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I reeled from her words. They were so much more than I thought she would say.

“Wow, Cadence.”

She went completely red and hid her head in her hands. “I’m sorry. That was too much. I said too much.”

I reached up to pull her hands away from her face. “No, Cade. No. It wasn’t too much. I feel the same way. I had dinner with Camille on Friday and I told her I was dating a woman and I had to stop myself from telling her about you, because I want to tell everyone about you and how wonderful you are. Before I met you, my life had been this lifeless, boring routine. I controlled every minute out of fear and it was working for me. At least I thought it was. But then you showed up and it was like opening my eyes and seeing everything in technicolor. You’re so bright and sweet and wild and unexpected and it’s exactly what I needed. You’re what I want, Cadence.”

Her smile was so radiant that I thought it was going to break my heart.

“How is this real?” she asked, voice full of awe.

“I don’t know. But I’m glad that it is. That you are.” I pulled her face to me and kissed her gently. Slowly. We had all night. We had the time.

It took me a moment to notice that she was trembling.

“Cade? Are you okay?” I searched her eyes.

She swallowed and nodded. “Yeah. I just…I want you. So much. It’s killing me.”

Her voice was unsteady.

I wasn’t feeling all that steady myself. Desire had set up camp in certain parts of my body in a way that I hadn’t felt for a long time. Maybe never.

“I don’t… I don’t know what I’m doing,” I said.

Cadence shook her head. “It’s okay. You’ll figure it out. And I’ll help you.”

Suddenly the idea of Cadence teaching me erotic lessons was something I very much wanted.

I stood up and took off my shoes. She kicked hers off and moved back on the bed, watching me the whole time.

“Um, just so you know, I’m kind of…a switch? I guess? If you want me to take the lead, I can. Or I can let you explore. Either way, I’m good with what we do.”

I nodded. I’d done a very small bit of internet research, but none of that could tell you how you’d feel in the moment.

“I think,” I said, licking my lips. “I think I’d like to explore you.”

Cadence looked up at me with eyes glowing with desire. “Yeah, you can definitely do that. Fuck, yes.”

I crawled onto the bed and looked down at her.

“You’re truly beautiful, Cade. And I want to see all of your freckles.”

With one hand, I pushed at her shirt and she sat up so I could pull it over her head. She had a basic bra on underneath, and I traced the outline of it.

So many freckles. It would be impossible to count them all.

“Want me to?” she asked, and I nodded as she reached behind and undid the clasp in back.

I slid the straps down her arms and then the bra was falling away from her and revealing so much glorious skin that it made my mouth water.

“Mmmmm,” I breathed out, taking her in. “So perfect.”

I seized her mouth and kissed her hard, pressing her back into the bed as I straddled her legs. She was already pushing up into me, seeking more friction and contact.

Her skin was blazing hot as I kissed and licked and tasted my way down her throat and neck and collarbone, veering directly to her breasts, which were full and lush and exactly right.

“Perfect,” I moaned as I landed little kisses on her breasts, avoiding her nipples as she held my head and tried to steer me toward them.