After Dark Tropes

  One Year Earlier   You're doing it on purpose "Mhm ... there, hmm." "Right here?" "Mhmm, yes." "Feels good?" "Mhm," came the breathy, airy reply. Ryan squeezed Sudie's shoulders and exhaled. His hands probed the tense muscles of her shoulders and neck gently. He was trying to help her relax, but an entirely different thing was happening to him. "Hmm ..." He swallowed and cleared his throat. "You're doing it on purpose," he said, his voice husky — raspy.