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“Islington,” I replied, taking a long, slow, steadying breath.

I started the car and pulled into the driveway as I made a decision. I might not be able to have Sonia the way I wanted to, but I was going to enjoy spending time with the one other person I knew who would appreciate the renovations I had made and who would be as interested in them as I was. I would just have to control my libido. I could do that, no matter what my unruly cock thought.

So, I spent the ride talking about my project and basking in her interest.

Islington was an up-and-coming area neighbouring Hackney and Shoreditch, and this particular flat was the first one I’d bought in that area. It was a two-bedroom flat with a living room, bathroom, and spacious kitchen-diner. It even came with its own car park space, which in the busy London area was a bonus. I was renovating it to market it to young professional couples looking for a starter home and hoped to have it ready to put up for sale in a few weeks.

Sonia was smart and asked a lot of questions about the market and area, and I really revelled in discussing this stuff with her, so by the time we reached the property, I was feeling much more relaxed and, thankfully, so was my cock.

Opening the door with a flourish, I let her inside before giving her a quick tour.

“The living room and kitchen-diner are complete except for flooring,” I said.

“Wow, Romi, this is beautiful. The workmanship is excellent,” she said in awe as she walked around it, her hand gently caressing the worktops.

I’d already told her that I’d fit the whole thing myself, and I couldn’t help grinning and feeling proud when she admired it.

Grabbing her hand, I pulled her up the stairs, excited to show her the rest of the flat.

Upstairs were the two bedrooms and a family bathroom. Unthinking, I pulled her towards the master bedroom first. It was almost finished and only required the carpet to be lain. I had carpets arriving in a couple of days.

Her eyes landed on the blow-up mattress I had set up.

“Have you been sleeping here?” she questioned.

“Em, yeah, last night I stayed late to install the bathroom, so I thought it best to stay for the night.”

Sonia’s face lit up again. She seemed happy to hear that. Her eyes returned to the blow-up bed, and she licked her lips, and suddenly my semi was back. Uh uh, down, boy! I chastised it as I quickly closed the door and led her to the bathroom instead. It was safer for both of us if we didn’t need to see anything resembling a bed.

“Wow, it’s great! You are so talented to be able to do all of this yourself,” she gushed, and my chest swelled with pride.

“You got skills!” she teased, nudging against me. I beamed at her. I really loved how much she liked what I was doing here.

“So, what do you plan to do next?”

“Paint the second bedroom.”

“Let’s do that now!” she said, delight dancing in her eyes as she bounced on her feet.

Looking her up and down appraisingly, I laughed.

“You are hardly dressed for painting!”

“Haven’t you got any overalls?”

She looked around, her eyes catching on some lying at the end of the hall with the paint supplies.

“Come on!” she cried, “we can change into these.”

Chuckling at her enthusiasm, I shook my head.

“They’ll be too big!” I said, but she had already gone into the bathroom with a pair of dungarees and a T-shirt and shut the door.

Well, I guessed we were painting then. I grinned at the idea of doing what I loved with the woman of my dreams. I had thought bringing her here would be a special kind of torture, but actually, I was beginning to really enjoy myself.

After quickly pulling on the remaining overalls over my jeans and T-shirt and tying them off at the waist, I grabbed the paintbrushes, some rollers, and the paint tin and took them into the second bedroom. There was a dust sheet already down, so I opened the tin, ready to start painting the walls.

Sonia entered the room wearing her t-shirt with the dungarees. She’d rolled up the bottoms and cinched the waist with a piece of string. Her hair was in a messy bun, and she looked funny but totally cute. I couldn’t help but laugh.