“Do you make her stand in the doorway and wait for an invitation?” sheasks.
“I did in thebeginning.”
“But you don’t now? She gets to come into your bedroom whenever shelikes?”
“Emma Lia and I have a different kind of relationship. What we have makes me feel really good inside.” And I’ve never had that feelingbefore.
“You aren’t a Dom with her. And she for damn sure isn’t asubmissive.”
And here we go again. “We’re everything that I need us to be and more.” So muchmore.
She steps toward me and I hold up my hand, cueing her to stop. And she does. “I miss you, Tristan. I missus.”
“The sooner you find your new Dom, the sooner that’ll come to an end. Speaking of, how is the searchgoing?”
“I’ve told you that I don’t want anyoneelse.”
“Which means you haven’t beenlooking.”
“Ican’t.”
That shit just makes my blood boil. “You must, Claudia. You don’t have a choice. And I’m tiring of tellingyou.”
“I’ve been thinking about it, and I see no reason that you can’t have both ofus.”
There have been times when I would have entertained that idea. Probably even been eager for a polyamorous relationship but not since Emma Lia came into my life. “Notinterested.”
“It wouldn’t have to be threesomes if that’s not what you want. You could split your time betweenus.”
“No, Claudia. I don’t wantthat.”
“I wouldn’t tell her if you wanted to keep our being together asecret.”
“I don’t know how else to tell you so that you’ll understand. I don’t want you. I only want her.” I’m so fucking tired of trying to convince Claudia of this. “Don’t bring this up again. I don’t want to hear itanymore.”
“Tristan…”
I point at the door. “Out of my room. Now. And don’t come back in here again. In fact, don’t even be on thisfloor.”
I don’t want Emma Lia to see Claudia anywhere near here. Ever. Finding me with my former submissive, especially in the place where I once dominated her… fuck, I can’t think of many things that would be more disastrous at this point in my Dom-sub relationship with Emma Lia. She would lose every bit of trust that I’ve worked so hard to build with her. And that can’thappen.
* * *
Emma Lia is stretchedon her side, her feet touching the side of my thigh, watching television while I go over some of the proposals for the new Vegas casino. Nothing about the way that we’re touching is sexual, but I like thecloseness.
“I’mtired.”
“Would you like to go up and turn inearly?”
“Guess that depends on what you have planned fortonight.”
I hold up the stack of papers in my hand. “This is what I have planned fortonight.”
“Oh.” She turns onto her back and wiggles her toes against my leg. “You won’t be coming to my bedroom or asking me to visityours?”
The truth is that I’d like nothing more than for her to come to my bedroom tonight and stay until morning. I’ve enjoyed waking with her every day this week, but that won’t happen without my owing her a key. And she’s pulling too many, toofast.
“I have a lot of work to do on the new casino. I’ll probably be busy for the next fewhours.”
