One Night Stand: One Night Stand: Book One by Veronica Tower Page B
Authors: Veronica Tower
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but now it's time to get on with our lives, and I think Robin belongs in yours." It surprised Lisa how much it hurt to say those words. As much as she feared John getting too close to her, neither did she truly want to turn him over to another woman, especially this white friend of his.
"Lisa, that's nonsense!"
She stopped pumping again when he protested, but John kept right on talking.
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"A night like we just shared doesn't happen along very often. We owe it to ourselves to see if it means something more. We should give ourselves a chance to get to know each other better. At the very least, we'll have more incredible sex.
Who knows what might develop from there?"
John had just touched the heart of Lisa's fears. Last night had been too fabulous to ever be repeated. If they didn't accept that, didn't try and move on, they were just going to be disappointed. No one could live up to last night's expectations. If Lisa could just turn John's attention to Robin, he'd find happiness dating his old friend, and she wouldn't have to risk being hurt by another man.
"John, we live in different cities."
"It's just New York and Hartford. What are they? An hour, ninety minutes apart?"
The conversation had veered starkly away from the direction she had planned. The focus of their discussion had shifted to John and Lisa. She had to move it back to John and Robin.
"Look, John, I'm not saying we can never see each other again. I'm just saying that I'm not ready to have a long distance relationship."
John ran a finger down Lisa's hip, setting off sparklers inside of her. "You know," he told her, "we don't have to jump into a full-fledged relationship. It's Friday. I'll call in sick. You stay the weekend. We'll get to know each other better and have some more fun. There will be plenty of time to worry if all of this means anything after that."
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Tempting, Lisa admitted to herself, but if she backed down now, she knew she would never get the conversation back to this point later.
"Look, John, I like you. You're incredible in bed—er, on the floor—but I'm just not ready for anything serious. And every word you say convinces me that that is what you really want."
She expected this to be a tough point for John because it was clear to Lisa that he really did think he wanted to get serious with her. Unfortunately, he knew precisely how to counter her concern. He sat up, took a figurative step back, and started counting off points on his fingers.
"So what you're saying is: one, you don't want to get married; two, you don't want to move in together; three, neither of us should quit our jobs or give up our apartments and move to each other's city; and finally four, we shouldn't even consider ourselves going steady."
Lisa couldn't suppress a smile. She really did like this guy, which was what made him so dangerous. She stiffened her resolve. "That just about covers it. That's—"
John interrupted her. "Now let's consider what I want!" He lifted a single finger on his other hand. "One, I want to keep fucking you!" He looked from the one raised finger on his left hand to the four on his right. "Is there something incompatible between these positions?" He folded the fingers of the right around the one on his left and pumped that finger in and out of the others.
Lisa eyed the hands, fighting to suppress a chuckle. She thought she had resolved this point in her mind.
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Unfortunately, she really wanted to keep fucking John, too.
She just needed to be certain he would not press for something more. She wasn't going to get all tangled up in this guy so she could get hurt again. "All right, our desires are not incompatible so long as you agree to meet my conditions."
Pure happiness radiated from John's smile. It frightened her how much this man seemed to want her. She had believed Billy wanted her too.
"I agree," John told
"Lisa, that's nonsense!"
She stopped pumping again when he protested, but John kept right on talking.
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One Night Stand
by Veronica Tower
"A night like we just shared doesn't happen along very often. We owe it to ourselves to see if it means something more. We should give ourselves a chance to get to know each other better. At the very least, we'll have more incredible sex.
Who knows what might develop from there?"
John had just touched the heart of Lisa's fears. Last night had been too fabulous to ever be repeated. If they didn't accept that, didn't try and move on, they were just going to be disappointed. No one could live up to last night's expectations. If Lisa could just turn John's attention to Robin, he'd find happiness dating his old friend, and she wouldn't have to risk being hurt by another man.
"John, we live in different cities."
"It's just New York and Hartford. What are they? An hour, ninety minutes apart?"
The conversation had veered starkly away from the direction she had planned. The focus of their discussion had shifted to John and Lisa. She had to move it back to John and Robin.
"Look, John, I'm not saying we can never see each other again. I'm just saying that I'm not ready to have a long distance relationship."
John ran a finger down Lisa's hip, setting off sparklers inside of her. "You know," he told her, "we don't have to jump into a full-fledged relationship. It's Friday. I'll call in sick. You stay the weekend. We'll get to know each other better and have some more fun. There will be plenty of time to worry if all of this means anything after that."
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Tempting, Lisa admitted to herself, but if she backed down now, she knew she would never get the conversation back to this point later.
"Look, John, I like you. You're incredible in bed—er, on the floor—but I'm just not ready for anything serious. And every word you say convinces me that that is what you really want."
She expected this to be a tough point for John because it was clear to Lisa that he really did think he wanted to get serious with her. Unfortunately, he knew precisely how to counter her concern. He sat up, took a figurative step back, and started counting off points on his fingers.
"So what you're saying is: one, you don't want to get married; two, you don't want to move in together; three, neither of us should quit our jobs or give up our apartments and move to each other's city; and finally four, we shouldn't even consider ourselves going steady."
Lisa couldn't suppress a smile. She really did like this guy, which was what made him so dangerous. She stiffened her resolve. "That just about covers it. That's—"
John interrupted her. "Now let's consider what I want!" He lifted a single finger on his other hand. "One, I want to keep fucking you!" He looked from the one raised finger on his left hand to the four on his right. "Is there something incompatible between these positions?" He folded the fingers of the right around the one on his left and pumped that finger in and out of the others.
Lisa eyed the hands, fighting to suppress a chuckle. She thought she had resolved this point in her mind.
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Unfortunately, she really wanted to keep fucking John, too.
She just needed to be certain he would not press for something more. She wasn't going to get all tangled up in this guy so she could get hurt again. "All right, our desires are not incompatible so long as you agree to meet my conditions."
Pure happiness radiated from John's smile. It frightened her how much this man seemed to want her. She had believed Billy wanted her too.
"I agree," John told
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