Page 76 of Craving Paradise

Lauren:Nowhere. Nothing’s changed. I will still be working at The Paradise Club. You will still be a guest. And life will go on.

Jasper:Will you still date?

Lauren:If I am asked out on a date. Yes. As I’m sure you will as well.

I don’t know if I like that.

Lauren:I don’t think you would be interested if I wasn’t working at the club.

Jasper:?

Lauren:I don’t think either of us would have let our guard down like we did when we thought it was anonymous.

She might be right. We both would have fucked and moved on. The club made us sit down and talk afterward with no pressure.

Jasper:You might be right.

Lauren:Just know this, Jasper, if things were different, you would be the person I would pursue things with.

Jasper:I feel the same.

And it’s the truth. She would be the one woman I would try more with, but I guess it’s not our time.

Jasper:What are you doing right now?

Changing the subject to something less intense.

Lauren:I’m curled up in bed, watching TV, eating a cupcake my roommate made for me.

Jasper:First, what flavor cupcake. Second, what are you watching?

Lauren:Gingerbread because I’m not feeling well. She made them especially for me. And I’m watching luxury handbag unboxing on the internet.

Jasper:Yum, and what the hell is that? Is that a thing?

Lauren:One million people think so.

I pull up the internet on my phone and search ‘luxury handbag unboxing,’ and all these videos come up. Who knew this was a thing?

Jasper:There are heaps of videos.

Lauren:You searched for them?

Jasper:I wanted to know what it was. I didn’t know if it was code for porn or not.

Lauren:OMG, what kind of porn would that be?

Jasper:Unboxing her pussy, maybe?

Lauren:Are you saying my pussy looks like a leather handbag?

Jasper:Fuck no. Your pussy looks like heaven.

Lauren:Such a smooth talker.

Jasper:What can I say? I have a gifted tongue.

Lauren:Not going to deny that.