fire took
hold of him. He wound his arms around her slender form, holding her
possessively. His brain couldn’t function. He operated solely on instinct and
at the moment, those instincts told him to take Ainsley into the shower and
show her just what she would miss if—when—she went home.
A rough sound filled Aric’s ears as he kissed her, twining
his tongue with hers. It took a few moments before he realized the sound was
him, growling. She brought out every primal urge inside him and he longed to
revel in them but feared scaring her off. He’d always known the caveman gene
resided within him. He’d just never realized it would take two nights of sex
with Ainsley to release it.
Tearing his mouth from hers, he turned her within the circle
of his arms. “Bathroom. Now,” he whispered roughly in her ear as he nipped her
lobe.
Ainsley moaned but her body moved to do his bidding. In the
bathroom, he stripped off the silk robe she wore and ripped open the buttons on
his jeans. The denim fell to the floor beside the robe. Once they both were
naked, Aric pulled her over to the shower and turned it on. Water cascaded from
two showerheads and steam began to fill the room.
“I love the smell of sex on your skin, the smell of me on
your body,” he said softly, his hands stroking over her smooth flesh.
“I smell like cum.” Her eyes twinkled with amusement.
Emotions ripped through him, the primary one triumph. “ My cum,” he agreed. “You belong to me now, Ainsley.”
She blinked and confusion clouded her pale-green eyes.
“Aric, am I supposed to keep my eyes lowered now? I mean, when we’re not… Uh…”
She broke off and a slight tinge of pink stained her cheekbones with
embarrassment.
He should have known that his laxness with regard to how
he’d treated her offer of submission would lead to such confusion. Hell, he was
just as confused, but in a much bigger, long-term way. She was confused about
how to behave. He was confused about his life.
He put two fingers beneath her chin and angled her head up
so that she could see his face, his expression. “Every Dom is different, Ains.
Each has their own requirements. Between you and me, because of our
long-standing history with one another, unless I specifically tell you to lower
your eyes or unless we are in a scene where I expect that from you… No.” He
brushed a quick kiss across her lips. “I would be a fool to think that you
could be anything other than the forceful personality you’ve always been.”
Her eyes darkened with some unnamed emotion. “If you asked
me to, I would do it. I would do anything for you, Aric. Don’t you know that?”
Elation stabbed him, letting rays of blinding sunshine into
his soul. He knew her words were important, that they meant something special,
but he shoved them aside to concentrate on the moment. “You’ve always been your
own person, Ains. I can’t take that away from you. It’s one of the things I
lo—admire the most about you.”
Surprised at how easily the L-word had nearly slipped from
him, Aric turned away, adjusting the water and stepping into the shower. His
heart thundered at his slip and his mind swirled around the word that had
almost left his mouth. He couldn’t go there yet. He needed time to think and he
couldn’t think with Ainsley’s naked body so close to his.
Again he shoved his thoughts and emotions aside. He drew a
deep breath and turned to her, holding out his hand. She placed hers in it,
letting him draw her into the warm water. As he washed her body, watching the
soap suds glide down her skin, he couldn’t help but think about her words.
Ainsley wasn’t the type of woman who gave herself lightly.
It had taken a lot for her to ask him for this and to give herself to him, let
alone submit to what he’d asked of her. He stared down into her beautiful face,
feelings he couldn’t label tugging at his heart. Cupping her head in his hands,
Aric kissed her again. He took his time,
hold of him. He wound his arms around her slender form, holding her
possessively. His brain couldn’t function. He operated solely on instinct and
at the moment, those instincts told him to take Ainsley into the shower and
show her just what she would miss if—when—she went home.
A rough sound filled Aric’s ears as he kissed her, twining
his tongue with hers. It took a few moments before he realized the sound was
him, growling. She brought out every primal urge inside him and he longed to
revel in them but feared scaring her off. He’d always known the caveman gene
resided within him. He’d just never realized it would take two nights of sex
with Ainsley to release it.
Tearing his mouth from hers, he turned her within the circle
of his arms. “Bathroom. Now,” he whispered roughly in her ear as he nipped her
lobe.
Ainsley moaned but her body moved to do his bidding. In the
bathroom, he stripped off the silk robe she wore and ripped open the buttons on
his jeans. The denim fell to the floor beside the robe. Once they both were
naked, Aric pulled her over to the shower and turned it on. Water cascaded from
two showerheads and steam began to fill the room.
“I love the smell of sex on your skin, the smell of me on
your body,” he said softly, his hands stroking over her smooth flesh.
“I smell like cum.” Her eyes twinkled with amusement.
Emotions ripped through him, the primary one triumph. “ My cum,” he agreed. “You belong to me now, Ainsley.”
She blinked and confusion clouded her pale-green eyes.
“Aric, am I supposed to keep my eyes lowered now? I mean, when we’re not… Uh…”
She broke off and a slight tinge of pink stained her cheekbones with
embarrassment.
He should have known that his laxness with regard to how
he’d treated her offer of submission would lead to such confusion. Hell, he was
just as confused, but in a much bigger, long-term way. She was confused about
how to behave. He was confused about his life.
He put two fingers beneath her chin and angled her head up
so that she could see his face, his expression. “Every Dom is different, Ains.
Each has their own requirements. Between you and me, because of our
long-standing history with one another, unless I specifically tell you to lower
your eyes or unless we are in a scene where I expect that from you… No.” He
brushed a quick kiss across her lips. “I would be a fool to think that you
could be anything other than the forceful personality you’ve always been.”
Her eyes darkened with some unnamed emotion. “If you asked
me to, I would do it. I would do anything for you, Aric. Don’t you know that?”
Elation stabbed him, letting rays of blinding sunshine into
his soul. He knew her words were important, that they meant something special,
but he shoved them aside to concentrate on the moment. “You’ve always been your
own person, Ains. I can’t take that away from you. It’s one of the things I
lo—admire the most about you.”
Surprised at how easily the L-word had nearly slipped from
him, Aric turned away, adjusting the water and stepping into the shower. His
heart thundered at his slip and his mind swirled around the word that had
almost left his mouth. He couldn’t go there yet. He needed time to think and he
couldn’t think with Ainsley’s naked body so close to his.
Again he shoved his thoughts and emotions aside. He drew a
deep breath and turned to her, holding out his hand. She placed hers in it,
letting him draw her into the warm water. As he washed her body, watching the
soap suds glide down her skin, he couldn’t help but think about her words.
Ainsley wasn’t the type of woman who gave herself lightly.
It had taken a lot for her to ask him for this and to give herself to him, let
alone submit to what he’d asked of her. He stared down into her beautiful face,
feelings he couldn’t label tugging at his heart. Cupping her head in his hands,
Aric kissed her again. He took his time,
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