When she nods, I pick her up off the table and up to my room. I swallow down the lump in my throat, waiting for Millie to come back from the bathroom. She pulled away from me so suddenly; I thought I did something wrong. When she gets back, she stands before then climbs into my lap. She doesn’t sit but stays on her knees and my hands find her hips to hold her still. “Are you sure you want to do this?” I ask, my voice comes out in a harsh whisper as I stare into her half-glazed-over eyes. ‘’Yes, with you yes,’’ she whispers back in a low and steady voice. ‘’I want you,’’ she says, before tangling her hand in my hair and bringing her head close to mine. I meet her halfway, taking her mouth in a deep kiss, then I pull back to lick her lips with my tongue in hungry laps as her fingers comb through my hair and she grips my neck to hold me up to herself. I kiss her like that for a long time, trying to be gentle and more considerate so as to not rush her in case she suddenly changes her

I keep replaying everything I told Millie in my head. I can’t believe that I opened up to her like that. Even though I hadn’t told her much, it was still too much. I can’t fall for her, but I am. Whenever I am around her, I just have this feeling, all these emotions I can’t explain. Was this love? No, it's mere infatuation. I glance at her sleeping on her stomach and crawl into bed beside her. She looks so peaceful. If I had known I would feel this way, I would have gone with someone else, someone who would have only been in it for the money. But I choose a complete stranger, thinking there would be nothing. Yet here I am, wanting to wrap Millie in my arms and keep her safe. Maybe I should just stop denying this and accept the fact that I can love someone. Maybe my father is right. I should put this lifestyle behind me and settle down. But can that be with Millie? She is paid to act as if she is in love with me after all and I have to say; she is a damn good actress if she doesn

Having sex with Millie is always so explosive, it causes all the nerves in my body to come alive and set my soul on fire. I remove her clothes and setback; I raise a brow after seeing her choice of underwear. ‘’It’s for comfort,’’ she tells me. ‘’I’m not complaining.’’ I remove her bra and latch my mouth onto one breast. Whatever Millie was going to say got lost with her moans. I can feel the need burning between us, and instead of going upstairs, we move to the sofa where Millie sits on top of me. She opens my shirt and explores my upper body. I groan when her soft, tentative fingers pinch my nipples and roll them between her thumbs. I can see that she is trying to tease me and I allow her that pleasure. She leans down and kisses me softly, moving to my neck and then down to my chest, where she runs her tongue over my nipples and smiles up at me when I groan. ‘’It’s like that then.’’ I stand up with her leg around my waist, then lay her on her back. ‘’Millie, today your body

I lay beside Millie, wondering how two strangers who had only met just suddenly got married. Even though it has been a few months now, it seems too good to be true.I had fallen for this wonderful woman a lot faster than I expected to. She destroyed the barrier I tried to set between us and she didn’t even have to do much.Just the way she looks at me with those doe eyes, her soft-spoken words, and how she is willing to stay by my side no matter what.I study Millie’s face as she sleeps, thinking that I am a lucky man, even though what I did was a gamble. It was still a good decision.Millie’s eyes flatter open and we stare at each other.‘’Were you watching me sleep?’’ she asks with a smile.‘’I have no shame.’’She laughs and then snuggles into me. ''Coming from you, it isn't so creepy.''I kiss the top of her head. I like being your stalker.''She laughs. ''Again, not creepy.''‘’Good.''‘’Hmm,’’ she mumbles.I roll on my side to stare at her; she smiles and warmth creeps its way t

“Wow, here you are in the flesh. If this isn’t a coincidence, then I don’t know what is!’’ The female exclaims.She then looks at me. ‘’Oh, I see that you are on a date.’’‘’Charlotte,’’ Asher nods.Again, her eyes trail to me, and then she smiles tightly.‘’I’m Charlotte Macintosh, Asher’s ex-girlfriend.’’‘’Oh. Well, I’m Millie Thomas. Asher’s wife.’’Her mouth falls into an O and I smile, because here again is another female who thinks they can intimidate me because they were in Asher’s bed how many years ago.‘’I didn’t know you got married.’’‘’He did. We did.’’ I answer.A man walks over to join Charlotte, and his eyes lock onto mine.‘’Hey, my name is Dave.’’Charlotte, seeing how he is staring at me, snuggles up to his side. “Dave is my fiancee.’’ She shows off her ring as if Asher and I care.‘’Well, it was nice seeing you again, Charlotte. Dave.'' Asher nods at them.Charlotte’s smile wavers at Asher’s dismissive tone.‘’I just had a brilliant idea. Why don’t we make this li