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Jake rocked his hips and entered me in one smooth motion. Feeling playful, I sat up and leaned back to stretch. I brought my hand down to my nipple, pulling my barbell and cupping my breast.

Jake growled as he bucked up, and the teasing didn’t last long.

Luckily what followed did.

Chapter Nine

Settled

“A mechanic, Piper? Really?”

Crap. Leave it to my mother to try to sweep the confetti from my happy parade.

“And a happy Monday to you,” I returned, wishing I’d let the call go to voicemail. Since it was before eight in the morning, I was worried that there was something wrong when I saw her name on the screen.

“Why did I have to hear from Elaine that you were seeing someone? Oh, and you know she must’ve loved that. Not just who you’re dating, but that she knew before me.”

“Sorry, Mother.”

For once I actually was. I’d been dreading this conversation, but no one should have to deal with Dana’s mom.

If Dana’s recent behavior was any indication, she was learning from the best.

Or worst.

“Mechanic?”

“Not that it matters, but Jake isn’t a regular mechanic. He owns his own business.”

“But I thought you and James were getting serious?” she whined.

“Nope. Never have been, never will be. From what I saw, he’s with Dana,” I revealed, trying to change the subject.

“Oh. Well, that is an… interesting choice for him, I suppose.”

“I have to go. I’ll call soon.”

“You know,” she said, ignoring my attempt to end the call. “With your father and Thomas’ money, you’re going to attract certain individuals who want to take advantage and use you.”

I sighed in frustration. “If you’re referring to Jake, have Thomas look into him. I’m sure you’ll be more than reassured. His garage is very popular, especially with celebrities.”

“Celebrities?”

“I’ve got to get to school. Talk to you soon.” Without giving her the chance to respond, I hung up.

The call didn’t get to me the way it normally would have. It could have been because fall was in full swing and it was beautiful outside. The smell of crisp leaves was in the air, but the sun was shining and birds were singing.

Maybe I was just finally growing and learning to brush the negatives off.

Or it might have had something to do with the orgasms Jake had given me when he’d insisted we conserve water and shower together.

Either way, I was in a good mood.

*******

Thank the sex god for those orgasms.

I was used to a hectic schedule. Mondays were always busy, and that was without taking the weekend off. The phone call with my mom had made me run late, and I was beyond frazzled. I’d been counting down the minutes until my lunch break.