her heels.
“So?”
Wiping her mouth, she rises to her feet. “What?”
“Where’s your stash of vegetables you practice on?” I pretend to scour the area and she giggles, falling onto the bed.
I zip up my pants. If we didn’t have to be at my parents’ in twenty minutes for dinner and if her dad wasn’t outside, I’d rock her world right now, even if I did just blow my load. But we’re noisy fuckers and the last thing I need is her dad stomping up the stairs and throwing me out the window.
“I just have to finish this one inventory problem.” She puts on a pair of glasses and sits at the laptop on her small desk.
I lie on her bed with my hands behind my head, completely relaxed. This friends-with-benefits thing is going well so far. “Bring those glasses to my house so we can play sexy librarian later.”
She spins in her chair and waggles her eyebrows with them on.
“Or how about you just strip naked right now and I’ll admire your body while you work?”
“You’re incorrigible.” She throws a pen my way. I watch her and she must see me in the reflection of her computer because she says, “Take a picture, it will last longer.”
“I’d fucking love to photograph you. The question is would you let me?”
“I’m not sure I want pictures like that around. Plus, I don’t own any lingerie.”
“You don’t need lingerie. The best photos I’ve taken only require sheets.” I slide up to the edge of the bed and grab the back of her chair, pulling her toward me. “Come on. God, I’d love to see you through my lens.”
“Seth, I’m not like that. I’m not comfortable.”
She’s crazy—half the time she’s the one stripping her clothes off these days. She’s even ridden my face and buried my face in her pussy. How is she self-conscious?
“You are with me. I promise it would just be for us.”
“Us?”
I nod. “Well, photographer gets some rights.” I grin.
“Uh-huh. I’ll think about it, okay?”
I kiss her once before pushing her back to her desk. “Okay, but know it would just be me and you, and if you really don’t want me to have any copies, I’d honor your wishes.”
She nods and doesn’t respond.
The last week has been pretty fucking fantastic. I think maybe I get the whole relationship thing now. Especially when it’s Evan. I’ve dated women before, but it always came with a list of shit to do. Like going to chick flicks, eating at whatever restaurant they wanted to, picnics by the lake. Her telling me I wasn’t romantic enough and me only wanting the sex and nothing else.
Which reminds me. “Frankie asked me to have you message her about that Thai restaurant we went to last night.”
“Oh, okay. Did you tell her you hated it?” She laughs.
True, it was her choice… my mind pauses. Last night, we went to the new Thai place because Evan wanted it. Then we went to the movies—again, her choice—and she was just saying we should go on a bike ride along the lake. Motherfucker, I’m in a relationship. Except I haven’t felt one ounce of unhappiness or dread while we’ve been doing all the stuff she likes.
I watch her work for another few minutes. “We should probably get going soon.”
“Just one more minute. I swear I’m not sure how my parents would figure this out without me putting it all in Excel for them.” Her fingers move across the keyboard and she clicks her mouse.
I contemplate how it is that I’ve found myself in a relationship. True, officially it’s fake, but with the way I’ve been enjoying myself… no… I can’t be falling for her. It’s just our friendship being rekindled. And since we’re adults, we can mix in a few sexual favors here and there. Yeah, that’s definitely it.
“You good?” Evan’s standing and looking at me. She folds her glasses and puts them in her purse as though she’s up for playing sexy librarian later. “You’re white as a ghost.”
I look at her standing at the end of the bed, waiting. God, she’s beautiful. “Yeah, I’m good. Let’s get going so we can leave my parents’ early and play a little. My books are overdue.” I grab her coat and hold it out for her.
On the way down the stairs of her apartment, I spot both her parents’ cars in the driveway. Eli is throwing his football in the air. I move over and steal it from him and tell him