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I shimmied in the bed. "I’m a little bit sore already. But I don't mind."

"That ass of yours is perfection."

"So you're an ass man?" I asked.

"Not sure. I’m conflicted. I'm going to worship every part of you."

I turned around as he moved his hands down from my shoulder to my waist, touching the sides of my breasts on the way. "I thought you said I'd be too sore."

"I can make you come in other ways, babe."

"That you can. But remember, we left off somewhere else. I was the one exploring you."

He flashed me a slow, lazy smile. "Yeah we did, and I liked it a lot."

"See? Let's get back to that. So, how do you know this massage?”

"We learned a few techniques. It helps with muscle soreness.”

“Hey, any time you need someone to take care of you, just call me and I'm your girl," I said.

"You'd do that?"

"Yes I would. But you’d have to give me precise instructions."

"I love giving instructions," he replied.

My eyes widened. "Yeah, I noticed. I like it. I didn't think I would, but I do. So… instruct away, Tyler."

He captured my mouth. This kiss was different than the ones before. It was like he wanted to own me, body and soul, and I hoped he never stopped kissing me.

I wanted this to last forever.

CHAPTER 14

TYLER

The next afternoon,my brother Tate invited us to one of the vineyards he owned about an hour away from Chicago to try out two new wines he planned to bring on the market. We often had get-togethers like this, though usually it was scheduled in advance. It was more of a catch-up time with the family, because he didn’t actually need our opinions. I drove there with Reese and Travis, as it made no sense for everyone to drive their own car.

“How was your field trip?” Reese asked.

“It was great. The kids had a lot of fun. And so did I.”

Fun was an understatement. Spending time with Kendra was addictive. The more I got, the more I wanted. I drove home early in the morning, and that was only because she had to go to work today.

Reese half turned to me in the back. “Sooo… Kendra still likes you, or did she come to her senses?”

“Any particular reason you’re mean today?”

She grinned. “Several.”

“Dude, next time you put Luke on a mission, tell him not to be so obvious. He was pestering Reese during the party,” Travis said.

Reese rolled her eyes. “Yeah, I had a lot of fun when I wasn’t running away from Luke, who was doing your dirty work.”

I grimaced. “Not dirty work. But he’s better at getting stuff out of you.”

“Next time you want to know how I am, just ask me. I have nothing to hide. And I’m gonna tell you exactly what I told Luke. I’m not doing too well. I thought I’d gotten over… well, everything. I certainly felt better the last couple months. But then I saw some pictures of them on Facebook. They announced they’re going to have a baby, and it messed me up. And with Kimberly away… Anyway, that’s my life right now. Two steps forward, one step back. But I’ll get there eventually.”