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since they had their daughter Izzy, so I took
full advantage. It had a good-sized pool and some great running routes nearby.
I was looking forward to emptying my mind of the day to day this weekend. Work
was a bitch at the moment and I needed to clear my head.
    “Dude, is that that girl from last night?” Andrew indicated behind me.
    I really hadn’t thought this through. Was I going to go over and speak to
her? Ask her out? Fuck.
    I shrugged but didn’t look.
    “Seriously, I think it is. Take a look,” he pushed.
    I glanced over my shoulder and my eyes locked with hers. I couldn’t help
but grin. She looked shocked and blushed but didn’t look away. I knew how far
that blush dipped beneath her shirt.
    “Excuse me a minute,” I said.
    “Careful. You might have to marry her if you speak to her after you’ve
fucked her.”
    There was something in her eyes that hadn’t been there the night before.
She looked … relaxed.
    “Nice to see you again, girls,” I said as I arrived at the table. Except
I was looking only at Anna, who was smiling at me. That was a good sign.
    “Wow, this is a small town,” Leah said. “Some things are just meant to
happen, I guess.”
    I pulled my eyes away from Anna and looked at Leah, who was looking very
happy. That was another good sign. Anna couldn’t be pissed that I hadn’t been
there when she woke up, given Leah’s welcome.
    “Nice to see you again. Are you two enjoying your day?” My eyes went back
to Anna. She looked great. None of the makeup from last night, and it suited
her.
    “Join us,” Leah said. I caught Anna shoot her a warning look.
    “I’m sure Ethan has better things to do than join us for lunch,” Anna clipped.
    “I don’t, actually.” I gestured at Andrew to come over. “We’re joining
this table,” I said to a passing waiter. I moved to Anna’s side of the booth
and she scurried along the bench. I rested a hand on her thigh and she stopped
moving away from me. She might not want me here. She might have wanted me to disappear
after last night, but now I was here and I could change her mind.
    Andrew came over, clearly a little confused. I hope he played along and
didn’t say anything that made me want to punch him. Unlikely.
    “So, do you two work together?” Leah asked.
    Anna’s leg began bobbing up and down. She was nervous. Cute.
    I moved my hand, stroking her and pushing her skirt slightly farther up
her thighs. She tensed and I grinned as she gave me an imploring look.
    Andrew was chatting away to Leah, telling her about his job.
    “You’d left when I came back from my run,” I said so only she could hear.
“I was hoping to give you a morning workout.”
    She blushed again but didn’t reply.
    “I’d like to see you again.” The words came out before I realized what I was
saying. Why else was I here? I wanted a bit more of her. Just another night and
I’d quench this thirst I had for her.
    “Ethan.”
    “Dinner tonight?” I asked, ignoring the warning in her voice.
    “That wasn’t the deal.”
    “I don’t remember making a deal,” I said as my fingers dipped under the
hem of her skirt.
    “I have rules ,” she whispered.
    “Give me your phone.”
    Her hand covered the phone on the table and my hand moved up her thigh.
    “Ethan,” she whispered.
    I grazed the seam of her underwear. “Give me your phone and I’ll stop.”
    She looked me directly in the eye and dropped the phone into her purse.
    Fuck. She wanted this. I slid my fingers under her underwear and found
her beautifully wet for me. My heart raced as I dragged my fingers along her
sex. She moved forward and put her elbows on the table, joining the
conversation between Andrew and Leah. My fingers found her clit and I started
circling. She agreed with Leah on something she was saying about their morning.
I couldn’t hear. I wasn’t listening. She was a great actress. It was like she
wasn’t fazed by the fact I had my fingers all over her. I found myself