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asked in a seductive tone.
    I took a bite of my pizza and then tossed it into the bin too. “I can pick up whipped cream on my way over.”
    Rob pulled me closer. Our bodies fit together like matching puzzle pieces. I could tell he liked my thought process. His pillowy lips kissed me. He was much better tasting than the pizza. My head swirled with thoughts about our night together. He moved his mouth to my neck. I tilted my head and moaned. He pulled me closer. I started to lose my self-control.
    “Ah-hem.” My father’s voice interrupted the moment. He stood in the back doorway. “Lunch time is over.” He walked back into the shop.
    “I was getting to the point where I was going to toss you into the trash container and have my way with you on top of all the garbage,” Rob said, breathing heavily.
    “You know, I would have let you,” I said back. Then I thought of how forceful Jimmy had been with me and I got quiet. Forget Jimmy. He’s in jail and Rob is wonderful. You’re safe with him. You love him.
     

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Four
     
     
    Dad let me leave at five. He paid me in cash. I went to the supermarket and bought the ingredients I’d need for dinner with some of the money I earned for the day.
    While choosing the right cut of meat, I felt a strong pair of arms circle my waist. My muscles stiffened, but then tingles ran up and down every stretch of my body. I could tell it was Rob from his cologne, which smelled like a warm, summer, ocean breeze. I tilted my head back onto his chest.
    “I don’t see any whipped cream in that basket,” he whispered in my ear. My pulse was so fast I thought I’d go into cardiac arrest.
    “You don’t collect the refrigerator items until last,” I whispered back. I knew all the old ladies and young mothers were watching, but I didn’t care. I was in a great place.
    “Just as long as you don’t forget,” he said.
    “Oh, trust me. I won’t forget.”
    He kissed my cheek , and I felt his hand slip away from my waist. He walked past me, pushing a skid of some canned-something. He looked over his shoulder. I could see his devilish grin. It made me hurry to get all of the things I needed.
    I took a quick shower in the bathroom next to Rob’s room while the meat was cooking. I dried myself and wrapped his robe around me. I loved that it smelled like him. I set up the vegetables in the pan, and checked on the meat again before returning upstairs.
    The clock read 6:58. I hung the robe up on the hook behind the door and got under the fluffy white comforter on the bed in what used to be Rob’s parents’ room. The only thing I brought with me was the two cans of whipped cream – one vanilla, and one chocolate.
    I heard the electric door to the garage open then close, and then Rob’s feet raced up the stairs. He lifted the ugly supermarket shirt from his body as he neared the bed. His chiseled chest sent a ripple through me. I couldn’t wait for him to be next to me.
    I jumped up and helped him take the rest of his clothes off. Then I pulled him onto the bed and showed him how much I liked whipped cream.
     
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    “So, what’s going to happen?” Rob asked cutting into the steak dinner I prepared for him.
    I shrugged , and the terry cloth robe lifted and fell on my shoulders. “I guess I’ll find out tomorrow.”
    “You were invited to go to the meeting?”
    “Jennifer said she wanted me there as support. I asked Bryan if it was okay with him, and he said Jennifer needed someone in her corner other than him.”
    Rob leaned over and gave me a quick kiss on the lips mid-chew.
    “What did I do to deserve that?” I asked.
    “You’re just so good. Always giving of yourself without wanting anything in return.”
    “I thought it was to show your appreciation for dinner.”
    “I plan on showing you after dinner.” Both dimples appeared on his face. My cheeks were warm.
    “Why, you look simply flushed, my dear,” Rob said in a terrible