Chapter 10

Two weeks had passed since Jasper and I began having nightly sex.  I guessed that there was enough virus inside of me from him to override what had been placed by Evan or my wedding night rapist, but I said nothing.  I’d begun to enjoy and look forward to our little arrangement.  Not only was the sex fantastic, but, little by little, Jasper was behaving more like a lover and less like a service provider.  He even fell asleep twice until the wee hours of the morning.  I found that the attention I received from him – both physically and emotionally – was just enough to keep me satisfied as far as male companionship went. We’d also developed the habit of having a conversation before the sex began.  So, the more time we spent together, the more I grew to know and like him. I could easily continue our arrangement, indefinitely.

I knew that the preventative would be arriving at any moment from his mystery researcher.  Once