*****

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?”

immediately. As the silence stretches out, worry takes over. “Forget I said it,” he

think I’d like to get to know you better

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

not at all. In fact….”

fork midway to his

this my

on. I said my piece. You

I think I’m falling

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

Finish my meal?

I lick you out. And you’re

I to chew my steak, I try to ignore the

*****

room, he unlocks the door then pushes me through with a hand between

wraps his arms around

me.” And with that, without asking, and without even trying to unbutton it, he pulls my blouse up and over my head. My bra

about to be

my legs dangling awkwardly over the edge of the mattress. Lying back on my elbows, I watch

says. “I’m glad to get out of

against his tight stomach, nestled against a bed of black hair. He

He drops to his knees, pushes between my thighs and grabbing hold of

how well

Despite finishing our meal quickly, I have had a good thirty minutes to think about Ryan’s dinner-table

going to take

with fingers, holding me open, he examines me, brow furrowed in concentration. He glances up for a moment. “You’re

at me. “So…. I can arouse you before I’ve touched

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