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No Romance Required(55)

By:Cari Quinn


Her heart thudded while she waited for a reply. No. Honestly, I don’t know why I’m even doing this. But I saw your screen name and it reminded me of someone.

She shut her eyes and typed faster, almost positive it was him. It had to be. So I’ll be whomever you need. I’ll be your fantasy. It doesn’t matter who gets you off, does it?

Her usage of those particular phrases had been intentional. She’d hoped to remind him of the bathroom. Of her…and him, together.

Yes. It does matter. With that, Ra signed off.

Vicky stared at the screen in the dark, her disappointment so acute that her chest hurt. Now she’d never know if it had been him or not.

Then her phone rang.

She lifted it to her ear with shaking fingers, too afraid to check who it was. “You almost had me.” Cory’s voice flowed through her, warm and rich and so familiar that she shuddered.

Thank God. She sucked in a giddy breath. “You’re calling awfully late. It’s after three.”

“Not too late for you obviously. Did you really think you’d fool me?” When she didn’t reply, he grunted. “Or did you not realize you were about to cyber-sex with your own lover? You thought I was another man.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Cyber-sex?” She did her best to sound innocent. “That’s so tawdry.”

“You’re the one who propositioned me. If you’re really so horny, you could’ve been more receptive to me last night.”

“I could’ve been more receptive to you? You didn’t even touch me.” Indignation bloomed in her voice.

“Now all of a sudden you’re the shy type who waits for the man to make all the moves?” He continued before she could answer. “You didn’t know it was me online, did you, Victoria?”

He sounded so peeved that she had to grin. Maybe it was wrong, but she loved making him jealous. She loved that she could. “Of course I knew. I hoped it was you. I logged on specifically, hoping you were online so we could—”

So they could do what, exactly?

“So you could pop my cyber-cherry?” he asked softly, his voice octaves lower than it had been a moment before.

“I’ve never done it. I don’t even really know how.”

“Some pair we are. Do you think phone sex involves rubbing your cell between your legs?”

She laughed and sagged into her pillows. Her tablet fell to her side. “Since I tend to get pretty excited, I can’t take that chance. Waterproof cases don’t always work.”

He groaned. “Stop.”

“Though my fingers are fine in liquid,” she continued, walking them down her midriff. “Good thing, too, since I think they’d need to be right now.”

“Stop trying to tempt me. I’m not going to have phone sex with you.”

“Okay,” she replied cheerfully. “I’ll just get out my vibrator.”

“You have a vibrator?” He sounded entirely too interested.

“No. But isn’t that what women always say in romantic comedies?”

His velvety laughter was a balm to her soul. “My tongue would happily volunteer for that service.”

“You know where I live, CEO. I’ll put my light on for you.”

He released a frustrated sigh. “We have a photo shoot in less than six hours, and I have two meetings before that.”

She slid her hand lower. “So let’s pretend. We’re both experts at that, aren’t we?” She clucked her tongue. “Unless you’re too chicken.”

“God, I hate you sometimes.”

She giggled. “Ditto. So when’s the last time you jerked off?”

“Do you really expect me to answer that?”

“Yes. Call me curious.”

He didn’t answer right away. “Last week,” he muttered. “You?”

“This morning in the shower. Then twice in my bed. The third one was kind of weak.” Her face felt as hot as if she had a fever.

“No wonder. Your fingers had to be sore by then. Why didn’t you call me?”

“You were at work.”

“So? I have priorities. And you with your hand between your legs sounds like an emergency to me.”

“How about in the middle of the night when I have my hand there?” she murmured, tracing the lips of her sex. They were already damp.

“Are you really…” He trailed off, sounding strangled.

“Yes. I really am. Your voice turns me on.”

“Jesus. Vic, I can’t believe we’re doing this.”

She closed her eyes and waited for him to continue, knowing he’d never let her remain unfulfilled. Even if he only had words at his disposal to get her off. “Yes, you can. You’re excited by it.”