Total pages in book: 30
Estimated words: 28041 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 140(@200wpm)___ 112(@250wpm)___ 93(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 28041 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 140(@200wpm)___ 112(@250wpm)___ 93(@300wpm)
“Owen’s in a bad spot.”
I shrug at the sound of my sperm donor’s name. “Owen’s always in a bad spot. It’s a shame he can’t just pay for his problems to go away. That’s his go-to method for problem-solving.”
Rex chuckles. “I know. There’s never been a problem Owen couldn't solve by emptying a bank account. He just wanted to be sure you were safe. The guy that put him in the hospital is still on the loose and he can come here to try and intimidate you once he realizes Owen’s going into witness protection.”
“Wait a minute.” I hold my hands up. “When did this happen? Last I spoke to him, he was going to the hospital and thinking about taking some time off work.”
“Tonight, I’m guessing. I got off the phone with him around midnight and told him I’d look after you, keep you safe. Speaking of which, you were supposed to move the couch or chair in front of the living room window.”
I’m not in any mood for another one of Rex’s lectures on staying safe while living alone. “I was going to, but I didn’t like the way any of it looked. I’m fine, Rex. Really. Thank you for coming by to check on me. You should probably go. It’s not like Drew believes you’re my boyfriend or anything.”
Rex’s face takes on a serious expression, almost like what I’m saying is insulting to him. The bass in his voice is deep enough to make me want to press my ear against his chest to hear and feel the vibrations of his words.
“Why doesn’t he believe I’m your man?” Rex asks.
“Drew is 80% decent guy, 20% awkward, and 100% friendzoned. It makes it easy to call on him for things I need around this apartment–”
“Like fixing this closet door?” Rex asks, taking a step closer to the closet door with a loose hinge. The way his eyebrow raises tells me he’s already trying to determine what he needs to fix it.
He’s constantly coming to my rescue. I don’t want it to be any other way.
“Yes, especially like fixing the door. He came to see what he needed to sort that hinge out and ended up asking me about my dating life. In full friendzone mode, I told him I wasn’t interested in dating because I’m a virgin. Yet, here you are, barely a week after that conversation. I’m making up crazy lies about a sex life I don’t have. Spilling secret sex fantasies to my super and Owen’s best friend.”
3
REX
“Secret sex fantasies of a virgin,” I say the words low, but Raina hears me and I swear she blushes. But now, curiosity has me by the balls. I pull off my shirt and set it on the dresser beside the TV.
“What do you think you’re doing?” she asks.
“I’m staying the night, just in case. Between the guy that’s after Owen and your super abusing his power with that key, I’m going to stay so he can see me leave in the morning. I need him and everyone else in this building to know that there’s a man they have to contend with behind that front door.”
Raina leans back, propping herself on her elbows. Her tits are staring at me, soft milky skin with nipples a few shades darker than her supple pink lips. Those lips call to me, but I’m not here to fulfill my fantasy.
“This is stupid.” She grunts and lets her elbows drop from underneath her. Raina leans back and uses a pillow to cover her face as she says, “I’m so sorry, Rex.”
I sit on the edge of her bed. “Don’t apologize.”
“I have to,” she insists and moves the pillow beside her. “Owen has you here in the middle of the night, and I told him he was overreacting. Are you sure there’s an actual threat? What am I saying? Of course, you think there’s a threat. You wouldn’t be here if you didn’t. You wouldn’t climb through my window–”
“Like in your secret sex fantasy? What happens in your version?”
Raina bites her lower lip, her eyes desperately avoiding mine. “It’s stupid and silly.”
“Why don’t you let me be the judge of that? Tell me. I won’t laugh.”
“Fine.” She huffs. “You remember a few weeks ago when I locked myself out and you climbed through the window to get me inside?”
“Yeah.”
“Well, I thought it’s like Sleeping Beauty. You climb into the window and give me a kiss.”
“Is that all that happens?”
“Well, I don’t know what’s supposed to happen after people kiss. I mean, I know about sex and the mechanics, but the transition just seems awkward for me. Like how do we get from a kiss like that to–”
My body tenses with this fire igniting inside of me. Pure and innocent, Raina’s comfort with me is a given, but I don’t want to take advantage of her curiosity. I’d rather capture her heart, claim her body, and make sure she understands that once I do, she’ll belong to me forever.