"Clothes off"

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The third night, Lucas didn’t waste any time with pleasantries.

The moment he stepped inside, he gave me one of those intense stares and said, “Bedroom. Clothes off. All of them.”

I gulped. “Straight to business, huh? No ‘hello, how was your day, chaos gremlin?’”

“Clothes. Off.”

I stripped faster than I’d ever stripped in my life, leaving everything in a messy pile on the floor. Completely naked, I stood there feeling extremely exposed while he watched me with that unreadable expression.

“This feels unfair,” I complained, crossing my arms over my chest. “You’re still fully dressed and I’m standing here like a naked museum exhibit. I...