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He pulled the drawer open and rustled around in it. Just then a thought occurred to me. “Wait!” I almost screeched.

But I could see by the twisted smile that crossed his face, I was too late. He slanted his eyes toward me, and I could see the spark of mischief in them.

“Umm, did you find the bottle?” I mumbled, pulling the covers higher.

He held up the small white container. “Yes, among other things,” he commented. He opened the bottle and poured out a couple pills before tossing the bottle back in the drawer. “Let’s see, a Kindle, a pad of paper, the bottle of Tylenol, and oh, what’s this?” He pulled out the item I knew was coming. My face was already red in mortification as he held up my vibrator.

“Tyler! Please, just put it back!” I groaned as I flopped back against my pillow and threw my arm over my eyes.

“I’m just wondering why a woman as beautiful as you needs one of these,” he continued, quirking an eyebrow at me.

“Maybe I’m too demanding or hard to please,” I shot back.

He looked down at the piece of pink silicon. “If this is all it takes, trust me, you shouldn’t be hard to please.” He turned it over in his hand and pressed a button. Immediately, a buzzing sound filled the room, increasing in intensity as he pushed it again.

I refused to let him get to me. “Worried you couldn’t compete?”

He stared in bewilderment at the vibrating device in his hand once again and pushed another button. This time, the head of it rotated. His eyes widened, and he quickly pushed the buttons until it turned off. “Sweetheart, if my dick did this I’d call a priest and demand an exorcism! Are you sure it doesn’t spit pea soup?”

In spite of myself, I choked back a laugh. “So . . . you admit it can do things you can’t?”

“Well, it’s safe to say no guy’s cock can, nor should it, dothat.” He took mercy and finally put my toy back in the drawer. But then he leaned toward me and whispered, “But I’m confident mine wouldn’t need batteries to make you scream with pleasure.”

Gah, he was so arrogant. But damn if I didn’t find his confidence arousing.