“Good.” I smile softly. “I thought you’d fight me on it. You fight me on most things.”
“Not on this.” His smile takes on a shy quality. “Not on my heart. It’s yours. Has been for a while now. As for living with you? Honestly, I wouldn’t want it any other way.”
“I’m glad. I didn’t want to have to lock you in here. I would’ve, too.”
“That’s true. I did unleash your monster, so I guess I can’t complain about it. I’d like to see you tie me down though.”
“I think I can overpower you,” I reply dryly.
“Yeah, until I learn all those cool self-defense moves. Then you’ll be helpless against me.”
“I can’t wait to spar with you,” I confess, and then pull him onto me, his body slotting perfectly against me.
“Same. I think it will be very, very sexy. Can I do it naked?”
“You can do whatever you want.”
“Anything I want?”
He leans up on his elbows, and our eyes meet.
“Yes, my love. Anything you want.”
“Promise?”
“Promise.”
Neo looks slightly guilty the next day, his eyes darting this way and that as he moves into my office to work. I told him to take a day off, but he looked at me and then asked if I’d be working. When I said yes, he rolled his eyes and insisted that he be by my side.
My chest swelled with love for him.
But now I worry that something is wrong when he can’t stop wiggling in his seat.
“What is it?” I ask, my tone a little too gruff.
“Remember when you said I can do anything I want? It was yesterday, post orgasm, so your brain might have been scrambled.”
“I remember,” I say slowly.
Neo shifts on the spot. “Right, well…I did a thing. Please don’t be mad at me. Or, you can be mad, but then you can fuck me, and then you won’t be upset anymore…right?”
He’s making no sense when the door to the office opens, and I see Dotty appear, a scowl on her face. Behind her is a tall middle-aged woman, her heels clacking on the floor as she moves, her hair pulled into a severe bun.
“Your guest has arrived,” Dotty says, and then closes the door behind her.
I take the woman in. She’s smartly dressed, a professional of some sort.
“What did you do?” I ask softly, and Neo stares up at me with those beautiful, expressive eyes.
“Just…give her a chance. She came highly recommended.”
She moves toward us with a bright smile. “Nice to meet you, Mr. Buckingham. I’m Melissa Wright. When your boyfriend called me and said you’d be interested in decorating your house, I cleared my schedule.”
My hands fist and then unclench slightly. Neo is peering at me, unblinking, until I finally reach over and take his hand in mine. I bring it up to my lips and kiss his knuckles.
“He’s so thoughtful.”
“I am?” he asks, his eyes wide.
