"Oh darlin’, we're just getting started," he says, and I don't know if it’s a threat or a promise.
I don't knowwhy I expected to be sleeping somewhere else. Somewhere other than with Sir in his great, big bed. But I did.
Sleeping together; allowing yourself to be that vulnerable... Well, it's another kind of intimacy, isn't it?
And it's the first time I've actually spent the night with a man. Not that I'm admitting that to him.
"I want easy access, day and night." He told me when I asked. "You'll sleep naked, as will I."
Didn't expect that, either.
"Of course, Sir."
"You can retire whenever you wish," he tells me, so I decide right now is a good time. Not sure what else I’d do. And it gives me the chance to shower and have some time to myself to regain my equilibrium.
I also tap out a text to my mom.
'Hi Mom. The new job is going well. The boss seems happy so far. Miss you, but three weeks will go by in a flash.'
After everything that's occurred, I expected to fall asleep the moment my head hits the pillow. I'm certainly exhausted enough.
But it doesn't happen.
"Oh, come on..." I mutter into the pillow.
When Sir comes to bed, it just gets worse. His every movement has me jumpy, until eventually, he clamps a hand on my hip.
"Stop fidgeting."
Easy for him to say.
"Go to sleep. You're going to need your rest."
I try not to flinch when he leans close to my ear.
"You're quite safe Juno... for now."
Not helping.
And yet at some point in the night, sleep takes me, and when I wake up, instead of hugging the edge of the bed, I find myself sprawled over Sir's broad chest like it's the most natural thing in the world.
Chapter
Eight
Thorne
Iunderestimated just how much I was going to enjoy this.
Since Juno’s arrival, I’m blessedly free of the dreams that usually haunt my sleep. Unsurprising, I guess, since I’m currently living the dream.
But more than that; more than living out my subconscious, nighttime fantasies, I find I like having someone else in my space.
I never thought I would.
Is it her, or would I feel the same about anyone?
The other thing I hadn't considered - selfish of me, I know, though I hadn't meant to be - is how she'll fill her time when I'm not fucking her. Because with the best will in the world, and I sure as hell am willing, that can't happen 24/7, no matter how hard I try.
