This week's words-TRUTH AND DESIRE

Adriana turned to face (Rhys). She took a long, deep breath before taking the plunge. "I'm older than you. By quite a bit. ...." She blew out the rest of the air that remained in her lungs.
Rhys fell back against his pillow and laughed. He turned to look at her. Her expression wavered between confusion and insult.
"Did you really think that I don't know how old you are?" he asked.
The confusion side won out. "Why would you?" she responded with a bemused expression.
"Adriana, I'm your boss. You work for me. I've seen your files."
"Oh," she said, suddenly feeling foolish. Of course, he knew her age. ... "What an idiot!" she thought to herself, covering her face with both hands.
...
Rhys turned to face her again. He removed her hands from her face one by one. "Now, old lady, are you so tired that you need to go to sleep?"
"No...but I really need a shower."
"Not yet. I want to dirty you up some more," he whispered, bending forward to kiss her.
-From THE CARTER CHRONICLES



The Carter Chronicles