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I can’t help but laugh at the use of ‘deflowered’, but I’m suddenly concerned that I’ve been a bit…much. I’m about to text back to ask, when another message pops up:

Liaden: Lucky me [smiling devil emoji]

So I guess it’s all good.

Dean: I can’t wait until tomorrow evening

I’m just killing time until then, and every second is passing ten times slower than normal. It’s driving me crazy. I’ll probably pounce on her like a wild cat the moment she steps through the studio door, ripping through her clothes to get to the bare skin I’m desperate to kiss..

Liaden: Me too, because I have questions.

I sit up straighter.

Dean: About what?

Liaden: The whole meeting the parents thing this week.

Oh.

God, have I trapped her into doing something she’s not ready for? Like a goddamn rookie? I slap my hand over my eyes and rub them hard, cursing my inexperience for the millionth time.

Dean: Do you still want to?

Liaden: Absolutely, don’t get me wrong. It’s simply out of my area of expertise. What do I wear? And there’s no point in buying your mother a bunch of flowers because she can’t take them home to Louisiana with her.

I breathe a sigh of relief, warmed through by how thoughtful she is.

Dean: Don’t worry, she’s going to love you. You don’t have to dress a certain way or give her anything. Just be your adorable self, and it’ll be a cakewalk for you. You’ve got this.

Liaden: “My adorable self”? [smile emoji]

Dean: I said what I said.

Liaden: You’re lovely, you know that, right?

Do I dare?

If I say this next part, she might not like it…but do I have any real evidence that she’d dump me over it? Maybe she’d even be happy. And I want her to know where I stand.

With slightly shaky fingers, I type.

Dean: Just honest about how awesome my girlfriend is.

I press send before I can punk out.

Please don’t freak out, please don’t freak out…

Liaden: Girlfriend… I like it [big toothy grin emoji]

Oh, thank god.

Dean: Good [wink emoji] now tell me what underwear you have on [fire emoji]

Liaden: Underwear? Never heard of it [tongue out emoji]

Holy fuck.

My arousal levels have been on a hair trigger like never before since losing my virginity, hard and ready in a split second any time, and my dick demands attention now. It wants Liaden, in her meeting, without any panties on like a naughty girl.Mynaughty girl.