“I have far more trust in you than you do in yourself,” she told him.
Yeah, it seemed that she did.
And he wasn’t certain that that was a good thing.
Turning, he carried her to the bed and laid her on her back before crawling over her on all fours. “What’s your safeword and signal again?”
“Red,” she whispered. “And tapping your cheek three times.”
“Use them if you need to. If you don’t use them when something scares or hurts you, I’ll be very upset with you and you know what happens then.”
“You’ll spank me?” she asked.
“Yes, although not right now,” he said. “That would wait until I feel more like myself.” He started kissing down her neck. He pulled at the T-shirt. “Don’t like this top. Rough on your skin. You need the finest silk and satin.”
He wanted to give her the world, and he’d do whatever he had to in order to do that. He had some money, a good nest egg. He could look after her. And if he had to, maybe he could take some side jobs, do whatever he needed in order to keep his girl safe and happy, living the life she deserved to live, not the one she’d had up until now.
“I’m not a silk and satin girl, I like things simpler,” she told him. “I’m happy with a cozy blanket, a mug of hot chocolate, and a night home on the couch. Sometimes I worry I’m not exciting enough for you.”
“Baby, I have enough excitement in my life. Right now, I’m not looking for the adrenaline high. I’m looking for something forever, something sustainable. What I want is you.”
“Then take me,” she told him, her cheeks blushing red. “Please take me.”
He wasn’t going to make her ask anymore. Sitting her up, he reached for the bottom of her T-shirt, pulling it up and over her head. That left her dressed in nothing.
“Where the hell is your underwear?”
“Well, I took them off to have a shower, and then I didn’t want to put them back on.”
“Jesus, baby. You went out of the room with no underwear on? Don’t do that again.”
“Nobody saw me.”
“What if I picked you up and Ralen saw your ass when your legs went around my waist?”
“Oh, well, I hadn’t really thought of that,” she said.
He spun her over onto her stomach without warning, his hand grasping the ass in question. “No one gets to see this butt but me. Understand?”
“Yes,” she gasped.
Then he slapped it lightly, watching as the cheeks turned pale pink. He gave her ass several more light slaps. “This bottom is mine. You’ve finished your period?”
“Yes,” she said. “Days ago.”
“Good.” He turned her back over and took in her naked body, small, pert breasts topped with the most delicious-looking pink nipples. His mouth practically salivated as he gazed at her.
The smooth, flat tummy that led down to a pretty pussy.
Suddenly a hand covered that pussy from his view, and he frowned. What did she think she was doing?
“Maybe we should get under the covers or something?” she suggested.
Under the covers? But then he wouldn’t be able to see her. He moved his gaze back up her body, noticing the way her face had gone bright red. This was something they needed to clear up. Because he was never going to allow her to hide from him.
“Move your hand.” He waited a few seconds. This was also a test of her obedience.
He needed her to do what he told her to right now.
