d

club known as House 40, a popular club in town. As we approached, we could h

r scanned us both from head to toe with his walk-through metal detector. When he was done, he gave us two bangles for identification

sating lights. Haze and I joined the fray, losing ourselves in the music and the rhy

ync as Hazel clung to me. She looked stoned with fl

alued our friendship more than my crazy attraction to my best friend. I was still lost in my day

for her to sit in and ordered a couple of drinks. We sat at the counter si

ht ever Dee, you are

last weekend.

responded and we both

nd I waltzed back to the danc

ect sync. I could not get enough of Hazel as her body swayed and twirled around

ct," I whisper

u Dee". What did

a great time, and I'm gl

". She

f the world. After waiting for what seemed like forever,

as a black leather couch, a coffee table, and a 55-inch TV mounted on the wall with a few p

in your living room? A t

he couch to create mo

good,"

the couch and tried to adjust her sleeping posture, but she grabbed me

great time ton

," I wh

t it. I picked her light form from the couch to my bed. I took off her shoes and lai

a

hone would stop ringing. I was trying to open my eyes, but my eyelids felt like they were glued together. I finally pried my eyes open but the phone

ling you for hours now"

the other end of the l

ad

Hazel"? He in

ed out on the other side of the bed with arms flying in all

with Adam"

th that boy? Are you b

, "Duh! Mo

8:00 am yet...why

before he said "I need you

rything

as you can, Hazel," a

nd wrap his arms around my stomach. As I looked at him fondly, everything that happened last night, from the wedding to the recepti

nd watched as his eyelids flutter

sleepy head",

I call it a good morning? He smiled and touched his groin.

just received a call from dad, and he as

" He asked, loo

ppy...I think he is overreacting as usual...don't wo

noticed I was i

nto this?" I poi

help" h

took off the polo shirt while he

you starin

wish... I would drop you off", h

en we got there, I looked out the window and noticed my

trouble"

ed me on the lip and I stepped ou

ll

e throughout the day. I couldn't believe the little girl that followed me everywhere was now this almost

know I had when we met at the wedding reception...only this time I was not only feeling protec

tricity through my body because my whole body tingled, and I felt a connection I'd not felt in a long while. There was a hundred percent chan

y and learn the ropes as he grew older. He also told me I needed to be married, so I will be taken seriously e

an obligation to it, whether it favored me o

heart to give nor did I need one in return. I was not excited about getting married...I wish I had a second chance to meet with Hazel

reality...I thought my secretary had left li

? I thought..." The door o

she decided to tag along. She was dedicated and loyal to a fault...the only reason she left Czech was because she felt obligated to come back with me, or so she said, a

t help but indulge her because she was not just eye candy, bu

hed her close to my chest while

mell so good bu

my lips to her perfect ones. I leaned in and captured her lips with mine in a searing kiss. She pressed her body against me, and it felt like my body was on fire, then an image of

I mean you are spotting a hard-on rig

been a long day and I would love to go home." I ap

d drop

t of my office while I gathered some files I