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Just thinking.”
     
    “About what?”
     
    “About life. Decisions I’ve made.” Mike shrugs. “Nothing really.”
     
    I look at the clock on the cable box. It’s only nine o’clock, but it’s late enough. “Okay. Will you do something for me then?”
     
    “What?”
     
    “Will you take me to bed and just hold me for a while?”
     
    I watch Mike, as his eyes search mine. “Just hold you?”
     
    “To start with. Then, we’ll see what happens. If that is okay with you,” I add, in case he wants an out.
     
    Mike’s smile softens even more. “I would love to.”
     
    ***
     
    Saturday morning, I wake up still wrapped in Mike’s arms. We didn’t make love last night and I don’t care. After we turned in, I lay in Mike’s arms. We didn’t talk and eventually I drifted away into sleep. Enveloped in his embrace, I feel more at peace and more secure than I have felt in three years. I don’t move, as I listen to Mike’s rhythmic breathing. I don’t want to disturb this moment.
     
    I know I’m not in love, not after just a week; but, there is no denying that Mike is exerting a powerful pull on me. At this moment, I want nothing more than to lie here, forever. I simply want to feel him close to me.
     
    As his deep, slow breathing begins to lull me back to sleep, I feel him stir. I turn in his arms to face him and wait until his eyes open. “Good morning,” I whisper, punctuating my greeting with a kiss. The kiss is chaste, but his morning erection hints that there may be more to come.
     
    “Good morning,” Mike says, smiling. “How did you sleep?”
     
    “Like the dead. You?”
     
    “Better than I have in a long time,” Mike says softly. “Daisy, I’m sorry about last night.”
     
    “What? For what?”
     
    “For dumping all that on you, then turning into such a douche bag.”
     
    “I don’t know what you mean. I’m glad you felt you could share that with me.”
     
    “I mean I got all sullen and pissy.”
     
    “I don’t think that happened at all,” I object. “And to be honest, just having you hold me last night was nice.”
     
    “You’re not disappointed?”
     
    “Are you?” I counter.
     
    “A little,” Mike admits. “Not that I’m saying I didn’t enjoy spending the night with you, but-”
     
    “But it’s not something to brag about to your buddies?”
     
    “No! I’m not saying that either! I wouldn’t do that!”
     
    “I’m just kidding, Mike,” I say with a smile, as I touch his face. “I know what you mean. There is still this morning.”
     
    “And this evening,” Mike adds with a crooked smile.
     
    “And let’s not forget this afternoon,” I suggest.
     
    “I hope I’m up for it.”
     
    “So do I,” I say with a grin.
     
    Mike snickers. “Are we are having oysters for dinner?”
     
    “If we must.”
     
    Mike snickers again. “Wait a minute,” he says, as he rolls out of the bed. I wonder where he’s going, but the sound of running water tells me. While Mike brushes his teeth and shaves, I take a moment to freshen up, as well.
     
    Mike is the first back to the bed. He is waiting on me, propped on an elbow, as I exit the bathroom. He’s covered by the bed linens to the waist, but the way he looks and the way he gazes at me is a woman’s wet dream. I begin to tingle with anticipation. A good night’s sleep with Mike tucked in close has put me in the mood. I slide into the bed with Mike on the near side. It forces him to move over to give me room. At the same time, it allows us to touch and move against each other, as we adjust our positions.
     
    As soon as I have enough room so I don’t have to worry about falling out of the bed, Mike stops moving. Then, he pushes me over onto my back. He lightly drapes himself across me before taking my lips with his own. I inhale deeply. My simmering desire for him flares into life. I wrap him in my arms. The kiss takes on a life of its own. We devour each other. Our tongues probe and