"That's an idea."Assuming Maverick wanted to spend it with me.Maybe this was a convenient arrangement for him, and he didn't want to take me out.It would be a good test.
If I was free on Sundays, would he offer to do something else?Or would it be another day in bed?Not that I minded our one-on-one time together, but it was starting to feel like a concerning pattern I shouldn't ignore.
Clara plucked a grape off the stem and tossed it into her mouth."I don't know if I'm ready to date again, but I'm a little jealous."
"It's not like I was looking.I've always had a crush on Maverick.When he started working on the patio, we couldn't avoid each other anymore."And I didn't want to.
"Talk to him then.You can't have a relationship without communication," Reina said.
"You're right."But he was new at relationships, and he warned me that he was bound to screw it up.
"The important thing is that the sex is great," Meg said.
Everyone laughed.
"If you don't have chemistry, you can't fix that," Meg continued.
"We have chemistry."I just wondered if it would lead to anything else.Can you have an intense physical relationship that turns into a real one?Or was it always just sex?It felt intense, but maybe that was the spark and not the beginning of feelings for each other.
I sipped more wine, hoping that it would help me relax and bring clarity to the situation.
Clara turned on some music, and we got up to dance.It felt good and freeing to be with these women.I didn't feel on guard like I did with my high-school friends.
If anyone saw us through the window, they'd think we were confident women who didn't mind letting lose and having fun.I'd desperately wanted to be this person for a long time.But something always held me back: the rules set by my parents and the constraints of my friend group who always worried about how they were perceived by others.I was supposed to act a certain way.But now?I could be myself.
I couldn't help but think that Maverick was a big part of that.He'd helped me explore the passionate side of myself, the one I'd hid for so long.Or maybe I was only like this with him.
Either way, I wanted to see where this thing went with him.I was enjoying myself.Maybe I shouldn't worry about what it meant.
We ate and danced to the music, talking about dating and our businesses.After we'd eaten most of the food and drank the wine, everyone started going home.
I ushered everyone out, telling them that they didn't need to clean.After I disposed of the trash, I pulled out my phone.There was a string of messages from Maverick asking when I'd be done with girls' night.
The last one said he was on his way to see me.
There was a knock on the front door.
I unlocked the door to let him in."What are you doing here?"
He locked the door and turned to face me."I missed you."
I laughed in disbelief."It was only one night."
"One night too many without you."He turned off the lights and swept me into his arms, carrying me through the door to my stairwell, making sure to lock it before taking me the rest of the way upstairs to my place.When he set me down, he cupped my cheeks."I hope you don't mind that I dropped by."
I felt a little breathless."You're always welcome here."
It might have been naive, but I liked that he'd showed up and surprised me.I loved that he couldn't get enough of me.I felt desirable.
"Good."Then he kissed me, stealing the breath from my lungs and dashing the worry from my brain.
I needed this.I needed him, the reassurance of his hands on my body, and his lips on my mouth.The truth was that I was falling for him, and I was worried it was one-sided.
I'd enjoy it for what it was now and see where it went.I didn't have to make rules for our relationship.If it became too much, I could walk away.That was the lie I told myself as he took off his shirt and unbuckled his jeans.
The fact that he wanted me more every day was reassuring.He lifted me onto the kitchen counter and stepped between my legs."I can't get enough of you."
I smiled."I seem to have the same problem."
