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?”

and worry. I don’t reply immediately. As the silence stretches out, worry takes over. “Forget I said it,” he says. “I don’t mean to pressure you

not pressuring me, and yes, I think I’d like

might scare you off entirely.” He picks

not at all. In fact….”

his fork midway to his

lips. Is this my turn to say too

I said my piece. You now.” he

think I’m falling for

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

Finish my meal?

I lick you out. And you’re going

try to

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then pushes me through with a hand between my shoulder blades. Following me in, he

speaking he takes me, wraps his arms around me

he says. “This time, you’re going to scream for me.” And with that, without asking, and without even trying to unbutton it, he pulls my blouse up and over my head. My bra comes off next and my skirt, unzipped

to be

dangling awkwardly over the edge of the mattress. Lying back on my elbows, I watch as he strips off. There is nothing subtle about this. His shirt is quickly tossed to one side. He kicks off shoes and shrugs out

to get out

stomach, nestled against a bed

He drops to his knees, pushes between my

says, “we’ll see how well

and sopping. Despite finishing our meal quickly, I have had a good thirty minutes to think

going to

open, he examines me, brow furrowed in

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

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