Choosing Her Lover

Chapter 12

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Once again, I find myself in the company of this delectable man in a lovely restaurant. He is quiet though. He seems to concentrate on his food, but whenever I look up at him, he is watching me, then he looks away as he sees me notice.

“Is something wrong?”

He hesitates. “I’m not sure.”

“Are you upset with me about something?”

“No, not at all, but I don’t want you to be upset with me either.”

“I’m sorry, but I’m not following you.”

He puts down his knife and fork, resting his chin on steepled fingers. He starts to speak, stops, starts again, and finally….

“I wanted to pass something by you, but if you don’t like it, then that’s fine. I want you to ignore it.”

“Alright…. But what are we talking about?”

He swallows hard. “I realise that we barely know each other, but the thing is, I would like to know you better….”

Where’s this going?

“And I know that you said at the start, very clearly, that you didn’t want to be ‘tied at the hip’…. And that’s what I wanted too.… then…. The thing is…. that although my work involves a lot of travelling and my er.… base is out west, it doesn’t need to be. My apartment is only rented and so long as I have good road access and an internet connection, it really doesn’t matter where I live….”

“So…?”

“So, I could get an apartment here, in the City and we could see each other more regularly, and for me, more easily. How…. would you feel about that?”

is a mixture of hope, caution, and worry. I don’t reply immediately. As the silence stretches out, worry takes over. “Forget I said

pressuring me, and yes, I think I’d like to

up. “Really? That’s wonderful. I thought I might scare you off entirely.” He

at all. In fact….” And now,

hovers, his fork midway to

lips. Is this my

said my piece. You

fact…. I think I’m

unreadable. Leaning across the table, he kisses me on the

Finish my meal?

and shrieking while I lick you out.

to chew my steak, I try to ignore the

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between my shoulder blades. Following me in, he kicks back with one

takes me, wraps his arms

unbutton it, he pulls my blouse up and over my head. My bra comes off next and my skirt, unzipped and pushed down, quickly follows, leaving me just

to be

edge of the mattress. Lying back on my elbows, I watch as he strips off. There is nothing subtle

“I’m glad to get out of those.

against a bed of black hair. He is already

but I’m not going to.” He drops to his knees, pushes between my thighs and grabbing hold of me, pulls me forwards, tilting up my

he says, “we’ll see how well I

Despite finishing our meal quickly, I have had a good

isn’t going

me, brow furrowed in concentration. He glances up for a moment. “You’re flooding,” he

I’ve touched you….” Then, dipping his head, he plants his mouth around

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