Undressing and Foreplay

VICTOR

I swallowed a genuine smile, letting my fingers linger on the top button of my dark vest. I fumbled with the fastening on purpose, letting the heavy, suffocating silence of the bedroom stretch between us. I was testing her. My mind braced for the inevitable shift in her demeanor. The dark, intrusive memories of Bianca screaming, pushing me away, and hurling cruel rejections at my touch sti