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The Love Of Money - Episode 46
27-07-25 (06:10)
My phone started buzzing again, and once more, I
ignored it.
She leaned forward and cupped my face in her hands,
gently directing me to take my gaze off her chest and
look into her eyes. When I looked up at her, she softly
smiled at me, pressed her forehead to mine, and said,
"This has been a long time coming, hasn't it?"
"You too?" asked. Then I leaned forward to plant little
kisses along the expanse between her neck and
shoulder. reached up and slipped a bra strap down just
enough to give me unobstructed access to continue my
exploration.
She giggled and pressed her full lips to my ear, running
them across the sensitive skin as she whispered, "You
couldn't tell?"
I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her
tight against me once more as I lightly ground myself
against her crotch with a hard-on so intense that it was
in a little bit of pain. "I've wanted you for a while now."
"Marcus," she said, "What-"
My phone started buzzing again and Natalie cut
whatever she had been ready to say short, looking
down the general direction of my phone. "Do you think
you should get that?"
"No," I replied.
No. God no. Under no circumstances did I need to
answer the damn phone. I didn't care if all my money
had been placed in a warehouse and set on fire. Right
now, I didn't give a shit.
"Are you sure? Isn't that like, the third or fourth time?"
I let out of snart of frustration and fished for the phone
from my pocket, keeping my eyes locked on her. When
I finally pulled it out and looked to see who was calling,
I was surprised. It was Phoebe, my neighbor. She never
called me, so the worst scenarios possible came to
mind.
I looked back at Natalie and said, "I have to take this,
but I'll make it quick, but don't you dare move!"
She laughed, "I'm not going anywhere', Marcus."
I smiled back at her and answered the phone. "Hey
Phoebe. What's up?"
"Hey Marcus. You're not home, are you?"
"No. I'm at work. Why?"
"Because I think someone broke into your house,"
Phoebe replied, sounding upset. "Your door is open. I
didn't go in there, but I peeked. Your apartment looks
pretty trashed."
"What?" I sat up straight on the couch and tapped
Natalie's thigh. She immediately slipped off of me with
a concerned expression.
"Yeah. I thought I heard you being pretty loud in there
about an hour ago. I didn't think too much about it, but
when finally looked out, your door was open, and it
just didn't feel right."
"Did you see anyone?" I stood up and started idly
fastening the buttons on my shirt. Natalie sat on the
couch watching me, and I felt a pang of regret for
putting clothes back on. At that moment, part of me
was tempted to not care about the state of my
apartment in exchange for more time with her.
"No," Phoebe replied. "But I thought I heard someone in
the hallway after things quieted down. I thought i
heard someone talking on the phone. That's when I
looked out the door and saw yours open. I didn't see
whoever was on the phone though."
"Have you called the police?" I said, half my buttons
done on my shirt. At that question, Natalie's face
transformed from disappointed confusion to full concern.
"No. I didn't want to call the police without talking to
you first," Phoebe said.
"Okay, thanks," said, "Could you go ahead and call
them for me? I'm on my way."
"Sure," she said. "See you soon."
"Wait," I said before she had a chance to hang up. "Did
you see Jack?"
I hadn't seen my cat since I left the house yesterday,
and the thought of something happening to him before
I got a chance to see him again caused my stomach to
tighten.
"He was under your bed, Phoebe said, and I
immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "I brought him
back here to the apartment. Nate's playing with him. I
don't think I can keep him long though. Jim hates cats."
"Thank you!" I said. "I'll be there as soon as I can!" I said
and ended the call.
"Natalie, I'm so sorry." said. "I have to go. Someone
broke into my apartment."
"Oh damn," she said, adjusting the sleeveless top she'd
just slipped back on. "What happened? Do you need
me to go with you?"
I wanted her to go with me, if for no other reason
because it was Natalie, and I enjoyed her presence, but
she also had things to do.
I shook my head, "No. Thank you. That means a lot, but
you need to stay here and finish getting set up and be
a boss."
She nodded. "Okay, well give me a call when you can.
Keep me updated."
"I will"
I took a moment to look at her and she stared back,
offering me a small smile. She was obviously as
disappointed as I was. "I'm sorry our time was cut
short. I wanted more," I said, reaching out with one
hand to brush her cheek.
She looked at me with heat in her eyes. "I did too."
"What is this?" asked, searching her face and trying to
bum her beautiful features in my brain as if they
weren't already there.
"I don't know," she said. "What do you want it to be?"
"Something." I said, not knowing what that meant. I
just didn't want to scare her off with words like
'relationship'.
Natalie reached up and cupped my face in both her
hands and offered me a sweet kiss. After just a few
short moments, she pulled back just enough to look me
in the eyes. "I can work with 'something."
She let my face go. "You just got dumped a few days
ago, my friend. My relationship ended a month ago. I'm
still a little fresh, but you're just raw. Let's just take our
time and see what happens."
That sounded like a horrible idea, but I didn't voice the
thought. However, I must have telegraphed it pretty
hard because Natalie's face took on a look of concern.
"I'm interested in more, Marcus," she followed up. "I just
want to be a little careful about getting into another
relationship with anyone right this second. Especially
with you. I don't want you to just be a fling."
I smiled at that, my heart warming as her words took
most of the sting from me. "Yeah. I don't want that
either." 27-07-25 (06:10)
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