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“Hey, I started taking a self-defense class.”
“That’s awesome! I’m so proud of you, Ky.”
“Guess who the instructor is?” I asked, biting my lower lip as I stifled a smile.
“No way! Ryker?” she shrieked, sounding like a teenage girl.
“Yep. I couldn’t believe it. He gave me his number after class was over.”
“Shut up! I think fate is trying to tell you something,” she squealed giddily.
“Yeah, it’s trying to torture me,” I replied in exasperation. Having Ryker as my instructor didn’t help in my efforts to try and stay away from him, even though I was seriously reconsidering that now.
Nori giggled, “I’ll take that kind of torture any day. That man is delicious.”
“He really is,” I sighed dreamily. “It’s been so hard to resist him.”
“I can imagine. I don’t think I’d be able to.”
“Kamden says Ryker’s a man-whore. He wants me to be careful around him,” I said, deepening my voice to imitate his as I spoke.
“Of course he’s going to say that. He’s your older brother.”
“Yeah, I know.” I hesitated, doubting myself. “But what if he really is?”
“Who cares? That’s what condoms are for,” Nori responded as though it was obvious.
I snorted. “Nori!”
“What? You’re not looking for commitment, and I doubt he is either. It doesn’t matter if he’s a man-whore. Sex is sex, and he looks like he’d be damn good at it.”
“You’re such a bad influence,” I joked as I rolled over onto my stomach.
“Hey, you only have one life. I guarantee you’ll regret it if you don’t sleep with him at least once.”
Would I? “Yeah, I probably would. He’s the hottest guy I’ve ever seen.” I paused, gnawing on my bottom lip in contemplation. “I don’t know if I can do this, though. I haven’t been with a guy, other than Bryce, since everything with Kaleb.”
“I know. And, you don’t have to do anything if you don’t want to. I just want you to be happy; I don’t think I’ve seen you as happy as when I’ve caught the two of you together, and when I’ve heard you talk about him.”
“Really?” I asked, holding back a smile.
“Really. It’s good to see you smile so much, and hear the happiness in your voice. Ryker may be just what you need to finally move on. And if not, at least you would get some really great sex out of it.”
“Maybe. I’m not promising anything, but I’ll keep an open mind. I better get ready for bed; I have an early day at work tomorrow—our weekly Monday morning meeting,” I groaned unhappily.
“Ugh. Okay, text me tomorrow?”
“Okay, bye.”
“Bye.”
After hanging up with Nori, I got ready for bed. Kamden had removed what was left of the mirror sometime today, so I was relieved not to have to deal with that mess.
My phone chimed while I brushed my teeth. When I finished, I went to my bed to pick it up. When I swiped my passcode in, I saw that Ryker had sent me a text:
Ryker: sweet dreams
A smile spread over my face as I texted him back:
Me: you too :)
As I lay in bed, thoughts about my conversation with Nori kept me awake. Should I really get involved with Ryker? Does he really want me? Would I be okay with just a one night stand? Could I handle it?
The only thing that I was able to determine was that if I decided to go through with it, I would take things slow concerning Ryker. Neither one of us wanted a relationship, and I definitely wasn’t ready to have sex with him, no matter how much I wanted to. So if it was going to happen, it was going to happen on my terms.
When I finally fell asleep, it was to images of Ryker’s heavenly body over mine.
Let’s just say that I really hoped that dreams came true. I needed a cold shower after the imagery from last night. I slept all the way until my alarm went off, which was unheard of for me. Usually I’d wake up from a nightmare.
Even though I had worked from home on Thursday, and went back to the office on
“That’s awesome! I’m so proud of you, Ky.”
“Guess who the instructor is?” I asked, biting my lower lip as I stifled a smile.
“No way! Ryker?” she shrieked, sounding like a teenage girl.
“Yep. I couldn’t believe it. He gave me his number after class was over.”
“Shut up! I think fate is trying to tell you something,” she squealed giddily.
“Yeah, it’s trying to torture me,” I replied in exasperation. Having Ryker as my instructor didn’t help in my efforts to try and stay away from him, even though I was seriously reconsidering that now.
Nori giggled, “I’ll take that kind of torture any day. That man is delicious.”
“He really is,” I sighed dreamily. “It’s been so hard to resist him.”
“I can imagine. I don’t think I’d be able to.”
“Kamden says Ryker’s a man-whore. He wants me to be careful around him,” I said, deepening my voice to imitate his as I spoke.
“Of course he’s going to say that. He’s your older brother.”
“Yeah, I know.” I hesitated, doubting myself. “But what if he really is?”
“Who cares? That’s what condoms are for,” Nori responded as though it was obvious.
I snorted. “Nori!”
“What? You’re not looking for commitment, and I doubt he is either. It doesn’t matter if he’s a man-whore. Sex is sex, and he looks like he’d be damn good at it.”
“You’re such a bad influence,” I joked as I rolled over onto my stomach.
“Hey, you only have one life. I guarantee you’ll regret it if you don’t sleep with him at least once.”
Would I? “Yeah, I probably would. He’s the hottest guy I’ve ever seen.” I paused, gnawing on my bottom lip in contemplation. “I don’t know if I can do this, though. I haven’t been with a guy, other than Bryce, since everything with Kaleb.”
“I know. And, you don’t have to do anything if you don’t want to. I just want you to be happy; I don’t think I’ve seen you as happy as when I’ve caught the two of you together, and when I’ve heard you talk about him.”
“Really?” I asked, holding back a smile.
“Really. It’s good to see you smile so much, and hear the happiness in your voice. Ryker may be just what you need to finally move on. And if not, at least you would get some really great sex out of it.”
“Maybe. I’m not promising anything, but I’ll keep an open mind. I better get ready for bed; I have an early day at work tomorrow—our weekly Monday morning meeting,” I groaned unhappily.
“Ugh. Okay, text me tomorrow?”
“Okay, bye.”
“Bye.”
After hanging up with Nori, I got ready for bed. Kamden had removed what was left of the mirror sometime today, so I was relieved not to have to deal with that mess.
My phone chimed while I brushed my teeth. When I finished, I went to my bed to pick it up. When I swiped my passcode in, I saw that Ryker had sent me a text:
Ryker: sweet dreams
A smile spread over my face as I texted him back:
Me: you too :)
As I lay in bed, thoughts about my conversation with Nori kept me awake. Should I really get involved with Ryker? Does he really want me? Would I be okay with just a one night stand? Could I handle it?
The only thing that I was able to determine was that if I decided to go through with it, I would take things slow concerning Ryker. Neither one of us wanted a relationship, and I definitely wasn’t ready to have sex with him, no matter how much I wanted to. So if it was going to happen, it was going to happen on my terms.
When I finally fell asleep, it was to images of Ryker’s heavenly body over mine.
Let’s just say that I really hoped that dreams came true. I needed a cold shower after the imagery from last night. I slept all the way until my alarm went off, which was unheard of for me. Usually I’d wake up from a nightmare.
Even though I had worked from home on Thursday, and went back to the office on
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