Free Pieces of Me by Rachel Ryan

and slide out from underneath him. He doesn’t even stir; he just rolls over and continues to snore, loudly.
    Wandering out into the kitchen for my morning coffee, I come across Cameron sitting at the kitchen table reading a fashion magazine.
    “Good morning.”
    She glances up at me with a grin. “Hey, sis. How did you sleep?”
    Shrugging, I pour my coffee and sit opposite her. “Okay. So…” Grinning back at her I ask, “Have you heard from Levi yet?”
    Her smile gets bigger and she nods her head. “I have actually. He called early this morning and said that he and a bunch of guys were out surfing and he wanted us to come along.” Glancing at the clock on the microwave, I can see it’s only 7:15.
    “What time did he call you?”
    “Only fifteen minutes ago.”
    Running my pointer finger along the rim of my mug, I ask her if she’s going.
    “Yeah, I was just waiting for you to wake up. He told me to bring you along.”
    Nodding, I smile at her. “You guys seem to have hit it off pretty well last night.”
    Cameron actually blushes. Wow! I think that’s the first time I have ever seen her blush.
    “He’s a really nice guy. He is twenty three and is a personal trainer. He also owns his own gym in the city.”
    “Wow.” I’m impressed. “So that must be where Brady works.”
    Cameron nods and watches me closely. “Yeah, he said Brady works there and Jake is there all the time working out. That would explain why they all have the hottest bodies.”
    I feel the warmth spread over my cheeks. “Oh, really. I hadn’t noticed.”
    Cameron smiles. “Come on. I saw you checking Jake out all night. How could you not? That man is delicious with those big brown eyes, framed by long, dark lashes. And those dimples…oh man…if I didn’t suspect that he was madly in love with you, I would be trying to break me off a piece of that. Don’t worry though; he was checking you out too.”
    “Who was checking her out?” I turn to see Daniel walking into the kitchen in his jeans and shirt.
    Cameron laughs “Oh, just some guy at the bar last night.”
    Daniel leans down and kisses my cheek as he stands behind my chair.
    “Well, she is beautiful. Just as long as they are only looking; I’m the only one that gets to touch this beauty.” I cringe as he laughs at his own comment.
    “I’m sorry to rush out so early, but I have to get home and unpack and run some errands. I leave again in two days on a trip to Tasmania. I’ll call you later this afternoon, okay.”
    Nodding, I lift my face for a light kiss on the lips and watch him walk out the door.
    Cameron watches me with a bewildered look on her face. As soon as she hears the front door close she shakes her head.
    “Abs, I hate to sound like a bitch, but what the hell do you see in that guy? He obviously only turned up here last night for one thing. As soon as he gets it he’s out the door and ready to take off on his next work trip.” There are those quotation fingers again.
    “Cameron, he didn’t come here for one thing.”
    “Bullshit. Who visits their girlfriend after being away for a week and then fucks off early the next morning? A guy who’s only in it for one thing, that’s who!”
    I reassure her. “Cameron, I know he isn’t only in it for one thing.” She’s watching me with one eyebrow raised. “And the reason I know this is because I haven’t offered him that one thing.”
    Cameron’s chin almost hits the table. “What? After six months?”
    Shaking my head I reply “Sex isn’t everything.”
    “Why have you not done it after six months? You obviously feel no physical attraction to him then. Otherwise, you’d be going at it like rabbits.”
    “That’s not it. I’m attracted to him.”
    “Then what is it?” She stares at me for a few seconds. “Have you still got your v-card?”
    I blush and look down at my mug. “Not that it’s any of your business, but, yes, I’m still a virgin.”
    “Wow. I’m totally