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stood up on the bed to continue to launch handfuls at a time from higher ground. Van used the pillow to bat them away, but then he just went straight for the attacker and pulled her legs out from under her.
    Easiest takedown ever.
    They both landed on the bed, popcorn and all.
    “My mom always told me not to eat food in bed,” Dani smiled as Van started to kiss her.
    “So you’re saying…next time we’ll go with pudding instead of popcorn?” he smiled back, pulling her on top of him.
    “Mm m , lemon pudding,” Dani smiled as she kissed him.
    “Butterscotch.”
    “Ew.”
    “Okay, lemon.”
    They both laughed, but after a few minutes of messing around, the popcorn got to be a little too much for Dani and she had to remove herself from it .
    After the mess got cleaned up it was after eleven , and because the two of them now smelled like popcorn, along with the bedding, it was decided that everything needed washed.
    The bedding went to the laundry, and the bodies went to the shower.
    Van considered shower sex with Dani to be on the top of his favorites list. The first time with her had been incredible. She was so sexy and confident with her body that it made the experience satisfying yet left him wanting more.
    This time seemed a little more playful, and Dani took her time exploring his body again before she knelt in front of him with a wicked smile. She licked the bead of arousal from the tip of him and traced his ridges with her tongue. Van didn’t know whether he should watch this beautiful goddess work her magic or close his eyes because of the intensity of it.
    When she took him deep, he decided upon both. He could have finished right then and there but he forced himself to hold off. She even encouraged him to, but instead he pulled her up, wrapped her legs around him, and burrowed into her hot pussy. He was so thankful for that ten-second conversation about birth control the week before because being inside Dani skin to skin was beyond words .
     
                                                                         
     
    Van woke up when Dani did, even though she hardly moved. But she liked seeing him next to her and she scooted closer so he could hold her.
    “What time is it?” she murmured , sighing with contentment when his strong arms wrapped around her .
    Van glanced behind him at the clock on the nightstand. “Uh…eight-forty -two .”
    “What !? ” she exclaimed, jumping out of bed. “Oh, crap!”
    “What’s the matter?”
    “I’m supposed to watch my niece and nephew today! Like…right now !”
    She scurried around to find the rest of her clothes, so Van got up to do the same. He put on a pair of shorts over his boxers, and then handed Dani a shoe he realized she’d been looking for.
    “Thanks,” she said almost breathlessly. She gave Van a hasty kiss on the cheek and left the bedroom.
    Van followed her out and asked, “How long will you be?”
    “Uh…” She was looking around for her purse until she found it on the kitchen counter. “Until three, I think. Nine to three.” She looked at Van and said, “Oh shoot, the game! I’m so sorry, I completely forgot I agreed to this when I agreed to that, too.”
    “Nah, it’s okay. I’ll just take Q and you and I can go another time.”
    She grabbed an apple from the counter and bit into it, putting her shoe on at the same time. Then she wrapped her arms around Van and gave him a hug and a kiss. “I’m really sorry about this. I just… I guess I got too caught up with you and couldn’t even think straight,” she smiled.
    “ I know the feeling,” he replied, returning the smile . “ Just give me a call when you can, okay?”
     
     
    Dani hated rushing out of Van’s apartment like that because she wanted to spend more time with him , but she’d messed up big time. As it was , she already had to call her sister to tell her she’d be late. Jaime didn’t exactly