couldn’t deny that occasionally being flogged by someone with skill was a nice treat. She inched her palm under the sheet so it lay flat on her stomach, and pretended the hand was his. “Nothing important,” she murmured.
He cleared his throat. “Right. Working here. And trying not to spill my clichéd meal.”
“And keeping Jackson safe from unruly speeders. You be careful how you treat them, you hear me?”
“Yes, ma’am. You about to get bossy on me?”
“I have my moments.”
“You sure do.” It sounded like a purr and she easily imagined the grin on his face.
“Should you be calling me while you’re working?” she asked.
“No. But sometimes you just have to be a rebel,” he said dryly.
She laughed. “Yeah, and sometimes being a rebel gets a girl ticketed.”
“Yes, but you took it like a trooper.”
She snorted, then tried to cover it up with a cough.
“Hey, you have a dangerous job. Don’t get distracted.” She tried to sound teasing but was pretty sure she failed.
“I’m careful, I promise. What about you? Out there in the big city today, you better be careful yourself. No hooking up with strange men and letting them take you into their homes, you hear me?”
“Yes, Officer, I hear you. I’ll only let normal men take me into their homes, no strange ones.”
“Ha. Ha.”
She giggled. “I’m careful, Drew. Hey, you know what happened yesterday was unique, right? I don’t normally let unknown guys have sex with me. Well, outside of the clubs, I mean.” It suddenly seemed important to her that he know what had happened between them was out of the ordinary. In more ways than one.
“I know. I still want you to be careful, though, all right?”
“Yes, I will.”
“I get off work at seven tonight. Are you interested in company? It would take me a while to get up there, but I have tomorrow off, so I could stay as late as we’d like.”
The flutter in her stomach turned to a leap in her heart that she tried to repress.
“That would be nice, as long as you don’t mind the long drive after a full day at work.”
“I think I can handle it after a day of sitting here waiting for cars to drive by too quickly.”
“Do you have a club you go to up here? Would you like to go to the one I told you about? Or…”
“Why don’t we play it by ear?” he suggested. “I’ll bring my bag of toys and something appropriate to wear. But I might just like to keep you to myself, if you’re okay with that.”
She smiled. “I think I could make do with that. I’m glad you’re coming up. And I’m glad you called.”
“My pleasure. What are your plans for the day?”
“Shopping and lunch with a friend.”
“That sounds nice. I should go. I need to keep the streets safe for sexy speeders who might be coming back this way.”
“How hard was it for you not to warn me to be safe again?” she asked.
“My tongue might be bleeding a little.”
She laughed. “You take care of that tongue. I’m rather fond of it. I’ll see you tonight.”
The ridiculous grin she was sure she was wearing faded away slightly as she hung up the phone.
Damn.
Tempted to order up a big room-service breakfast because she was in such a good mood, she took one look at the prices and laughed her ass off. Her mood would be better spent taking a walk outside and enjoying the summer day anyway.
****
The trip into Boston seemed especially long and Drew had to set the speed control to keep himself from getting pulled over. He couldn’t spend too much time thinking about how he wanted the night to progress because it just made him more impatient to get to Emma’s hotel. Unless she was dead set on going to her club, he was pretty sure they wouldn’t make it out of her room.
He’d considered waiting until the next day, when he was off. Going up early enough to take her out to dinner. And couldn’t believe the thought had crossed his mind. He didn’t date submissives. Didn’t date within the
He cleared his throat. “Right. Working here. And trying not to spill my clichéd meal.”
“And keeping Jackson safe from unruly speeders. You be careful how you treat them, you hear me?”
“Yes, ma’am. You about to get bossy on me?”
“I have my moments.”
“You sure do.” It sounded like a purr and she easily imagined the grin on his face.
“Should you be calling me while you’re working?” she asked.
“No. But sometimes you just have to be a rebel,” he said dryly.
She laughed. “Yeah, and sometimes being a rebel gets a girl ticketed.”
“Yes, but you took it like a trooper.”
She snorted, then tried to cover it up with a cough.
“Hey, you have a dangerous job. Don’t get distracted.” She tried to sound teasing but was pretty sure she failed.
“I’m careful, I promise. What about you? Out there in the big city today, you better be careful yourself. No hooking up with strange men and letting them take you into their homes, you hear me?”
“Yes, Officer, I hear you. I’ll only let normal men take me into their homes, no strange ones.”
“Ha. Ha.”
She giggled. “I’m careful, Drew. Hey, you know what happened yesterday was unique, right? I don’t normally let unknown guys have sex with me. Well, outside of the clubs, I mean.” It suddenly seemed important to her that he know what had happened between them was out of the ordinary. In more ways than one.
“I know. I still want you to be careful, though, all right?”
“Yes, I will.”
“I get off work at seven tonight. Are you interested in company? It would take me a while to get up there, but I have tomorrow off, so I could stay as late as we’d like.”
The flutter in her stomach turned to a leap in her heart that she tried to repress.
“That would be nice, as long as you don’t mind the long drive after a full day at work.”
“I think I can handle it after a day of sitting here waiting for cars to drive by too quickly.”
“Do you have a club you go to up here? Would you like to go to the one I told you about? Or…”
“Why don’t we play it by ear?” he suggested. “I’ll bring my bag of toys and something appropriate to wear. But I might just like to keep you to myself, if you’re okay with that.”
She smiled. “I think I could make do with that. I’m glad you’re coming up. And I’m glad you called.”
“My pleasure. What are your plans for the day?”
“Shopping and lunch with a friend.”
“That sounds nice. I should go. I need to keep the streets safe for sexy speeders who might be coming back this way.”
“How hard was it for you not to warn me to be safe again?” she asked.
“My tongue might be bleeding a little.”
She laughed. “You take care of that tongue. I’m rather fond of it. I’ll see you tonight.”
The ridiculous grin she was sure she was wearing faded away slightly as she hung up the phone.
Damn.
Tempted to order up a big room-service breakfast because she was in such a good mood, she took one look at the prices and laughed her ass off. Her mood would be better spent taking a walk outside and enjoying the summer day anyway.
****
The trip into Boston seemed especially long and Drew had to set the speed control to keep himself from getting pulled over. He couldn’t spend too much time thinking about how he wanted the night to progress because it just made him more impatient to get to Emma’s hotel. Unless she was dead set on going to her club, he was pretty sure they wouldn’t make it out of her room.
He’d considered waiting until the next day, when he was off. Going up early enough to take her out to dinner. And couldn’t believe the thought had crossed his mind. He didn’t date submissives. Didn’t date within the
Similar Books
