“I’m going to go, too. Not only was I unsure that Danni could take the emotional toll a one-sided open relationship could place on her, but I wasn’t sure she could handle some of the more gruesome aspects of being in a relationship with me at all. She very visibly made a point of swallowing as she waited for me to continue. I could feel the warmth radiating from her through my pants. “Yes, it does,” Helen said. While I didn’t think Natashya would lie to me, she did have a little bit of a manipulative streak. With my chair facing away from the entryway, I couldn’t see Natashya, but I called out, “No. She wore a tank top that came a little short, showing off a beautiful strip of creamy midsection before her skin-tight cotton shorts got in the way. I don’t want you even more invested than you already are, only to break your heart down the road!”
“You won’t!” She protested. “Don’t worry about it,” she said. “Don’t be ridiculous, Marcus. On more than one occasion, I’d confessed that I could fall in love with Danielle Holland, and if I did that only to break her heart… I didn’t know if I could forgive myself.
