that.”
Betty held her breath as he invaded her space further. She tried to respond, but just managed a squeak.
“I’d like to get to know you, Betty. But I have to be honest, it will be hard to keep my hands off of you after that kiss you gave me.” He licked his lips. “I’d like another chance. Let’s make a deal. I’ll pretend I can think of something other than the idea of your body beneath my hands, and you pretend I wasn’t supposed to strip for you. And I’d desperately like to seal our agreement with a kiss.”
Betty should back off. She should hand him back the sand and let her fantasies stay in her spank bank where they belonged. There was no way this could ever live up to what she’d built in her head. But instead of handing him the bottle, she put it on her half wall and turned to face him.
She’d had years of dreaming about this man. Her hands went to his shoulders and she felt his thick muscles twitch beneath her palms. Looking into his eyes, she didn’t want to be truthful. She wanted him, but she still wasn’t sure how to make it work. Maybe she didn’t have to. Not everything had to be serious. Ang had the right idea. If he could pretend, so could she.
“I really do have a clogged drain. You should take a look at it.” Betty pushed his shoulders down.
Nate looked really confused, but he knelt in front of her like she wanted. Then she kept pressing until he turned on his knees and faced the underside of her kitchen sink.
“Betty, I am really confused here.”
“Could you please just run your hands along the pipes. I’m worried there’s a leak that we’re missing.”
Nate shook his head and leaned forward. He was not catching on to the fact that Betty needed to pretend. After so long waiting for him, and even longer getting over him, she’d had enough reality. Nate might be the best boyfriend she’d ever had, but it would never work now. She’d have to make due with getting him out of her system. One last time. It would have to be enough.
They needed to be other people if they were going to take advantage of this. April Fool’s Day might have been meant to be a prank on her. She knew she wasn’t enough for Nate before, and there was no way she was exciting enough for him now. Her body was arguing with her logic. And her vibrator would officially be her new best friend for the foreseeable future, but she needed the closure. She needed his arms around her one more time. Even if it was a lie.
“I know you’ve come highly recommended from the plumbing company. They said if there was anything down there you’d be able to find it.”
Nate sat back on his heels and looked at her for a full thirty seconds until she bit her lip and willed him to understand. Her silent plea worked, and Betty nearly danced as she watched his expression change to fight a smile.
“I’m sorry, ma’am. They must have been mistaken. I am really new to the company, and I don’t know what I’m looking for. Could you show me where you think the leak is?” Nate slid over and left a tiny space next to him.
His side pressed against her, and Betty felt the heat melt her panties off. She cleared her throat. “If you’ll just reach right in here…” Betty reached her arm in and ducked her head under the lip of the door.
Nate followed her in through the other side. His fingers stroked the back of her hand and his soft touch had her panting. “Here?” he asked.
She pulled her hand from the pipe and spun her body so she was laying on her back. “Not quite. Maybe you need to come in through this side.”
Betty looked at him and let the desire she’d felt for him as a teenager, and model groupie, and just the woman who’d thought he was a plumber come through her eyes.
“Betty…”
“I know what I’m doing, Nate. Sometimes it’s okay to pretend. Isn’t it?”
He ducked out and let her lie there squirming. She heard some rustling but could only see the underside of the sink.
“I
Betty held her breath as he invaded her space further. She tried to respond, but just managed a squeak.
“I’d like to get to know you, Betty. But I have to be honest, it will be hard to keep my hands off of you after that kiss you gave me.” He licked his lips. “I’d like another chance. Let’s make a deal. I’ll pretend I can think of something other than the idea of your body beneath my hands, and you pretend I wasn’t supposed to strip for you. And I’d desperately like to seal our agreement with a kiss.”
Betty should back off. She should hand him back the sand and let her fantasies stay in her spank bank where they belonged. There was no way this could ever live up to what she’d built in her head. But instead of handing him the bottle, she put it on her half wall and turned to face him.
She’d had years of dreaming about this man. Her hands went to his shoulders and she felt his thick muscles twitch beneath her palms. Looking into his eyes, she didn’t want to be truthful. She wanted him, but she still wasn’t sure how to make it work. Maybe she didn’t have to. Not everything had to be serious. Ang had the right idea. If he could pretend, so could she.
“I really do have a clogged drain. You should take a look at it.” Betty pushed his shoulders down.
Nate looked really confused, but he knelt in front of her like she wanted. Then she kept pressing until he turned on his knees and faced the underside of her kitchen sink.
“Betty, I am really confused here.”
“Could you please just run your hands along the pipes. I’m worried there’s a leak that we’re missing.”
Nate shook his head and leaned forward. He was not catching on to the fact that Betty needed to pretend. After so long waiting for him, and even longer getting over him, she’d had enough reality. Nate might be the best boyfriend she’d ever had, but it would never work now. She’d have to make due with getting him out of her system. One last time. It would have to be enough.
They needed to be other people if they were going to take advantage of this. April Fool’s Day might have been meant to be a prank on her. She knew she wasn’t enough for Nate before, and there was no way she was exciting enough for him now. Her body was arguing with her logic. And her vibrator would officially be her new best friend for the foreseeable future, but she needed the closure. She needed his arms around her one more time. Even if it was a lie.
“I know you’ve come highly recommended from the plumbing company. They said if there was anything down there you’d be able to find it.”
Nate sat back on his heels and looked at her for a full thirty seconds until she bit her lip and willed him to understand. Her silent plea worked, and Betty nearly danced as she watched his expression change to fight a smile.
“I’m sorry, ma’am. They must have been mistaken. I am really new to the company, and I don’t know what I’m looking for. Could you show me where you think the leak is?” Nate slid over and left a tiny space next to him.
His side pressed against her, and Betty felt the heat melt her panties off. She cleared her throat. “If you’ll just reach right in here…” Betty reached her arm in and ducked her head under the lip of the door.
Nate followed her in through the other side. His fingers stroked the back of her hand and his soft touch had her panting. “Here?” he asked.
She pulled her hand from the pipe and spun her body so she was laying on her back. “Not quite. Maybe you need to come in through this side.”
Betty looked at him and let the desire she’d felt for him as a teenager, and model groupie, and just the woman who’d thought he was a plumber come through her eyes.
“Betty…”
“I know what I’m doing, Nate. Sometimes it’s okay to pretend. Isn’t it?”
He ducked out and let her lie there squirming. She heard some rustling but could only see the underside of the sink.
“I
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