’m very excited about it. I was going to create a website myself, but I think I’ll just end up using Etsy. It’s easier to draw traffic there.”

I furrowed my brow. "I don't understand. What happened to the physical store?"

"There was no cash left in the company for paying the lease, or the inventory, or anything."

Fuck me.I was going to ask Declan to look into this Sophia person. She couldn’t just get away with it.

Avery shook her head. "Please, let's not talk about it. This evening was off to such a great start."

"Despite all the innuendos and slips?" I added, making her laugh.

Her cheeks went pink. "Yes, despite that." She chuckled. "I think it was foolish to think there would be none of that."

The bell rang, making us both jump.

"The pizza was fast," she said.

I went to the door, opening it and paying the delivery boy.

When I headed back to the kitchen, Avery was taking the plates from a drawer. I thought her ass looked perfect before on the stairs, but it was nothing compared to now. She was bending at the waist, her ass up in the air, and I had no idea how I managed to stifle a groan. She straightened up with two plates, completely red in the face. Her hair was wild around her head as she turned to look at me, and my mind immediately went to a dirty place.

I imagined her looking exactly like that while she moved up and down on my cock.

Sam, don't be an asshole.

We'd just moved in, and I was already having trouble controlling myself. She'd opened up to me. She was in a vulnerable place, and I wasn't going to take advantage. I was going to be the perfect roommate, an exemplary gentleman... for now.

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