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.