Wednesday.”
She waved her hands in the air, “Fine, fine, we can do both.” Can I deal with the bossy part for great sex? I guess I just have to wait and see. She handed Mark the bag of leftovers, “Here you go - that should make two meals.”
“Thank you Birdie, I haven’t eaten so well and enjoyed myself so much in a very long time. Give me a sweet kiss so I can go home and take a cold shower.” She kissed him gently on the cheek.
Birdie walked him out and stood on the top step, “Do cold showers really work?”
“Not really, but it is better than nothing. Lock your doors when you go in.” He pulled out his phone and handed it to Birdie, “Put your numbers in there for me and I will text you back so you have mine.”
“There you go. Goodnight Mark. Thanks for bringing my wrap over.”
She walked into the house and he heard her lock her doors. Mark looked back at the house, “Goodnight Birdie girl, hope you’re ready because I am coming after you.” He got into his truck and sat there for a moment. Birdie was funny, smart and clearly successful. She had her own life and was sexy as hell. He was so turned on around her, he wondered if he was going to make it until she allowed him into her bed. He was going to make sure he let her know how he felt, otherwise she was not going to waste her time - that was very clear.
CHAPTER FOUR
MONDAY
Birdie woke up on Monday morning feeling happy and refreshed. It took her a moment to remember why. I may finally have a man in my new big bed - thank god I got a king. Especially if Mark is the one to break my rut. As she lay there she replayed every kiss, starting with the first one on the dance floor. He felt like a magnet to her, drawing her closer and closer. But he had a bossy streak a mile wide that could prove to be a problem.
How do you ask someone to have a quick fling with you? Maybe she could Google it - there must be some sort of guidelines out there….some etiquette about asking a man if he would be willing to fling with you. For all of her big brains and education, she didn’t have a clue about how to do it.
Her iPad gave a chirp, she opened it up and read the text from Mark and laughed as she texted him back.
Good morning Birdy Boss, thanks for last night, have a great day, see you tonight, can’t wait for my cake kiss .
Mark boss of the Bedroom, you’re welcome, be safe and see you later for cake.
Thanks for remembering that I am the boss of something, better go let my team know my new title.
Markwalked out of his office towards his Platoon. They were unpacking the new equipment they were going to start training on. It was spread all over the hangar where they staged for deployment. Blake, the Lt. Commander from the other Platoon, noticed Mark coming out of his office with a slight smile on his face. “So I take it things are going well with Birdie? I can’t remember seeing you like this …. ever.”
Mark looked over at Blake who was his swim buddy in BUD/s, “I’m seeing her again tonight. She is going to let me come over for cake after her friends leave.”
“I hope that you’re talking about cake and not something else. She isn’t a booty call girl.”
“You know, I’m tired of everyone thinking that I can’t see what Birdie is and that I don’t know how to treat her. I can tell the difference between her and some chick I pick up in a bar. For your information, I’ve asked her out and she won’t go until Wednesday. But I’m not going to go for a day without seeing her. So I’m going to go over for chocolate cake that she is making for her Stitch and Bitch club. I like this woman and she is making me crazy. If she said come over and play monopoly, I would.”
Blake started laughing, “Stitch and Bitch – I don’t even want to know. You’re lucky she makes amazing chocolate cake.” He studied his friend closely, “I get it … this is serious. I won’t say another word. Can you have
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