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through them until he found
the number and menu for the local pizza place. As he dialed, Raven slid her
hand over his growing bulge and teased him.
    Derek struggled to keep his voice intact
as Raven’s hands played below. Placing the order, he hung up the phone and
smiled at his lover. “If you keep that up…” He trailed off and kissed her.
Heading back to the bedroom, he pulled on a pair of jeans for when the delivery
guy showed up.
    Raven playfully pouted. “It’s such a
shame to cover yourself up like that. I like you even better naked.”
    Derek grinned like a school boy, enjoying
Raven’s words and company.
    When the food arrived, the couple ate
while keeping the banter light and simple.
    If only Ziara could understand what
falling in love felt like ,
Raven thought, real love without potions .
    “Raven is a unique name. How did your
parents choose it?”
    “It’s a family name.” She didn’t mention
that Benji was short for Benjamin. At this point, Derek thought he was the
family dog. She couldn’t explain it was her brother.
    “Any other siblings?  How many brothers
and sisters do you have?”
    “Just one of each. You’ve met Ziara, and
I have one brother who currently lives out of town.”
    “Where does he live? What’s his name?”
    “Benjamin,” she flubbed. “He’s up in
Buffalo, NY.” She grabbed the first town name that popped into her head,
realizing it was a lie she could live with. It was automatic to answer.
    “Hey, did you name your dog after your
brother?”
    Realizing the connection a second too
late, Raven made the save. “Yeah, I guess I did. I always looked up to my older
brother.” She hated lies. She hated that she couldn’t tell him the truth. She
knew the rules, but she didn’t have to like them. Dating a mortal was
complicated.
    It was time to change the topic and put
the spotlight on him. “What about you? Any siblings?”
    “I have one sister.  She’s sweet, but can
be nosy. I know she means well, but she’s always trying to get too many details
of my life.”
    Raven noted the comment, wondering if his
sister might be an issue. “All sisters are like that, always interfering. Ziara
is the same way. Sometimes it’s easier just to say nothing at all than feed her
desire to rule my life.” Raven grimaced.
    “Ziara is such a different name. I’ve
never heard that before.”
    “My mom was unique,” she said, wanting to
change the topic. “That was delicious.  I was hungrier than I thought.”
    “Do you want anymore?” He motioned
towards the pizza.
    “No, thanks, I’ve had my fill. But you
apparently worked up my appetite.”
    “No reason why we can’t go burn off these
calories.” His sheepish grin was back as he chased her back to the bedroom.
    Making love, the couple collapsed with
exhaustion after a lengthy bout and snuggled against one another.
    She hated how her brother would randomly
pop into her mind. His timing was really bad today.
    Benji was tired of waiting on his snack.
“Ice cream, it’s all I’m saying. It’s not like I can go buy it myself.”
    Not now! Besides, you were just at the market.
    “I forgot to ask Ziara for vanilla. My
doggy tummy doesn’t do well with other flavors.”
    Benji, later. I’ll get it later.
Good-bye! She hinted
firmly .
    She didn’t hear Derek, as she was focused
on her brother’s intrusion.
    “What do you think?” Derek asked.
    “I’m sorry, I sort of zoned out for a
moment. What were you saying?” She apologized.
    “I was saying, what do you think about
going away for a long weekend, maybe next week? We could take some time away
together.” The idea of spending an entire weekend in bed with Raven filled his
body with fire. He couldn’t get enough of the gorgeous woman, and now that
they’d taken the next step and grown intimate together, he couldn’t think of a
better way to celebrate their newly committed relationship.
    “Ooh, that sounds great! I just need to
see if Ziara can take Benji