of a
bodyguard and Jenna wondered what that was about.
“I work out all the time, almost always in stages so every
muscle group gets stronger. At least 6 days a week. I do cardio and spin,
strength training like mad and running. I eat right, except for dark chocolate
that totally doesn’t count.” She winked at Cyn, who smiled back at her. “Rope
is a workout all on its own, too. It’s hard on your body. It tests it and if
you’re not properly prepared for a certain tie or transition, you can get hurt.
Badly.”
“If you can get hurt, even with someone else manning the
rope, why do you do it?” Haleigh tilted her head, ready to hear her answer.
“Because I can. It’s a challenge and when I accomplish it by
myself, it’s like I finished a triathlon. I’m proud of myself and high as a
kite on endorphins. The world goes away when I tie. It’s just me, the
suspension ring and the rope. That’s it.”
“But if it’s dangerous… Do you do it alone? What if
something goes wrong?”
“Good question, Haleigh. Since you promised me you wouldn’t
suspend alone and I sure as hell wasn’t in the loop, who’s been spotting you? I
know you weren’t stupid enough to do it alone.”
“I’ve had a spotter. Promise you won’t get mad?”
“Duh. If you trusted someone to spot you, then they’re
friends of mine. I’m not going to get my feelings hurt because you didn’t come
to me. Well, okay, maybe a tiny bit but I’ll get over it.”
“Oscar.”
“Really?” Skye’s voice went up at the end of the word and
her red hair bounced as she tilted her head. “Didn’t see that one coming but it
kind of makes sense.”
“He’s been pretty perfect actually. I’m not sexually
attracted to him, nor is he to me. He’s strong, funny and has absolutely been
there for me when I’ve needed him. We don’t have to make chitchat the whole
time either. He asks questions at times I tell him it’s okay to and he leaves
me be when I just need his quiet strength to cuddle with afterward.”
“I’d like to see that sometime.” Cyn continued quickly.
“That sounded kind of dirty but I meant the suspension part. I vaguely remember
seeing the rope corset Haleigh wore but I was scared out of my damn mind that
night, so the details of it are a bit sketchy.”
“I bet they were but you saved Chris that night, so in my
book, you are a rock star.”
“Thanks.” Cyn blushed the prettiest pink. “Why’d you cut her
off?”
Jenna tried to think but couldn’t figure out what she meant.
“Who?”
“Skye. Earlier. I know she was loud—like always—but why
didn’t you want her to say self-suspend?”
Jenna thought about it for a second. “It’s hard for me, even
just sitting here talking about it like it’s no big thing. I’ve hid that part
of myself for years. It was something I did with Ian. Anything that we did
together felt tainted after he left. My bed was the same but it felt too big.
Songs on the radio were the same but they made my heart ache. Now take
something as personal and mind-altering as rope? Ugh.
“It’s like I needed the time to find it for myself again.
Make it my rope. Not his anymore, since I couldn’t give it to him. So I kept it
all to myself.”
“But you shared it with me,” Haleigh corrected.
“How very right you are, my dear. I love it. I truly do and
not sharing it with people, especially with the three of you…” She held Skye’s
hand, lacing their fingers together and they clasped them, palm to palm. “Plus,
if Nick’s at the command center watching and listening, I don’t want him to
know about it yet or about Ian.
“I want to share that with him at my own speed. Since he
noticed the rope marks I wore when no one else did, I have a feeling he might
be into it. Though I’ve never seen it here.
“I think I’m ready to start sharing it. Maybe get a group of
female riggers together who I can teach rope—self-suspension. I’ve got some
other ideas I want to
bodyguard and Jenna wondered what that was about.
“I work out all the time, almost always in stages so every
muscle group gets stronger. At least 6 days a week. I do cardio and spin,
strength training like mad and running. I eat right, except for dark chocolate
that totally doesn’t count.” She winked at Cyn, who smiled back at her. “Rope
is a workout all on its own, too. It’s hard on your body. It tests it and if
you’re not properly prepared for a certain tie or transition, you can get hurt.
Badly.”
“If you can get hurt, even with someone else manning the
rope, why do you do it?” Haleigh tilted her head, ready to hear her answer.
“Because I can. It’s a challenge and when I accomplish it by
myself, it’s like I finished a triathlon. I’m proud of myself and high as a
kite on endorphins. The world goes away when I tie. It’s just me, the
suspension ring and the rope. That’s it.”
“But if it’s dangerous… Do you do it alone? What if
something goes wrong?”
“Good question, Haleigh. Since you promised me you wouldn’t
suspend alone and I sure as hell wasn’t in the loop, who’s been spotting you? I
know you weren’t stupid enough to do it alone.”
“I’ve had a spotter. Promise you won’t get mad?”
“Duh. If you trusted someone to spot you, then they’re
friends of mine. I’m not going to get my feelings hurt because you didn’t come
to me. Well, okay, maybe a tiny bit but I’ll get over it.”
“Oscar.”
“Really?” Skye’s voice went up at the end of the word and
her red hair bounced as she tilted her head. “Didn’t see that one coming but it
kind of makes sense.”
“He’s been pretty perfect actually. I’m not sexually
attracted to him, nor is he to me. He’s strong, funny and has absolutely been
there for me when I’ve needed him. We don’t have to make chitchat the whole
time either. He asks questions at times I tell him it’s okay to and he leaves
me be when I just need his quiet strength to cuddle with afterward.”
“I’d like to see that sometime.” Cyn continued quickly.
“That sounded kind of dirty but I meant the suspension part. I vaguely remember
seeing the rope corset Haleigh wore but I was scared out of my damn mind that
night, so the details of it are a bit sketchy.”
“I bet they were but you saved Chris that night, so in my
book, you are a rock star.”
“Thanks.” Cyn blushed the prettiest pink. “Why’d you cut her
off?”
Jenna tried to think but couldn’t figure out what she meant.
“Who?”
“Skye. Earlier. I know she was loud—like always—but why
didn’t you want her to say self-suspend?”
Jenna thought about it for a second. “It’s hard for me, even
just sitting here talking about it like it’s no big thing. I’ve hid that part
of myself for years. It was something I did with Ian. Anything that we did
together felt tainted after he left. My bed was the same but it felt too big.
Songs on the radio were the same but they made my heart ache. Now take
something as personal and mind-altering as rope? Ugh.
“It’s like I needed the time to find it for myself again.
Make it my rope. Not his anymore, since I couldn’t give it to him. So I kept it
all to myself.”
“But you shared it with me,” Haleigh corrected.
“How very right you are, my dear. I love it. I truly do and
not sharing it with people, especially with the three of you…” She held Skye’s
hand, lacing their fingers together and they clasped them, palm to palm. “Plus,
if Nick’s at the command center watching and listening, I don’t want him to
know about it yet or about Ian.
“I want to share that with him at my own speed. Since he
noticed the rope marks I wore when no one else did, I have a feeling he might
be into it. Though I’ve never seen it here.
“I think I’m ready to start sharing it. Maybe get a group of
female riggers together who I can teach rope—self-suspension. I’ve got some
other ideas I want to
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