Ares’s blond eyebrows drew together, he tilted his head.“I think you’re gorgeous, Josie.I don’t think there is anything wrong with you.You are perfect as you are.”
A pool of liquid warmth spread through her chest and the voice of her ex telling her that he wished she would hide her limp better whispered through her mind but grew smaller, nothing that had come before mattered.She wiped away the tears gathered at the corner of her eyes.
With a thrill racing through her veins, Josie reached up and pulled Ares’s head down to hers.She kissed him as hard as she could.His murmur of laughter vibrated through her mouth.He took control of the kiss, deepening it and stroking her tongue.The way his mouth felt against her made wetness pool between her legs.She was so damn hot for him.
“I should take you to Club Bandit so you can see that you don’t have to be a model to enjoy kink.”
Josie blushed.“My friend Cecilia told me about the holiday party.”
“Sounds like a date,” Ares flashed that gorgeous smile.
“How did you discover all of this?”She sat up to survey the room.
“My first girlfriend asked me to tie her up and introduced me to this world.I had never met anyone like her before or knew anything about kink.”
“How long did that first girlfriend last?”
“The first two years of university.When she realized how much time Xander took up, it was too much for her.His anxiety wasn’t always easy to deal with.But the next relationship lasted five years and ended the same way.”
Ares gave her a small smile, as if he was apologizing, but Josie didn’t mind how loyal Ares was to Xander.
“What would you do if I asked you to tie me up right now?”She didn’t know why she felt so brave with him, so forward, but curiosity drove her to throw the question out there.
“I would ask you what your favourite colour is.”Ares trailed a gentle finger along her jaw, to her neck, stopping at the top of her cleavage.“And then we would discuss if there are any parts of your body you want me to avoid.I’d ask you to pick a safe word.We would talk about what else would happen in rope and we’d have a good time.”
“What do you mean, what else?”She brushed her fingers along his arm, her pulse beating rapidly.
“If you’re open to having insertable toys used on you, for example.If you want to be blindfolded, if you wanted to explore other toys, like maybe a soft brush along your body, or if this was just the experience of being in rope, which can be a scene by itself or if you wanted to pretend to be captured while I torture the information out of you.”The air between them was so filled with anticipation, heat crackled between them.
“I want to do all of that.”
“Good.”
She yawned in the next second and both of them laughed.
“Sorry, I’m kind of wiped out tonight.”
“We have lots to look forward to for the second date.”
“Maybe even the hot tub?”Josie grinned.
“I haven’t forgotten,” Ares leaned down, brushing his lips against hers, then his hand floated over her breasts, and he kissed her as if he was sealing the promise.
And suddenly, Josie didn’t feel tired.She wanted him.She grabbed a handful of his crisp shirt, pulling him to her, and she kissed him back, melting at the very touch of his lips against hers.
“I wouldn’t mind seeing your bedroom before we call it a night.”
“I wouldn’t mind showing you,” Ares pulled her tight to him and eased her off the table, his mouth sealing over hers as he walked them to the door.His hands roamed over her back and finally, she touched his chest, feeling this smooth plane of muscle below his shirt.
Laughing, they kissed and slowly walked to the door.She couldn’t get enough of how he tasted, of the silky feel of his tongue.
“I can’t wait to get you upstairs,” Ares held the door open for her.Josie stepped ahead of him to the hallway.
“Oh!”The cry of surprise ripped from her and she stumbled back against Ares’s hard body.
Seeing Harper naked, wearing silver nipple clamps and a gag in her mouth, her long hair wrapped around Xander’s fist, startled her.
“Xander really?”Ares asked.
