That left, well, Venezio.
“I see the gears turning,” Andy said, narrowing her eyes at me. “And I feel like you’ve been keeping something from me.”
“I haven’t.” Well, not much.
“Liar.”
“I’m not lying! I told you we got a new volunteer.”
“And conveniently didn’t say anything else about them. So I’m going to assume it’s a man.”
“It’s a man.”
“And with that flush creeping up your neck, I’m going to assume he’s hot.”
“He’s hot,” I confirmed.
“Well, then you have the perfect date.”
“No. Absolutely not,” I said, cracking the oven to check the cookies. At the first hint of browning around the edges, they had to come out.
“Why not?”
“He’s not… a black-tie kind of guy.”
“Oooh, rough-around-the-edges, is he?”
“He’s the slicked-back hair, leather jacket, tattooed type.”
“Oh, be still my heart,” she said, pressing a hand to her chest.
“That’s totally not your type.” Both she and Sammy were on the feminine side.
“No, but I can appreciate a James Dean type. They have a certain bad boy magnetism that defies sexual preference. So, what’s his name?”
“Venezio.”
“It keeps getting hotter. Didn’t you narrate a book with some hot Italian guy with a V name?”
“Valentino,” I confirmed. And, yes, I’d drawn the parallels. Especially in the tub or in bed alone at night before sleep. Where I would imagine those scenes full of long sessions of oral followed by mind-bending, toe-curling, multiple-orgasm sex… but swap out the hero for Venezio.
Stupid on my part.
The last thing I needed when I came across Venezio at the warehouse was to vividly remember the way I came with his fingers, mouth, and cock on my mind.
“Well, I think a hot tattooed guy would look great in a suit.”
“Isn’t it black-tie? Doesn’t that mean tails?”
“Oh, God. No. Like it’s black-tie-ish. No tails or cravats. Nice suits.”
“I doubt he has a suit.” Let alone a nice one. “He’s a tee and Timbs kind of guy.”
“Doesn’t every man have a suit? Not having one is like not having an all-occasions little black dress.”
“I mean, unless he’s had to go to weddings or funerals, maybe not.”
“Well, you can get him a suit.”
