13

Aurora

Thinking gave way to sleep, and by the time I came around, my phone was buzzing by my side on the couch. The TV was still blaring, and I could see two people on the screen in a heated embrace.

I picked up my phone and reduced the volume on the TV at the same time. I answered the call without hesitation, already knowing who it was.

His shirtless body filled up my screen, and my breath hitched in my throat. This man kept revealing layers of himself piece by piece with every new call, and I liked it a lot. It meant that he was getting more comfortable with me.

I looked down at my attire of a baggy shirt with just my panties underneath. I hadn't thought he would have called, especially after our late call the night before, but now that he was calling, all logical reasoning flew out the window. He wanted to call me, so who cared? The more calls I got, the more I'd be paid, and the more I got paid, the more money I could have saved up in order to finally leave that company.

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