“You can look now.”
His eyes flutter open and narrow on the fob-like item. “What’s this?”
“Turn it on and find out,” I whisper, ducking in close.
He presses the On button, and nothing happens right away, but when he clicks the button with a squiggly line on it, my core clenches and my body visibly jerks.
He gasps, though the sound quickly turns into a growl. “Fuck, Dr. Connelly. Is this what you picked out at the shop?”
I nod.
“Naughty girl.”
He presses the Mode button again, changing the vibration tempo, and when my knees buckle in response, his green eyes glint devilishly.
“Your pleasure is mine tonight, baby.”
Head spinning, I frown. “Wh-what?”
He lifts my chin with his thumb and forefinger. “You heard me. Your pleasure belongs to me. Do you consent?”
An incoherent squeak escapes my lips.
Voice gravelly, he says, “I want to hear you.”
Heat curls in my lower abdomen and seeps through my veins. Damn. I’m digging this side of Asher. This Asher, who says what he wants, is refreshing and addicting.
“More of this, please.” I breathe.
He searches my eyes. “More of what?”
“Boss me around. Tell me what you want.”
“Does that turn you on?”
“Yes,” I whimper, my legs shaking a little.
He yanks me by the hips, moving me until my body is flush with his. Like this, can he feel the vibrations through my body?
“Then tell me, baby. Tell me what’s mine.”
“M-my pleasure. My pleasure is all yours.”
“That’s my girl.”
My girl.
What in the actual fuck has gotten into him and how do I bottle this up so I can hoard it all?
He spares me, turning the vibrator off when we share an Uber with Cam and Joey. But as we step up to the entrance of FrenchSHEs—the club where Millie works between her traveling theater tours—a wicked grin lights up Asher’s face.
“I’m gonna need a drink,” I mumble, bracing myself for what’s to come.
My parents wave us over when we walk inside, my father tugging me into a hug first. I’ve always been a bit of a daddy’s girl, much like Bea.
“Hi, honey. We’ve missed you,” he says.
After hugging my mother, I introduce them to Asher. Or reintroduce them? I honestly can’t recall if their paths have ever crossed.
