Chapter 19: Luca Makes Some New Rules

"There's sparkling water, too, if you'd prefer," Luca says.

"Oh, it's not for me," I say quickly. "I thought I'd be polite and get something for the movers." I don't know why I'm so nervous to admit that - it's not like I'm doing anything wrong. If anything, I suspect Luca would encourage me to do whatever possible to make sure that I uphold my end of our contract. I need to distract myself so I don't keep replaying that orgasm in my head.

"In that case," he says, smiling, "there's plenty of beer in there, too."

"Great, thanks."

I head back over to the fridge, only Luca gets there at the same time, and somehow I manage to run right into him. The glass falls from my hand, shattering against the tiles below.

"Shit," I say, dropping to my knees.

"Be careful." Luca kneels down beside me.

We both reach for the same piece of glass at the same time, and our fingers touch. Electricity shoots up my arm.

I jerk my hand back. "I... I'll go get the vacuum. Where do you keep it?"

"There's