and her words. While he’d been tickling her on the bed, he’d caught the scent of her arousal as she wiggled and squirmed beneath him. Her fragrance made his mouth water for a taste, but he was going to do like Jack had suggested and put her in the driver’s seat. As much as his cock hated him for it, if she knew she was in control of the timeframe and didn’t feel pressured, she’d come to them sooner rather than later. His cock thought that was a stupid-ass plan and wanted in , now.
“Soon, big boy. I don’t want to go there until I’m ready.”
50
Evan nodded in understanding. He knew first hand, once you flipped that switch, it was damn near impossible to unflip it. Even though it had infuriated him during that fateful Christmas break, the sight of them in bed together, glowing with satiation, had been riveting. It made his cock twitch and his balls draw up now, thinking how much he’d missed her and the three of them together, and for how long.
If he hadn’t had his head up his ass, or more accurately, if he hadn’t been thinking with his dick, they probably would’ve been long-settled by now. The thought made him sad and renewed his desire to earn her trust.
“Don’t be upset, Evan. I just need a little more time.”
He nodded and smiled, encouraged that any trace of her earlier upset was gone.
“I want to do one thing for you, now that we’ve worked things out,” Evan began carefully.
“What’s that?”
“Give you a safe word.”
“A safe word? Why?”
“Because you seemed interested in the idea of erotic spanking.
Wes and I won’t do that unless you’ve been provided a safe word.”
“Oh, okay. I trust you. I don’t see why it’s necessary.”
“You need to have a way of calling an immediate halt to whatever kind of play we’re involved in, especially spanking. The safe word would apply to any kind of spanking. Not just play spanking.”
“You mean if you were punishing me, I could—”
“Call an immediate halt to it. It needs to be a word that you don’t normally use in conversation.”
She paused and thought for a few seconds. “Boomerang.”
“Boomerang it is. If we’re ever doing something together and you want it to stop immediately, say ‘boomerang’ and it stops.”
Rosemary rolled her eyes at him and smiled. “All right. But I think it’s unnecessary.”
51
“People wiser than us said it should be non-negotiable that you have a safe word.”
“Who?”
“Ethan Grant and Grace Warner.”
“Oh.”
“Why don’t we go find Wes and let him know everything is fine?”
Evan said, rising from the bed and offering her his hand.
They found Wes still in the office with the door closed, working at his desk. He looked up from his laptop cautiously. “So? Are we all okay?” Evan felt guilty at the guarded look on Wes’s face.
Rosemary smiled at Evan when he released her hand and directed her to his brother, sensing that was what she was waiting for from him. She reached for Wes, and Evan watched his brother relax as his arms slid around her hips to pull her to him.
“Yes, honey. We’re all okay. I’ll be more careful in the future, and I won’t be sunbathing anywhere besides inside the privacy fence.
Evan said he would clear some of the post oaks out of the yard so it gets more sunshine back there.”
Wes pressed his nose to her belly and inhaled. “Sure, baby. We can do that. We probably should’ve taken care of that already. They get pretty thick around here.”
Evan smiled as Rosemary stroked her fingertips through his brother’s hair, reassuring him with her touch that all was well. “You don’t have to clear them all. I love oak trees, even post oaks. Just clear enough so I can sunbathe.”
Evan crossed his arms over his chest and leaned against the door jamb. “I told her we’d also see about putting a pool in back there. She liked that idea.”
Rosemary turned her face to gaze at him and said, “You spoil
“Soon, big boy. I don’t want to go there until I’m ready.”
50
Evan nodded in understanding. He knew first hand, once you flipped that switch, it was damn near impossible to unflip it. Even though it had infuriated him during that fateful Christmas break, the sight of them in bed together, glowing with satiation, had been riveting. It made his cock twitch and his balls draw up now, thinking how much he’d missed her and the three of them together, and for how long.
If he hadn’t had his head up his ass, or more accurately, if he hadn’t been thinking with his dick, they probably would’ve been long-settled by now. The thought made him sad and renewed his desire to earn her trust.
“Don’t be upset, Evan. I just need a little more time.”
He nodded and smiled, encouraged that any trace of her earlier upset was gone.
“I want to do one thing for you, now that we’ve worked things out,” Evan began carefully.
“What’s that?”
“Give you a safe word.”
“A safe word? Why?”
“Because you seemed interested in the idea of erotic spanking.
Wes and I won’t do that unless you’ve been provided a safe word.”
“Oh, okay. I trust you. I don’t see why it’s necessary.”
“You need to have a way of calling an immediate halt to whatever kind of play we’re involved in, especially spanking. The safe word would apply to any kind of spanking. Not just play spanking.”
“You mean if you were punishing me, I could—”
“Call an immediate halt to it. It needs to be a word that you don’t normally use in conversation.”
She paused and thought for a few seconds. “Boomerang.”
“Boomerang it is. If we’re ever doing something together and you want it to stop immediately, say ‘boomerang’ and it stops.”
Rosemary rolled her eyes at him and smiled. “All right. But I think it’s unnecessary.”
51
“People wiser than us said it should be non-negotiable that you have a safe word.”
“Who?”
“Ethan Grant and Grace Warner.”
“Oh.”
“Why don’t we go find Wes and let him know everything is fine?”
Evan said, rising from the bed and offering her his hand.
They found Wes still in the office with the door closed, working at his desk. He looked up from his laptop cautiously. “So? Are we all okay?” Evan felt guilty at the guarded look on Wes’s face.
Rosemary smiled at Evan when he released her hand and directed her to his brother, sensing that was what she was waiting for from him. She reached for Wes, and Evan watched his brother relax as his arms slid around her hips to pull her to him.
“Yes, honey. We’re all okay. I’ll be more careful in the future, and I won’t be sunbathing anywhere besides inside the privacy fence.
Evan said he would clear some of the post oaks out of the yard so it gets more sunshine back there.”
Wes pressed his nose to her belly and inhaled. “Sure, baby. We can do that. We probably should’ve taken care of that already. They get pretty thick around here.”
Evan smiled as Rosemary stroked her fingertips through his brother’s hair, reassuring him with her touch that all was well. “You don’t have to clear them all. I love oak trees, even post oaks. Just clear enough so I can sunbathe.”
Evan crossed his arms over his chest and leaned against the door jamb. “I told her we’d also see about putting a pool in back there. She liked that idea.”
Rosemary turned her face to gaze at him and said, “You spoil