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helping you out.
She shrugged. I had meant it to be a one-time thing. But then one thing led to another
and& shit, I have no idea.
Jack watched her steadily. I don t want you to get hurt. But, I know how you are, so
you need to listen up. Jack paused and Lisa could almost see the gears turning in her mind.
You re so set on what you think you want, you might be missing out on something good.
Jack, look
I m not done. So shush up and let me talk.
Lisa subsided, smiling as her friend used the teacher voice on her. The one
guaranteed to freeze a kid at ten paces. I m shushed.
You ve constructed the ideal man in your head. I know you have, we ve talked about
it. Hell, I did the same thing. But what we imagine we want may not necessarily be what we
need in our life. Caleb was nothing like the man I thought I would marry. But I love him so
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much and he loves me. I cannot picture my life without him. Jack put her hand on Lisa s
arm. Just give some thought to what I ve said.
That s all well and good, Lisa said. But even if I did decide that Eli is the man for
me, I m not the woman for him. He wants some submissive little girl he can order around,
and that s not me. I m not going to settle and playing some kind of role to snag a man.
Keep an open mind, Jack said slowly. You might think you know what Eli wants,
but right now he s with you. He s not dating anyone else. You re it, sister, so maybe he s
where you are. You know, thinking he knows what he wants, but it s not what he needs.
Lisa swallowed hard as tears bloomed. Jack, I know what Eli wants and it s not me.
He told me I wasn t what he wanted. He told me he didn t want a relationship with me.
When was this? Jack asked, disbelief on her face.
When he first came home. Lisa wiped her eyes with her sleeve.
So, before you two started sleeping together?
She nodded. But I did it anyway. I m stupid. I did what I always said I wouldn t. Fall
for a guy that doesn t want me.
Jack laid a hand on her arm. Lisa, stop and think. He s with you. He spends almost
every moment with you. Are these the actions of a guy who doesn t want you? Like I said,
keep an open mind and don t shut him out. Wait and see where this leads, okay?
She took a deep breath. Okay, yeah. But as she said it, she wasn t sure she believed
it.
The two women finished lunch and worked steadily through the afternoon packing
up anything they thought of as too personal. Throughout the activity, Lisa thought about
what Jack had said. Could she be right? She had searched for her man for so long. She had
built this image up in her head of who and what he would be. She did all the crazy online
dating to end up dissatisfied with the choices she had made. None of the men had even been
close to satisfying. In fact, one or two of them had shared traits with her ideal man, but the
relationships hadn t worked out. So, was she allowing an imaginary man to truly blind her?
She wasn t sure. If Eli was the man, then what? Neither one of them had even begun to talk
about a relationship. They d obviously fallen into a pattern of near nightly sex, but they were
also spending their days together. Did that constitute a relationship?
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The ringing of the phone ended her thoughts, and she hurried to answer. She had no
idea who would be calling since Jack was with her. Pathetic really that she had one lone
person who she talked to consistently.
Hello.
Hey baby girl, what are you doing?
Lisa felt her stomach clench at the sound of Eli s voice. She loved hearing his low, sexy
timbre. Shit, she did have it bad. Jack and I are packing up stuff deemed too personal by the
realtor.
Just make sure you leave the vibrators where they are. His voice dropped to an
impossibly deep level. I have plans for them.
Lisa caught her breath. Really? What kind of plans?
That would spoil the surprise, baby, I wouldn t want to do that.
Yeah, but what if I want to know before I agree.
Defiant? Well then, I guess I ll have to spank you. Would you like that? I know you
loved it the first time.
Lisa slid into the bathroom to make sure she was out of Jack s sight. She could feel the
flush spread up her neck as her pussy began to ooze wetness. How did he do this to her?
Maybe, she finally answered. She sounded breathy even to her own ears.
Damn, baby, I wish I was there right now.
Me too, she answered truthfully.
I m sure Caleb will call Jacqueline, but we aren t going to make it back tonight. The
job is taking longer than anticipated.
That sucks. When do you think you ll leave?
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