“I go by Ari,” she said, giving a friendly smile.
A group of customers came to the bar, and Sean and I got back to work while Ari kept getting to know the other guys. The rest of my shift passed quickly. I stayed near Sean for the most part, fixing drinks on my own but asking him the occasionalquestion.Johnny joined us behind the bar but I barely interacted with him. Before I knew it, it was time to go home.
“Bye, Sean.”I said as I left through the swingy door.My shift was a bit shorter than his sinceI was stilltraining.“Are you sure you wanna stay?”I paused beside Ari.
“Instead of riding with you? That sounds horrific. I’ll wait for Sean to get off.”
“You’re so dramatic. I’ll see you later.”
We said our goodbyes and I headed home.
On the Edge
The drive home barely took five minutes on Tuffy 2.0. Once again, it was exhilarating. I was never using my normal car again.
“Hi Dennis,”I greeted him as I entered my room and dropped my keys on the vanity. He was already on my window seat, playing with the red lighter as always.
“I have a surprise for you,”he said.
I gasped and clasped my hands. “What is it? Where is it? I wanna see!”
“It’s in here somewhere.”
“Handcuffs?”I guessed.
“No. Look for it.”
“Okay.”I searched my room for a minute before givingup.“I don’t see it.”I pouted.He pointed and I turned to see a brand new comforter.It was a better version of my old one. My eyes widened when I saw a matching stuffed animal of my favorite character perched beside Frankie. I squealed and ran to dance withit.
“Now you can stop complaining.”Dennis put the lighter away and came to stand beside me.
“Thank you!”I put my new baby down and tackled him to the bed. He seemed surprised, but he didn’t resist. I straddled him and grinned.“I’m not moving.”
“Good. Stay here.”He grabbed my shirt and pulled until our lips met.
I got butterflies as I deepened the kiss, pressing into him. He pulled my hair and I bit his neck, sucking lightly until he stopped me.“What’s wrong?”I asked breathlessly.
“Nothing. I was just thinking about the whole Melissa thing. The way you threatened her was sexy as fuck.”His lip ring glinted as he smiled. “I thought you’d have an explosive temper, but you were so calm. So collected.”He was playing with my hair. No wonder he’d gone so quiet after she left.
“I told you I only lose it if someone hurts a person I care about.” I shifted as I felt him getting hard beneath me.“Will you fuck me? I know my uncle’s usual night schedule. He shouldn’t be home for at least anhour.” Dennismoved me over and stood. I tilted my head, wondering where he was going. But then my mind went in a different direction. “Are you sure vampires can’t get pregnant?”
“Positive.”
“So we don’t have to worry about that.” I made a thoughtful noise. “Do you get tested?”
“After each new person I sleep with. I don’t have anything. You?”
“Same. Since I can’t get pregnant and we’re only sleeping with each other, you think we can skip condoms from now on?” I’d never done it before, but if we were having sex exclusively and I couldn’t get knocked up, why the fuck not?
“It’s fine with me. I got you another present. Check under your bed.”He watched as I hopped up and kneeled on the floor, searching beneath my bed. I blindly reached in and my hand closed around something thick and long. I pulled it out to see a bundle of leather ropes. I flipped them over as Dennis brought my chair from the corner.“You wanna?”He set it down, smiling deviously.
“Be tied up?”I asked. “Is it gonna be like last time?”
“Sit down and you’ll see.”He shut and locked my bedroom door. I started to sit, but he stopped me.“Take your clothes off first.” He went to my lingerie drawer and sifted through it. My stomach danced with butterflies asIstripped down.“Put these on.”Hetossed a pair of crotchless panties and an open-cupped bra my way.“And heels.”
I changed into the set and strapped into a pair ofstudded stilettos, then straightened up to see him leaning against my dresser, arms crossed while his eyes took me in. He gestured for me to sit. I went to the chair but hesitated. He went around back and pushed me down, then took the ropes and started tying my hands behind the chair. I wiggled in the seat—I was already getting wet from feeling so exposed while he was fully clothed.
“Are you only into BDSM?”I asked.
