Page 91 of The Lessons

Ryan

I glanced over at my phone on the nightstand. It was after seven. We’d been at it for over three hours, and I was finally spent.

“Water?”

“Please.”

I got up and grabbed two bottles from the stash in the closet. I kept them there mostly for myself, long days at the office and whatnot. This was the first time I’d needed to, uh, replenish some fluids because of a client.

As I climbed back on the bed, I looked over at Natalie and handed her one of the bottles. She looked so beautiful and relaxed. Quite different from that first time I’d had her in my bed. Now she was sprawled out, clearly comfortable, and the white sheet teased me—playing peekaboo with one of her nipples. I liked her like this.

“I thought guys weren’t supposed to be able to orgasm more than once,” she said as we rehydrated. “I mean, in the same day or whatever.”

I shrugged. “Never been a problem for me,” I lied. Truth was, I’d never known it to be possible for me, either, until now. Until her. Something about this woman?she just made my cock work like the energizer bunny. I mean, if the bunny wasn’t pink and was a dick.

“So, how do you date if this is your profession?”

I stiffened but tried to pass it off. This was the question I’d been dreading. I picked up my water bottle and took another drink.

“I simply don’t date.” It was true. Between school and logging my hours and work, well, I didn’t have a lot of spare time.

I could see the gears moving in her head.

“And it’s against the rules while I’m seeing a client,” I added.

“But you asked me out. I mean, back before…”

My blood pressure shot up as she circled around that terrible question. The question about why I’d flirted with her when I knew my job came with certain restrictions.

I’d been fearing this moment ever since I’d walked into Lisa’s office and seen Natalie sitting there. The truth? When I’d seen Natalie in the library, I hadn’t cared. She was so fucking cute I was ready to just say fuck it to my job. I’m not normally someone who gets carried away in a moment, but with Natalie?all of a sudden, pheromones and autonomic reactions overtook my logic and reason.

I picked up my phone. “You hungry?”

She turned over, and as the sheet caught on her leg, I was treated to a glimpse of her ass.

“I’m going to allow that obvious attempt to evade my question only because I am starving,” she said with a glint in her eye.

“Pizza?”

“Hell, yeah. That’d be amazing.”

“What do you like on it?” I asked as I scrolled through my phone for the delivery place.

“Uh, whatever you want.”

“Don’t do that,” I said.

“Do what?”

I looked over at her. “Be one of those girls. Tell me what you want on your pizza, Reese.”

She took a deep breath. “Uh, would you be totally grossed out if I asked for anchovies and pineapple?”

I put the phone down. “Will you marry me?”

She practically choked on her bottled water. “Come again?”

I reached over and patted her on the back. “Sorry, it’s just… That’smyfavorite kind of pizza.”

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