FOURTY

In Lieu with Sexual Fantasies

Lolita placed her head on her open hands, her elbows on the table. She felt lightheaded from the wine he’d introduced in the beginning of their lunch. With her sort of hazy vision, she just looked at him and admired the planes of his face and the strong ink that bounced off the skin of his arms. Hayden pushed his plate aside and leaned in.

“You look sort of dazed. Have you ever done drugs before?”

She arched her brows at that question. “Hey, such a weird thing to ask someone on a hot afternoon.”

“You just have the dazed look of someone who does drugs. It’s sexy.”

“That’s because I’m high as a kite. I’ve never done drugs before.”

He smiled seductively at her. “Well, do you wanna?”

“No!”

“Come on, it’ll be fun. I won’t let you have too much.” He lowered his voice. “Just enough to help you make bad decisions and let yourself go.”

“I called my boyfriend and extended my stay just to be with you. Isn’t that enough for you?”

He smiled. “Yes, that is enough for m