“What else do you have in mind tonight?” she asks. I’ve grabbed my laptop and she’s leaning up against my side on the couch.
“Still have to shop. And I need to replace your sweater and your bra.”
“And my leggings. Jerk. I loved those leggings.”
“Do you regret it?”
“No,” she pouts. “Your dick is magic. I just hate you for it.”
I smile and shake my head. I look down at her when she sighs and wiggles so her head is on my thigh. I slide my left hand down her side and keep typing. I need to get some proper rope.
“We’re just gonna keep doing this, aren’t we?” she says. “I’m gonna remember that I have actual problems that I actually have to work on. I freak out. You make everything better. Tell me I should leave now, Shep.” She looks up at me. I look down at her and then tilt her chin up. I kiss her.
“No.”
Eleven
Irememberto set my alarm a few minutes earlier than usual. Even Titus knows something’s up when I reach over and shut it off. He cracks an eyelid at the foot of the bed and looks at me as I reach over to Claudia.
“Hey. Claudia.” She wakes with a start and I have to move back before I catch an elbow to the face. “Hey, it’s just me.”
“Oh, god. Sorry.” She closes her eyes and lets out a few stuttered breaths. “Hey what’s up?”
“I’m going to take Titus out. I want you to come. It’s still dark out though. You okay with that?”
“You’re not going to leave me in the woods are you?”
“No. I promise.”
“Okay. Yeah.” She presses her face back into the pillow for a few seconds and then rolls over and shuffles to the other side of the bed.
The rest of our night is quiet. I put on a movie where Tom Cruise fights aliens with Emily Blunt. Claudia offers her opinion on every item I pick out online, from my preferred brand of condoms to the three dildos of varying lengths and girths I assure her will be inserted into all of her holes at my pleasure. She turns her nose up at the idea of a ball gag, but she’s into the idea of massage oil, fishnet body suits, and garter belts and stockings. She knows we’re going to have a good time.
After, she dozes with her head still in my lap and my hands idly play with her tits under the blanket. When I take her to bed, she wakes up and tells me she wants to make out. Her exact words. I kiss her until she reaches between my legs and starts stroking my cock. I fuck her to sleep.
She looks just as beautiful first thing in the morning as she does freshly fucked. She looks at me over her shoulder. She catches me looking at her bare back.
“I don't have proper hiking boots. Is that okay?”
“We’ll stick to the trails. It'll be fine.”
“Great,” she groans and then she starts digging through her suitcase. I start to dress and laugh to myself as Titus finally perks up. He knows he's getting his walk in early. We’re both ready in ten minutes or so. Claudia looks half dead like she's not fully awake, but still sexy as hell. Titus is ready to go. He's doing his panic dance by the front door.
“You want coffee?” I ask as she slips on her coat. I watch her as she pulls her hair up into a ponytail.
“No. I'm going back to sleep when we get back.”
“Are you?”
“Uh yeah. You can boss me around all you want, but I'm pretty sure this whole domination submission thing works a lot better when one of us isn't yawning. Besides, it's Saturday, isn't it?”
“It is.”
“There. We can spend the day napping and fucking. It'll be amazing. You ready?”
“Almost.” I grab Titus's leash and then I get my shotgun.
“Do you take that every time you go out?” she asks.
