...He ran the tip of his forefinger down her nose. “I honestly don’t know what happened to me when I opened the door and found you standing on the step. A flash of electricity; a moment of truth. Call it whatever you want. Just one look, and I was sand-bagged. I felt this weird connection, and I think you did, too. I knew we wouldn’t be able to keep our hands off each other if I let you in.”

“I know. Weird? Hmm…you think maybe I put you under a spell? Or did you figure the fuck fairy sent me?”

“The what?” Neil stared at her for a instant, then dissolved into laughter. “Who, pray tell, is the fuck fairy?”

Instead of joining in his merriment, Toni tried to look serious. “I’ll have you know the fuck fairy is no laughing matter. She provides an important public service from what I’ve been told. I’ve never actually met her, of course. And I don’t know anyone who has. But never mind all this instant attraction nonsense. Have you forgotten you almost shut your door in my face?”

“No. Like I said, I knew what would happen if I let you in, so I tried to keep you out.”

She smiled and ran her fingers over the dusting of hair on his chest. “Waste of time. Can’t change Fate. What’s meant to happen will happen, and there’s nothing we can do about it.”

“So I’ve discovered.” Taking her hand, he nipped one her fingers with his teeth, then sucked it gently. “It was really good between us. I’m not sorry it happened.”

“Me neither,” Toni admitted.

He ran a hand down her bare thigh. “I want you again now, and I think you feel the same way. But let’s wait until later. Give ourselves time to anticipate and savor. What do you say? Of course, that’s if you have nothing better to do.”

“Better to do than what? Anticipate or fuck?”

“You like that word, don’t you?”

Toni smiled. “It’s a lovely, very naughty, bad word, and just saying it turns me on.” She laughed and slipped a hand between his legs. As she began stroking his cock, the response was immediate. “Fuck. Fuck. Fuck,” she murmured, then chuckled. “See what I mean! It turns you on, too.”

He grabbed her wrist to slow her movements. “Anticipation is a good word, too.”

“I know a couple of others that are even better,” she said with a sigh. “Especially since you happen to have the right equipment handy. And I happen to have a clear calendar for the next four weeks.”

“You’re here on holiday?”

“That was the plan.” Despite her restricted movements, Neil’s lovely big dick was becoming a little too aroused, and Toni knew she needed to back off and think about what she was doing. What had happened between them to this point could be dismissed as a vacation fling. But Neil was the kind of guy she could become serious about, and after what he’d said about his single status and the importance of his job, she knew words like “serious,” “long term” and “commitment” simply weren’t in the cards.

Moving off the lounger, she put her clothes back on, then filled Neil in on the plans she’d made with Jane. “I should’ve known better,” she said. “In fact, I did know better because I know what Jane’s like, so I guess I have no one to blame but myself.”

“So what will you do now? Visit all those places by yourself?”

“Nah.” Toni shook her head. “Cassis wasn’t in our plans, but it seems very nice. It’s quiet and relaxing, the perfect spot for a vacation. I’m thinking of finding a hotel and staying there for a few days. After that, I’ll just play it as it comes.”

“Why don’t you stay here with me?”

“That sounds very nice, but I thought you had stuff to do.”

“I did, but except for touching up some paint in the kitchen, it’s all finished.”

“And what about your family and friends? The people you said your parents let stay here?”

“That was only while they were still working. Both my parents retired recently, so at the end of the summer, they’ll be coming to live here permanently.”

“Very nice. How long are you here for?”

“That depends.”