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are—perfect. I was just curious. I’d
simply rather have some eye candy in the hood than,” she contemplates, “well, than
not.”
    “Slut,” I cough into my hand, trying not to laugh.
    “Only a look slut, I never touch. I love my
Taterbear.”
    “Taterbear?” I snort, slamming the fridge door shut
and bugging my eyes out at her. “I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
How am I supposed to look at him now?”
    “Oh, hush.” She pushes on my shoulder, her cheeks
now the color of her hair. “Don’t you and Dane have bedroom names?”
    “Oh my God, Bennett! You call him that in the
bedroom?” I’m nearly shouting now, bent over with my hands on my knees, bracing
my body’s full-gut laughter. “Please stop talking, my ears are bleeding!”
    “You’re so mean, Laney,” she whines, “I’m never telling
you anything ever again.”
    “Thank God!” I wheeze out, still hee-hawing at her.
    “Come on, bitch, grab your glass and I’ll give you
the grand tour. If you can compose yourself long enough,” she says
haughtily, and I think I hear a muttered “skank” as she leads us down the hall.
    “So you just saw the kitchen, and this is the
hall,” she gestures with her hand, “and the spare bedroom.” She opens the door,
to a fully-furnished, painted , room.
    “How the hell did you get everything painted so
fast?” I ask, it only now registering that her kitchen and hall have a fresh
shine as well.
    “Tate hired painters.” She shrugs a shoulder,
looking at me like I’m crazy.
    Maybe I am; her side is organized and beautiful,
while mine looks like the do-it-yourself project that it is.
    “And this,” her smile grows wide and her eyes
twinkle, “is the master.” She opens the door with grandeur, stepping aside to
give me room to see.
    Oh, it’s something all right. The walls are a deep
red, the bed a dark brown and prominent…but not as much as the pictures on the
walls.
    “Wow, Ben,” I look at the ground, my cheeks
heating, “I didn’t know you had it in you.”
    “What, the pictures? Do you like them? They were
Tate’s Valentine’s Day present. He had them blown up when we got this place.”
    “They’re very, um,” I stammer, searching for the
right word, but all that’s coming to mind is revealing . I mean, I
literally see nipple from here. What if her parents want a tour one day? “They’re…
You’re… I mean, they’re beautiful. You’re beautiful.”
    “Thanks,” she chirps happily, “Paul down at MK did
them.”
    “Halo” by Beyonce sounds from my pocket and interrupts
us, which tells me it’s my love calling. And thank God for his timing.
    “Hello?” I quickly answer, stepping back into the
hallway.
    “Where are you?” He cuts right to the chase, as
always.
    “At Bennett’s, where are you?”
    “At the door.”
    I hear the knock, and go answer it, only just
realizing I can hang up the phone now.  “Hey, you.” I smile when I open it and
see him on the porch in a white dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his
elbows, dark slacks and shiny silver belt buckle.  Yummy.  The pink tie around
his neck is very nicely loosened, and just like that, he takes my breath.  Every.
Single. Time.
    “Baby,” he sighs heavily, wrapping me tightly in
his arms, his face finding the crook of my neck. “I’m sorry it took me so
long.”
    “It’s okay, I needed to catch up with my girl
anyway. Do you want to come in for a minute, say hi to Bennett?”
    “Just for a sec,” he whispers in my ear. “I wanna
shower, change, eat and make love to you in that order, and sooner rather than
later.”
    I pull back and place a soft kiss to his lips, more
than game with his plan. “Then what are you waiting for? Go give her a hug and
get me home. But make sure she meets you in the hall.” I smirk, half-thinking I
shouldn’t have warned him.

Chapter 4
    ~Dane~
    “ L aney?”
    “Back here!” she shouts from the bedroom, then
appears, hurrying out to meet me in