“This is cute,” she said as she looked out the second story balcony to the lake behind the complex. She watched him disappear into another room as she tossed her bag onto the sofa. “Does this pull out?”He walked back out to where she stood. He was carrying his toothbrush and deodorant. “Yes, but you aren’t sleeping there; you’ll be in my room.”“Your room? Don’t you and Julian share a room?”He grinned then walked to the other side of the apartment and opened the opposing door. “You’ve got to stop thinking so traditionally, Jade. We each like our privacy. This isn’t like a marriage where I cook him breakfast and serve him in the bedroom.”She giggled, “Actually, that sounds sweet. So,” she paused wondering how to broach the subject.“What?”“Which one of you is the… I mean, is there like a dominant and a… Which one of you is the—”“The girl?” he said with a little laugh.She nodded.“Julian is definitely the feminine one.”“Somehow I can’t picture either one of you as feminine.”He grinned. “I’ve got a photo shoot at 12:30 at the mall for the Project Runway knock-off they’re doing. Will you be okay by yourself? You can come with me if you like.”“Actually, I’m exhausted. I’ve been up since two and I need a nap before I fall over.”He took her arm and guided her into his room. His bedding was all over-stuffed black satin, and he had a ton of pillows. “Wow!”
