The Garter Belt Can Wait

Derek was terribly curious about what Yuria was thinking.

Did this girl realize how what she'd just said sounded?

Most men, if a woman nestled in their arms on their bed asked in a soft, moist voice to have her clothes taken off, would immediately claim her lips and tear her clothes off.

But Derek didn't.

Of course, he was a man too, and he was filled with the desire to pin Yuria down right then and there.

He wanted to start by claiming those lips he'd only been toying with, then pour out all the affection he'd held back until now; the urge felt strong enough to pierce the heavens.

Even so, Derek held back.

Because he knew what kind of person Yuria was, having watched her all this time.

Even if he took Yuria by force right then, just because of a single thing she'd said, she would probably forgive him. She was that kind of friend.

But could a relationship between the two of them, forged that way, truly be called love...