“Russ.”
He pushed in hard. “In that goddamn sweater.”
“I always wanted you,” she said. Guilty. Thrilled. “I was crazy about you, Russ.” Honest.
Russ bit his bottom lip when he came.
Then he went soft all over and affectionate. Puppyish. Kissing her neck and chest with his mouth open. Cherry didn’t expect it. The unabatedsweetnessof him.
He lifted out of her and fell on his side, kissing her shoulders, smiling. Catching his breath. “Is now ‘after’?”
Cherry nodded her head. She wasstillreeling.
He touched her with his fingers and then with his palm, and whispered her name in her ear as she came. Then he kissed her so furiously that she thought they might start all over, but instead they kissed each other half to sleep.
Cherry drifted off with her cheek on Russ’s shoulder.
She woke up at three a.m.
Russ was dressed and standing by her bed. He said he had to get home, that he had his kid first thing in the morning. He wanted Cherry’s phone number.
She gave it to him, and he kissed her cheek and told her to go back to sleep.
Chapter 7
Yesterday 7:22 PM
Joy
THE THURSDAY TRAILER JUST DROPPED! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!
Honny
Oh my God, Cherry—are you seeing this??
It’s even worse than we thought.
Joy
It’s so much worse that it’s BETTER!!!
I mean, the actress playing Baby!! I CAN’T LOOK AWAY!
Honny
That girl isn’t even fat—she just has a big head.
Joy
She’s Hollywood fat, probably a size 6.
Honny
I think she might be wearing padding...
Joy
NO!!!
