type.” He poured body wash onto the cloth and motioned for Evelyn to turn around.
“So you have a type?”
William slowly soaped up her back, lingering as he ran the cloth over the curves of her ass. “Absolutely. My type is smart, sexy, fit…” He reached around her, pressing his erection into her slippery body. “With perfect breasts.” He ran his hands over her tits, squeezing her nipples. “And a hard body.” He let his hands wander over her flat stomach, running his fingers along the muscles there. His hands dipped lower, fingers moving between her legs. “And a wet pussy.”
Evelyn bent over, putting her hands on the ledge and spreading her legs. She turned to look up at William. “Fuck me. Please.”
She didn’t have to ask a second time.
William slid his hard cock inside her slowly, filling her. He grabbed her hips, pulling her toward him and burying himself deeper. He took his time, slowly stepping up his rhythm as he watched Evelyn put her hand between her legs to finger her clit.
“I want you to come for me, Evelyn,” he said, pounding deeper inside her, watching the water run off her back.
She did, throwing her head back and crying out as her muscles contracted, bringing his climax as well.
Evelyn straightened up and turned to kiss him, long, dark hair streaming water down her breasts and belly. “I think I needed that.”
“I think we both did.” William took her face between his hands and kissed her softly. “I’ll go finish up dinner while you clean up.” He stepped out of the shower and grabbed a towel. “And then we need to talk.”
He left the bathroom, and Evelyn washed her hair and rinsed it, standing under the water until it started to run cold. She knew what William wanted to talk about wasn’t going to be light and casual.
“Wine?” William asked as she came out into the kitchen at last.
“Yup. I earned those calories today.” She shivered as she sat down at the little table in the breakfast nook. “Brr. Guess I should have dried my hair.”
“If you want, I can hold dinner for a few more minutes.”
Evelyn shook her head. “No. I’ll be fine. I’m starving, and I guess I shouldn’t put this conversation off any longer.”
“You make it sound like a chore.”
“Well, I strongly suspect we’re about to disagree.”
William set a perfectly plated dinner—complete with fresh parsley—on the table in front of her. “Evelyn, sooner or later, we’re going to have to have a conversation about our relationship. Given the fact that our parents are about to get married, I think now is the time.”
She sighed. “You’re right. I won’t pout. Let’s do it.” She was dreading the encounter, but clearly she couldn’t avoid the topic any longer.
William sat down and poured them both a huge glass of red wine. “So here’s the deal.” He reached out and squeezed her hand as Evelyn took a drink of the wine. “And I want you to promise to hear me out, okay?”
“Okay.” Evelyn wasn’t quite sure why, but she felt a flutter of anxiety about what was to come.
“I remember the first time I met you like it was yesterday, even though it was more than a year ago. It was at that terrible Christmas party in January. Remember?”
Evelyn laughed. “I do. I still think it’s crazy to call it a Christmas party, but when everyone’s so busy during December…” Her voice trailed off and she shook her head, smiling. “You were there with your dad, and I could tell right away when Mom introduced me to Malcolm that she was interested in him. There was something about the way she looked at him.”
“I remember it too. Mostly, though, I just remember how beautiful you looked. You were standing next to your mother, and you could have been sisters, both of you in elegant, red suits, both with your hair up, looking like you’d just stepped out of the pages of a magazine. You were the prettiest woman in the room.”
Evelyn was uncomfortable, and she looked at
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