A thrill shot through me. Desire revved back up again so quickly I had to squeeze my eyes shut. “You heard the part where I said I was ready, right?”
“I did. And I finished thinking.”
“Go on.”
“Tomorrow night.”
“Tomorrow? I’m ready now!”
“Do you have plans?”
I didn’t like being ignored. “No, but?—”
“Good. Be ready at seven. Wear something comfortable. Oh, and don’t make yourself come when you hang up.”
“Since when do you get to make all the rules?”
“Since it makes you desperate for cock.”
I melted into a horny little puddle. I hated that he was right. How quickly I’d come undone when he took the reins.
“Tell me I’m wrong, Winona.”
“You’re not wrong,” I bit out.
His chuckle was infuriating. It unraveled something insideof me. Seeing his playful side was highly detrimental to that vow I made to cap my feelings.
“Okay then. Hands off that beautiful pussy. It’s mine now. Promise?”
I melted a little into the tile. That asshole. But my traitorous mouth agreed. I was desperate. “I promise, you asshole.” I clenched my jaw, lifting my chin. “But we’re going to meet at six.”
“Done. And Winona, one more thing.”
My defiance hadn’t even mildly grazed him.
“What, Mitchell?” I put on my pettiest voice, knowing the little time change and my tone did nothing to put me back in control.
“Pick a safe word.”
My stomach plunged.
“Still there, Winona?”
“Yes.” I bit my lip, my pulse picking up once more. I could have told him no. I could have backed out of this whole situation. But I was too desperate to know under what circumstances I’d need to use it. Nerves fluttered through my stomach as I ran through the scenarios.
Flutters. “Butterfly,” I whispered.
“Butterfly,” Mitchell said in his deep rumbling voice. “Okay. Goodnight, Firecracker.”
“Goodnight, Mitchell.”
I hung up the phone, chucking it onto the towel folded next to the tub. I covered my face with my hands. “What the hell have you done?” I whispered to myself.
Because I knew, from this point forward, I was no longer in control. I was the passenger on this ride.
And the worst part was that it was exactly where I wanted to be.
CHAPTER 23
