The Exchange by Nikki Rashan

Author:Nikki Rashan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2013-06-27T04:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

Asia

I had to think fast when Kyla mentioned Sam’s name. I didn’t know how she found out about my afternoon with Sam or who would have told her. To my knowledge, Sam steered clear of the lesbian scene and knew few people in the lifestyle. She didn’t have a group of gay friends, wasn’t the partying type, and opted out of Pride events. In fact, I was happy to learn she hadn’t already known Kyla when they met at the Christmas party last year. That Kyla knew about Sam startled me, and quickly, I had to regain control before she could use Sam against me. I needed her to know she couldn’t toy with and disregard our relationship without repercussions. I wasn’t going to be one of her ex-women who tapped to her every beat. So what if I had been spiteful and childish, maybe even silly? Even though my spirit dimmed as I watched Kyla drive away, I had successfully shown her I could give my body to another as easily as she had. What I needed to figure out now was how she found out about it. It hadn’t come from me, and that left only one other person.

My interactions with Sam I had kept to a minimum since our lunchtime tryst. Ironically, I had behaved as Kyla had in the past, and had used a woman for sexual gratification, with no intention to pursue anything further. Sam had sent a couple of text messages with the suggestion that we connect again.

Later the same day, after I left her apartment, she wrote, I’m still full. So satisfying.

I didn’t respond.

The next day, after work, she texted, Lunch again? I’d love to try another course.

We’ll talk, was my reply.

I understood then I was not and never could be like Kyla. I didn’t desire only a physical relationship with a woman. I didn’t want to send explicit text messages to random women. I didn’t want to fuck people just for the hell of it. It wasn’t my style.

I probably would have ignored Sam’s requests until she grew tired and got the hint that I had no intention of entertaining her any further. But with the knowledge Kyla had about her, I couldn’t do that. I had to call.

“Hello, Sam.”

“Asia. Good morning to you.” Her voice was soft and flattering.

“How are you?”

“Better, now that you called. Glad to finally hear from you.”

“Sorry. Just been a little busy.”

Truthfully, I had spent too many days sitting in my office chair, contemplating the next stage of my life and how I would respond when I finally talked to Kyla again. I had, in fact, been lying in bed thinking of her, remembering the first time we made love. I remembered the evening clearly. It was just after Tiffany, one of the women she had been seeing along with Angie, had interrupted our first dinner at her apartment. The scene turned chaotic, with Tiffany issuing a final threat that karma would find its way back to Kyla.

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