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Evelyn bit her lip and nodded, her cheeks flushing with desire. “Yes,” she whispered. “I want you to use that on me.” Jo climbed back onto the bed, her body pressing against Evelyn’s as she kissed her. Evelyn moaned into it when Jo took her mouth with her tongue, her body arching against Jo’s, craving more contact. Slowly, Jo trailed kisses down Evelyn’s neck, her collarbone, while she turned on the vibrator, the soft hum filling the room.

Lifting her head, her eyes dark, she paused. “Are you sure?” she asked. All Evelyn could do was nod and her body trembled with anticipation. After a beat, Jo touched the vibrator gently to Evelyn’s clit, making her hips jerk upward and a small cry of excited surprise leave her mouth. The sensation was intense, so much more powerful than when she used it on lonely nights. Jo smiled, her eyes locked onto Evelyn’s face, watching every reaction. Slowly, she moved the vibrator in circular motions, applying exactly the right amount of pressure. Evelyn’s breath came in short, ragged gasps, her body arching into the touch.

Every inch of her body was on fire, and she felt pleasure building within her, coiling tighter and tighter. “Jo,” Evelyn whispered, her voice barely more than a gasp. “I’m so turned on…”

Dipping her head, Jo found Evelyn’s nipple again and she sucked and teased, her tongue flicking against the hardened peak. Evelyn moaned, her fingers tangling in Jo’s hair, holding her close. The combination of sensations was overwhelming, sending waves of desire coursing through her body.

“Jo,” she gasped. “Do more.”

Jo lifted her head, her eyes meeting Evelyn’s. “All right,” she murmured, her voice rough with need. “Do you want me to fuck you with it?”

With a moan from deep in her throat, Evelyn closed her eyes. “Yes.”

Not hesitating, Jo moved the vibrator lower, teasing Evelyn’s wet entrance with the tip. Evelyn held her breath, her body tensing in anticipation. Slowly, Jo pushed the vibrator inside until she couldn’t take any more. Evelyn gasped, her legs widening, and she grabbed at the bedspread, trying to hang on. The sensation was incredible, the vibrator filling her completely. When Evelyn thought she couldn’t feel any more pleasure, Jo slowly pulled it halfway out and then back in until she set a stroking pace that pulsed slow and deep. Evelyn opened her eyes and found Jo’s gaze locked onto hers. On instinct, Evelyn’s body moved in time with Jo’s thrusts, her hips lifting off the bed to meet each one. Like the last time, but much, much stronger, Evelyn thought she might come. Every part of her body coiled tighter and tighter. The sensation of the vibrator inside her, Jo’s eyes on hers, seemed more than she could bear, but when Jo ran her thumb gently over Evelyn’s clit, it was too much. “Jo,” she cried with pleasure. “You’re going to make me... I’m going to come...”

Her eyes never leaving Evelyn’s, Jo quickened her pace with the vibrator, shifting the tip upward so it grazed a spot in Evelyn she had never experienced before.Oh, my God, Evelyn thought with a pulse of intense pleasure like she had never felt.That’s my G-spot.Unable to help herself, she started to whimper and shake.

“That’s it,” Jo murmured. “Let me see you come for me.”

Feeling a final deep thrust of the vibrator, Evelyn couldn’t hold back anymore. Her orgasm crashed over her, her body convulsing as waves of pleasure coursed through her. She heardherself scream and knew nothing she had even done to herself could compare to the pulsing she felt. Slowly, Jo continued to move the vibrator inside her, drawing out every last wave until Evelyn’s body finally stilled. Evelyn’s breath came in short, ragged gasps as she lay there, her body trembling with the aftershocks of her orgasm.

Jo turned off the vibrator, setting it aside before pulling Evelyn into her arms. “That was...” Evelyn breathed, her voice barely more than a whisper. “That was incredible.”

“You are incredible,” Jo murmured. Evelyn curled against Jo’s side, her head tucked beneath Jo’s chin, her hand resting over Jo’s heart. The rise and fall beneath her palm was steady, grounding. Safe. Her body still hummed, and her skin was tender where Jo’s touch lingered.But I should have told her, she thought.I was supposed to tell her. Still, in her heart, she couldn’t make herself regret it. Not when every part of her ached in the best possible way. Evelyn felt Jo kiss the top of her head. “You okay?”

Evelyn nodded. “Yeah,” she whispered. “I’m okay.” She closed her eyes and let herself pretend, if only for tonight, that everything was simple. That there were no job offers. Only Jo’s arms around her.

The room was quiet. The kind of quiet Jo usually hated after sex, but there in Evelyn’s bed, with her head resting on her shoulder, Jo didn’t mind it. It felt so natural.Like we’ve done this a hundred times before, she thought. And like maybe we will do it a hundred times more.Jo felt something tighten. It was all so new, and she still wasn’t sure how she felt about it.Later. I have enough on my mind tonight.

Staring at the ceiling, her arm wrapped around Evelyn’s back, Jo felt the weight of everything pressing against her. Thegarage. The break-in. The insurance. The way everything she had worked so hard for teetering on the edge of crumbling. “I’m scared,” Jo said quietly, surprising herself.

Evelyn shifted, lifting her head enough to look at her. “About what?”

Jo hesitated, and then she let out a slow breath. “The shop.”

Sitting up a bit more, Evelyn propped herself on an elbow, her eyes soft. “Tell me,” she said gently. “I want to hear what you’re feeling.”

Continuing to stare at the ceiling for a long beat, Jo finally turned her head to meet Evelyn’s gaze. “I’ve been trying to act like it’s fine,” she said. “Like I’ve got it under control. But I don’t. Not really.” Evelyn didn’t say anything. She waited like she knew Jo needed space to find the words. “I never told you how I got the place.” Jo swallowed hard. “Mr. Diaz, he could’ve sold it to anyone. Real estate developers came sniffing around more than once. But he didn’t want to see it turned into a chain shop. So instead of selling it outright, he offered it to me.” An unexpected burn of tears threatened Jo’s eyes. “Said I could buy it over time. No interest. Just monthly payments, as long as I kept the place running and took care of his customers.”

Her brows lifting slightly, Evelyn rubbed a hand over Jo’s chest. “That’s incredibly generous,” she said, and Jo nodded.

“Yeah. It was,” she said. “And I’ve done everything I could to make good on it. I never missed a payment, and I’ve reinvested every extra dollar back into the shop. I’ve kept it honest, the way he taught me.” Unable to stop it, Jo felt a flash of anger. “But now… after the break-in, after the insurance bullshit, I don’t know. I feel like I’m failing him.”

Reaching out, Evelyn’s fingers brushed Jo’s cheek, and Jo realized she was crying. “Don’t think like that,” Evelyn said. “You’re not failing anyone.”

Jo let out a shaky breath. “I don’t know how I’m going to replace everything,” she said. “I don’t want to ask Mr. Diaz for help. And I sure as hell don’t want to take on some investor who’ll turn it into something it’s not.”

Evelyn was quiet for a moment, her thumb tracing a line along Jo’s jaw. “You don’t have to figure it out alone,” she said. “Don’t carry the load all by yourself.”

Looking at Evelyn, Jo felt something raw flickering inside her. “I’ve never had someone say that to me,” she whispered. “And mean it.”

“I mean it,” Evelyn said, her voice steady. “We’ll come up with something.”

Swallowing back her tears, Jo felt some hope for the first time since the visit from the insurance agent. She let out a soft laugh, but it cracked a little at the edges. “You don’t even like cars,” she said, and Evelyn smiled.

“No, but I like you.”

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