forget it.
Sleep tight, baby.
Because I'm coming for you.
* * * *
It had been three days since she had been to the club. She couldn't deny that she had gotten a lot done since then. But one thing continued to trouble her.
What was Joe thinking?
Did he think she was crazy?
She didn't want to think he would, but she couldn't help but wonder.
Still, it wasn't like they were seeing each other. She didn't even know where he lived. That bothered her more than she wanted to admit. He'd been inside her body, and she didn't even know his telephone number. Maybe it was better if they cooled things down for a little while.
A knock at the door caught her attention. She got up and crossed the room to pull the door open. Lexi stood on the other side in a black leather skirt and a see-through top. Her lacy bra barely covered her breasts. She tilted her head to the side, her red hair bouncing around her shoulders.
“Look, you've been cooped up in this apartment for three days. It's time for an intervention.”
She brushed past Mara to fall into an overstuffed chair in the corner. Mara shook her head as she closed the door.
“Doesn't an intervention usually require more than one person?” she challenged.
Lexi's eyebrows rose. “Well, I was obviously the only one available, and lucky for you I could fit it into my busy schedule. Besides, all of your other friends gave up on you when you decided to become a hermit. So, hurry up and get ready so that we can go to the club tonight. I don't want to get stuck with the ugly leftovers.”
Mara rolled her eyes. “No way, Lexi. I'm not going to the club tonight. Not after what happened,” she replied, her jaw firmly set.
Lexis stood up, walking over to stand before her. “What? Are you going to let big, bad Joe run you off? Girl, you need to grow some balls,” she chastised.
Mara let out a huff of aggravation. “Lexi, this has nothing to do with balls,” she retorted.
Lexi's eyebrows arched. “I wish it did. It would be much more interesting to me. Balls can be fun.”
She let out a long sigh. “Lexi, is your mind always in the gutter?” she inquired.
Lexi tilted her head to the side for a minute as if she was deep in thought. “Probably. I guess that's why I don't get any invitations to church meetings, huh? Why? Is that a problem?”
She collapsed in a chair. “Lexi, he thinks I'm insane,” she muttered.
Lexi offered a reassuring smile. “Is that what this is about? So your brain got a little scrambled from all of the great sex? So what? He can't hold that against you,” she reasoned.
The look Mara gave her made it clear that she wasn't convinced.
Lexi took a seat in front of her on the edge of the couch. “Look, if he does think you're a little bit batty, there are plenty of other hot bodies running around to keep you busy.”
Mara looked away, not wanting Lexi to see the truth.
She didn't want another hot body.
She wanted Joe.
“Wait a minute,” Lexi said, her hand raised. “Is this about more than sex?”
Mara tried to think of a good answer, but before she could, Lexi stopped her.
“Mara, are you falling for this guy?”
She wanted to say no.
She wanted to deny that she was stupid enough to think that this was anything more than a hot affair. But she couldn't. Somewhere along the way, she had developed feelings for him. She loved the way he touched her. The gentle way he held her. The way he knew how to be rough just when she needed it that way. No matter what she told herself, she couldn't make it go away.
“I think so,” she admitted, her voice barely above a whisper.
Lexi leaned back against the couch. “Mara, I thought that this was just a distraction. Something to get you out of your rut,” she confessed.
Mara stood up, beginning to pace back and forth. “I know. It's ridiculous. I mean, he runs a sex club of all things. He probably sleeps with a different girl every night.”
She waited for Lexi to contradict her. When the words
Sleep tight, baby.
Because I'm coming for you.
* * * *
It had been three days since she had been to the club. She couldn't deny that she had gotten a lot done since then. But one thing continued to trouble her.
What was Joe thinking?
Did he think she was crazy?
She didn't want to think he would, but she couldn't help but wonder.
Still, it wasn't like they were seeing each other. She didn't even know where he lived. That bothered her more than she wanted to admit. He'd been inside her body, and she didn't even know his telephone number. Maybe it was better if they cooled things down for a little while.
A knock at the door caught her attention. She got up and crossed the room to pull the door open. Lexi stood on the other side in a black leather skirt and a see-through top. Her lacy bra barely covered her breasts. She tilted her head to the side, her red hair bouncing around her shoulders.
“Look, you've been cooped up in this apartment for three days. It's time for an intervention.”
She brushed past Mara to fall into an overstuffed chair in the corner. Mara shook her head as she closed the door.
“Doesn't an intervention usually require more than one person?” she challenged.
Lexi's eyebrows rose. “Well, I was obviously the only one available, and lucky for you I could fit it into my busy schedule. Besides, all of your other friends gave up on you when you decided to become a hermit. So, hurry up and get ready so that we can go to the club tonight. I don't want to get stuck with the ugly leftovers.”
Mara rolled her eyes. “No way, Lexi. I'm not going to the club tonight. Not after what happened,” she replied, her jaw firmly set.
Lexis stood up, walking over to stand before her. “What? Are you going to let big, bad Joe run you off? Girl, you need to grow some balls,” she chastised.
Mara let out a huff of aggravation. “Lexi, this has nothing to do with balls,” she retorted.
Lexi's eyebrows arched. “I wish it did. It would be much more interesting to me. Balls can be fun.”
She let out a long sigh. “Lexi, is your mind always in the gutter?” she inquired.
Lexi tilted her head to the side for a minute as if she was deep in thought. “Probably. I guess that's why I don't get any invitations to church meetings, huh? Why? Is that a problem?”
She collapsed in a chair. “Lexi, he thinks I'm insane,” she muttered.
Lexi offered a reassuring smile. “Is that what this is about? So your brain got a little scrambled from all of the great sex? So what? He can't hold that against you,” she reasoned.
The look Mara gave her made it clear that she wasn't convinced.
Lexi took a seat in front of her on the edge of the couch. “Look, if he does think you're a little bit batty, there are plenty of other hot bodies running around to keep you busy.”
Mara looked away, not wanting Lexi to see the truth.
She didn't want another hot body.
She wanted Joe.
“Wait a minute,” Lexi said, her hand raised. “Is this about more than sex?”
Mara tried to think of a good answer, but before she could, Lexi stopped her.
“Mara, are you falling for this guy?”
She wanted to say no.
She wanted to deny that she was stupid enough to think that this was anything more than a hot affair. But she couldn't. Somewhere along the way, she had developed feelings for him. She loved the way he touched her. The gentle way he held her. The way he knew how to be rough just when she needed it that way. No matter what she told herself, she couldn't make it go away.
“I think so,” she admitted, her voice barely above a whisper.
Lexi leaned back against the couch. “Mara, I thought that this was just a distraction. Something to get you out of your rut,” she confessed.
Mara stood up, beginning to pace back and forth. “I know. It's ridiculous. I mean, he runs a sex club of all things. He probably sleeps with a different girl every night.”
She waited for Lexi to contradict her. When the words
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