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“What kind of person?”

“A happy, cheery person. I’m a fucking serious surgeon. I don’t smile very often.”

CeCe giggled. “You do with me.”

“Exactly! I want to find out why. So you see, Cecilia, you very much matter to me.”

“Well, when you put it like that… I’d love for you to find out all those things with me,” CeCe said with a twinkle in her eye.

“What if I don’t want to get a new stylist? I like the way you cut my hair and when you wash my hair it takes all my stress away,” Alexis said.

“I have other ways to take your stress away, but if you want to go back to me washing your hair…” CeCe held up her hands.

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“Nope. I’ll talk to Ryan tomorrow.” Alexis started to push CeCe down on the couch, but she stopped her.

“Did you not hear what I said? The next time we have sex—”

“Does that mean we have to start now?” Alexis said, nibbling CeCe’s earlobe and kissing just below it. Alexis felt CeCe soften against her.

“We’re jumping right in then,” CeCe said, her voice serious.

Alexis pulled back with amusement on her face. “Is that fear I see in your eyes?”

“Maybe a little,” CeCe said honestly.

“Why?” Alexis said, all humor gone from her voice.

“Because I really like you, Alexis.” CeCe smiled.

Alexis trailed her fingers down the side of CeCe’s face just as she’d done in the parking lot on open house night. “I really like you, too, CeCe. Why do you think I’m here?”

CeCe’s eyebrows shot up her forehead. “I don’t know, you tell me.” She leaned in and kissed Alexis, smiles on both their faces, but the kiss quickly turned more passionate.

“Whatever are we going to do until Saturday?” Alexis asked, beginning to kiss down CeCe’s neck.

“Mmm, I don’t know,” CeCe said breathlessly.

“We can go to my house. I was listening when you said no more sex in this room,” Alexis said.

“I didn’t mean never.” CeCe looked into Alexis's eyes. “Is that all we are?” she asked softly.

“We are very good at it,” Alexis replied.

CeCe giggled. “Yeah we are. But we’re more than that, right?”

“That’s what we’re going to find out,” Alexis said. “If you dare?”

A slow smile grew on CeCe’s face. “That’s what this felt like at first. I could feel you pulling me closer and closer, Lex. It’s like you’re daring me to push back.”

“I like how you push back,” Alexis said, pulling CeCe’s lips to hers. “I kind of liked how you took charge when I came into the room.”

“It’s all your fault.” CeCe grinned. “You drove me crazy.”

“Do you feel better now?”

“I do,” CeCe said with a satisfied smile.