A Taste of Spring

Even though she gulped half her water down, Spring's mouth felt as if it was filled with sand. She sat quietly in his passenger seat as he maneuvered through the strip mall parking lot back to the shoe store. He didn't speak either, but he did glance her way more than once.

His words...what he said about her body was the most beautiful thing Spring had ever heard. Those words made it difficult to keep him in the dark about how they met. Liking him...made it ten times harder.

(And I do like him.)

Which made no sense. Spring broke it off with Troy because she wanted to focus on her career. She wanted to give modeling her all. If it panned out then awesome. But if it didn't, she would know that she gave it hundred and ten percent.

Spring turned to him just as he pulled the vehicle parallel to the curve, just in front of her job. "Dezmond-"

"Spring-" Dez laughed then said, "You go first."

Spring shook her head. "It's fine...you go first." Her stomach trembled and fluttered, causing her to shift in the seat. The ultra-comfortable seat. A totally random thought-that the car was really nice-seemed to melt away some of her fear. Telling another man that you wanted to just be friends, was stressful.

"Alright," Dez said. He shifted in his seat.

The next thing Spring knew...was the intoxicating taste of Dezmond Rey. When he pulled away, he asked her, "What is going on between you and Stanley Spencer?"

still woozy from

you all to

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she was no longer floating on cloud nine, it was hard to let the kiss fade. If she thought that their chemistry, she felt that night was a fluke...that it was just her inexperienced sex starved mind making something that was moderate at best, into something explosive...she

guess he's not gay."

"Not at all."

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A few weeks later

DEZMOND

property, Dez unplugged his cell phone then got out of the car. He sent Spring a quick text as he walked toward the front door. Her response was immediate.

pulled open before he even lifted his hand to

"Dezzie!"

phone when he heard the familiar voice. "Winter!" Dez wrapped his arms around the tiny woman and lifted her off her feet. Inside the foyer, he spun in a full circle as he hugged her

she said laughing, "you're going to make

her on her feet then took a good look at her. Winter was small in stature and a small build so he didn't notice her small round belly until now. "I forgot. Sorry." he placed his hand on her belly as he kissed her on the forehead. "How far

my