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“I told them to save the best for last.That’s for us to decorate, and if you want you can change these decorations,” I say, looking around the room.

“No!They’re perfect.You are definitely going to get some tonight.”

“Oh, I already knew that,” I say, kissing her earlobe.

“Did you?”

“Yeah, that wasn’t a question in my mind.”

She playfully slaps my arm, smiling.“Get your ass over here and let’s decorate my tree.”

Letting her drag me, I say, “Yes, ma’am.”

When we’re finished and I help her put the star on top of the tree, we stand back looking at it.“What do you think?”

“Nick, it’s so pretty.I love it.”

“Good, now come here.I’ve never had sex under a Christmas tree.”I pull her down on top of me on the couch, her legs between mine.Just when things are starting to get good, her phone rings.I groan loudly at the interruption.

“Let it ring, they’ll call back when we’re finished.”

“Nick, I can’t, I have to get it.”

“No, you don’t.”

“Yes, I do, let me just see who’s calling.”

She gets her coat off the arm of the couch and looks at her phone.“It’s Ava.”

“Great, let it go to voice mail.You can call her back later.”

“No.”

“You did not just do that?”I say, annoyed, watching her put the phone to her ear, looking at me apologetically.

Cat

“Hey, Ava, what’s up?”

“Nothing.”

I sit up between Nick’s legs and lie back in his arms.His erection presses into my back.I know he’s not happy I answered, but I’ll make it up to him later.Besides, Ava sounds like she needs to talk; she doesn’t sound like her usual self.She’s always there for me in my time of need, which is a lot lately.The least I can do is make sure she’s fine.

“Are you sure?You don’t sound like yourself.”

“I don’t know.You know those times when you don’t feel like yourself?”

Nick puts his hands up my shirt and rubs the palms of his hands over my nipples, making me shiver.I gasp and try to push his hands away with one hand.

“Tell her you’ll call her back,” he tells me in my ear.

I mouth, “No,” to him and try to make my voice sound normal with him kissing my neck.

“Aha!”I shake my head up and down like she can see me.It’s a good thing she can’t.

“Cat, are you all right?”

“Yes,” I say to Ava, trying to get up, but Nick squeezes my nipples between his fingers.I bite my lip at the jolt I feel to my core, making it hard for me to sound normal.