Close your eyes,” I demand.
He does as I ask. I walk with my butt facing the wall on the way to my closet, and then I run inside. I put a short, white skirt, and a red lace tank top, and walk back into my bedroom.
“Did Ethan go home?” I ask Stephan.
“Yeah, I think he's going to Mona's house or something,” he answers. “Mind if I take a shower?”
I swallow hard. “Um, sure,” I say, trying not to sound affected.
Right before he walks into the bathroom, he turns around. “It's only fair…” I'm about to ask him what he means, when he turns his back to me and pulls down his shorts. I only see his butt for a second before he walks into my bathroom.
I can't help but smile.
He has a nice ass.
6:51 PM
Wedding night
“Let's go on a date,” Stephan says when he walks out of the bathroom.
“Right now?” I ask.
“Yeah.”
“Okay. Where are we going to go?”
He thinks for a couple of seconds before responding. “Do you know how to play pool?”
I laugh. “I’m a rock star. Of course I know how to play pool. I am unbeatable.”
“I highly doubt that, but let’s go.”
Ten minutes later, we pull up to “Marvin’s Tavern”. It’s a hole in the wall, which I like. Stephan pays for the table, and I rack up the balls.
“So is this just your excuse to watch me bend over?” I ask. I already know the answer.
He licks his lips suggestively and responds with a shrug. “Maybe.”
Thought so. I grab a pool stick. “Do you want to break, or should I?”
He smirks. “Go ahead, Miss Expert Pool Player. Break away.”
I shoot the ball, knocking in two solid balls in the process. I look over at Stephan and I can’t help it, I gloat. “What was that you were saying about doubting me earlier?”
He rolls his eyes. “Are you going to gloat now?”
I nod. “Yes, yes I am. In fact, if we weren’t in a very public place right now, I would dance.”
“You’re annoying.”
I laugh. “You’re the one who asked me out.”
“A decision that I am already regretting,” he jokes.
We both laugh, and I can’t help but think that this feels like old times — Stephan teasing me. It’s how life is supposed to be. For the first time since Bridgett got sick, I feel normal again, and I realize that it’s Stephan. He is the only one who can make me feel this way.
“What are you thinking?” he asks.
I’m thinking that I’m in love with you . But I don’t say it out loud. Instead I say, “Just imagining the look on your face when I beat you.” I bend over to shoot again and smile when I see Stephan checking me out from behind. I shoot the ball, and it goes in the pocket.
“I could watch you beat me all night. Seriously. What an amazing view.”
I try to act annoyed, but the smile on my face deceives me. “Now I want to miss so it will be my turn to watch you.”
“I see that my master plan is working.”
“Master plan?” I question.
He puts his arms around my waist and leans down to whisper in my ear. “All I have to do is distract you.” He proceeds to kiss his way down my neck, and I shiver at the contact.
His plan is definitely working .
“There is a problem with this plan of yours,” I inform him.
“And what’s that?” he asks between kisses.
“I can distract you too.”
He laughs. “Well, maybe that was my master plan all along, and I just told you the other plan was to distract you.”
“I’m confused.”
He kisses my neck again. “Maybe this is all part of my plan to seduce you.”
I turn around so I’m facing him. “You have a seduction plan?”
He nods.
“Please, elaborate.”
“It’s simple, really.” He pulls me closer, and says quietly, “I just get you so turned on that you are begging me to take you.”
I kiss him gently on the lips, and then whisper in his ear. “It’s not going to happen.” I then back away from him and proceed to shoot the ball. The whole time, my heart is beating so fast I feel like it could explode at any
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