Eventually, she opened her eyes, and she smiled at him.
She wondered how she could feel so tender toward him after experiencing all this.
He released the grip he had on her wrists and brushed wayward hair back from her face.“So perfect for me.”
“For me as well.”
He stayed there for several seconds, looking at her.His smile faded and a frown replaced it, and when he spoke, his tone was gruff.“Let’s get you untied.”
She wondered what thoughts had gone through his mind, but before she could ask, he’d pulled out of her and eased her leg from his shoulder.
After releasing her, he spent a few seconds rubbing her hands and wrists and studying her.“Any problems moving?”
She tested her range of motion to show him she was fine.“No.I’m fine.”
He helped her sit up, then went into the bathroom to discard the condom.
Then, surprising her, he wiped her with a damp washcloth that he’d brought back.Instead of getting ready to leave, he pulled up the blankets then climbed into bed, propping a pillow against the headboard.“Come here.”
Common sense urged her to refuse.After everything they’d shared, things she’d never done with anyone else, she was feeling vulnerable.
As if he knew that, he opened his arms.
Damn him.
She snuggled against his chest and he wrapped his arms around her.The sound of his pounding heart soothed her.
He smoothed her hair and curled a lock around his index finger, toying with it.
Kelsey had never felt anything more reassuring.This, she knew, was the intimacy he’d spoken of.
She wasn’t sure whether or not she dozed, and for a few minutes, she drifted in the altered state between sleep and consciousness.
For a while, he seemed as content as she was to stay there and enjoy the silence.
“Tomorrow night, I want you to come to my house and stay.We can drive in to work together.”
“That seems a little too personal.”
“Not much more than what we’ve already done.”
Though she wasn’t looking directly at him, she heard the smile in his words.“Spending the night is different.”
“I want to introduce you to my spanking bench.Since it will be late, I don’t want you driving home.And if I’ve done a proper job, you won’t be capable of it anyway.”
“You could always take me home.”
“I could.”
She hated that he was always so agreeable.It made it difficult to argue.
“I’d prefer that you stay.We could ride in together Thursday.”
“What if someone sees us?”
“We had an early meeting.”
She cocked her head to look at him.
