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his tongue out to taste me. Each time he does, he lets out a sound of pleasure which has me squirming after a couple of minutes. It’s insane what this man can do to me. I have never been so worked up in my life. Not even the times when I’ve actually had sex! He spins me around and lifts me so that I’m now sitting on the counter in front of him.
    “I need you to guide this. You need to tell me when to stop, because if you don’t, I won’t.” He lowers his mouth back down to my neck.
    Do I want him to stop? I honestly think it depends on which part of my body you’re asking. I move my hands to his chest, enjoying feeling every muscle of his well-defined body. I know if I don’t say something now, there will be no going back and I’m really not ready for that. “I think we need to stop.”
    As soon as the words leave my mouth, he backs off, and moves his head so it’s now resting against mine. He looks into my eyes, and I see a fire in his making me want to throw my morals out the window and drag him into his room. He gives me one last quick kiss on the lips and then moves back and leans against the other counter. “So what are you in the mood to eat?”
    You. Thank God I don’t actually say it out loud. I really don’t know what’s gotten into me, it’s like I’m drunk on him and can no longer make rational decisions. “Whatever you want is fine.” 
    We settle on Chinese and decide to just hang out and watch TV until the delivery guy shows up. “So, tell me something about yourself. I know you and Holly have been friends forever, but aside from that I don’t know much.”
    “Well, there really isn’t much to tell. I spent a lot of my time dealing with boring work events for my dad. Then my mom would constantly drag me to all of these mindless parties at the country club. I remember I would try to escape whenever I could. The club has a big garden, and in the middle of it, there’s a gazebo. I used to always hide out there when I got sick of putting up with all of my mom’s friends. How about you?”
    “My dad owns a construction company. Carter, Jason, and I have been friends forever, and I’ve always been interested in medicine.”
    “What kind of doctor do you want to be?’
    “I want to go into pediatrics, I’ve always loved kids.” Can he be any more perfect? “Okay, I have another question. You said the other night you had a crush on me for a while. Why didn’t you ever say anything to me?”
    “I don’t know. You always seemed really distant and untouchable, plus Nicole had warned me to keep my distance.”
    “What? Why?”
    “Because no one knew what was going on with you. You should have heard some of the theories.” I start to laugh as I think about all the different conversations we had about him.
    “Like what?”
    “Well, the biggest one was that you were dealing drugs. And maybe you had an abusive girlfriend. Then there was the theory that you were a male escort and allowed dominatrixes to beat you up.”
    Apparently, I chose to tell him that when he had a mouthful of water, because he lets out a choking sound. “ WHAT?”
    “Hey, don’t kill the messenger. Maybe you shouldn’t be so secretive next time.”
    The delivery guy knocks on the door and Shawn retrieves our dinner. We eat and talk the rest of the night, and then head into his room to watch a movie. I’m lying down with my head resting on his chest and his arms around me–I feel so comfortable and at ease.
    “Hey, Shawn, have you—” I open my eyes to see Jason and Nicole standing at the edge of the bed.
    “Hey hooch! I guess we have the answer to our question now.” Nicole is grinning at me, probably assuming things that never even happened.
    “What question?” Shawn says from behind me.
    “Holly called us, acting all worried, because Christen never came home. I told her I would check with you to see if you had dropped her off,” Jason says as he looks like he doesn’t know what to make of the