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saying as he imagined crushing her against him, taking her lush lips with his own, darting and invading with his tongue inside her sweet mouth and other sweet places.
    Most weeks he just took a cold shower determined to stick to his decision not to cross the line of friendship into the minefield of the love and depth of emotion that he knew could be so dangerous. He couldn’t risk that.  He couldn’t go there again.  But some nights…some nights, he allowed himself the luxury of imagining her in his bed, her naked softness pliant and arching in his arms. He would slowly undress her, leaving her hair to the last, taking the pins out one by one.  He could almost feel its silkiness falling around them both, see the golden waves spilling across his pillow, hear her voice heavy with desire as his name flowed tremulously from her lips swollen and throbbing with his kisses.
    Those nights he put away from him, kept them separate from reality and the simple workings of the plan
    Then things changed.  Their contact lessened.  The weekly calls dwindling until it was a couple of months since their last Skype.  He had struggled with missing her, telling himself it was for the best.  Desperately trying not to give in to the jealous imaginings of who was keeping her too busy to keep in touch.  When she called claiming to be the bearer of good news, he prepared himself for the inevitable.
    Only it wasn't.
    She wasn't calling to announce impending marriage; she was coming back to L.A. Choices was branching out and starting a local edition in Los Angeles. She would be returning, expecting to fall back into the intimacy and security of the close friendship they had built over the years.  Back to the easy camaraderie of shared meals, movie nights, walks on the beach.  That they would slip back into the easy attendance of the galas, charity events and benefits that their mutual, undemanding escort made so simple.  To her, he was still the nice guy she could turn to for advice and comfort – the uncomplicated friend she could count on.
    Before she left for New York, three years ago, he fooled her, playing the platonic friend when, in fact, he wanted nothing more than to take her as his lover and more, much more.  He couldn’t do that; he had to stay guarded, not let those emotions overtake him. 
    But now she would be back.  Here around him.  Everyday. 
    So. How. Long.
    How long could he hold out?  How long could he stay guarded?
    Just how long could he stick to the plan?
     
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