Their ebb was restored with this moment of intimacy.
Still holding her hair, he brought her head against his chest.
“Are you wet, little slut?”He purred against her ear, enjoying how she shivered.
“Always, for you, Master.”
“Good.I like keeping you all wet and needy.”She opened her legs wider across his lap, and he dipped his fingers under her skirt, skimming them just ever so slightly.
Her eyes closed, her face tensed, and she mewled in frustration.
“Tea now, please, dear heart.”
“Later?”Ella raised an elegant eyebrow.
His dear heart could have been a model.
Not that he’d want her to be, and Ella was way too camera shy, but she was so damn gorgeous.
He knew she was self-conscious about her body, and he didn’t want to dismiss her feelings, but every chance he got he tried to expose her body, to test her limits of self-allowance, and over the years, her confidence in herself had grown.
“Were you going to ask me something?”Zee smirked at her as his phone rang out.
“Tea coming right up,” Ella swept her lips over his and hurried into the kitchen.
Zee stood, his knees creaking, and grabbed his bag from where he had set it and pulled out his phone and frowned as he listened to the most recent message, another hang-up.
He’d never take chances with Ella’s safety nor the safety of the members who visited Club Bandit, and he needed to give another call to River Stone.
Zee turned the music down, preferring it in the background, not as the main event, and took a seat on the overstuffed buttery leather couch.
He watched his wife set out his things exactly like he liked them.
“Coach called me.They’re staying at the waterfront hotel.”
“That’ll be nice for them,” Ella said, over her shoulder.
“Yeah.Marnie’s sister is moving out of her house the next day, and they agreed to help.They’re only in town for one night.”
“Sorry our visit won’t be longer.”
“What do you think of visiting them in October, at your Thanksgiving?”The kettle went off, she poured the tea, but Zee caught how she stiffened.“You were hoping to see the girls.”
“If you give me a choice, yeah, I’d fly out to see Annie and Madison, even if the girls aren’t on break.”
Her tone was the one he thought of as her mama bear one and Zee knew it was wise not to push her to give him his way on this one.
“Sorry, dear heart, I wasn’t thinking.We’ll make plans with them another time.”
“As soon as I talk to Marnie tomorrow night, we’ll have it worked out.I know you miss them.”Ella carried over the tray of teacups with a slice of lemon on the side and set it down in front of him.
“That’s my good girl, thank you.Come here.”He patted his lap, and Ella climbed back on, her silky strands brushing against his mouth.
“How was your day?”He rubbed the back of his knuckles along her jaw, loving how she shuddered slightly at his touch.
Her skin was warm and soft, and he kept rubbing his knuckles up and down the line of her jaw.
“Josie sent me home with a loaf of fresh sourdough.”
