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Wow That sounded soteacher-like She i that response out of hi hiers dug in When they spanked you, did they put you over their laps and paddle you like you were six? Is all of what you just said bullshit, and when it co for Moave her an even look, withdrawing the wine and sitting back on his heels, her hand slipped away, both dropping back into her lap

Im not sure why I asked it that way, she said slowly Why I felt so angry, all of a sudden

A t me, or yourself? He kept his face carefully blank as he poured

Both A nd the whole world, for a second I dont knohats the e people like that It wouldnt matter to me if Gen liked to sleep in a cradle and suck her thu as they were okay with it, and it didnt hurt anyone else

You arent conteht when its for yourself, Chloe Deciding what you want and best need for your own happiness No sha someone else feel bad about who and what they are, just because it ht not mesh ho and what I a you and I dont meshI just Oh God, just shut ht her eyes back open I would be very disturbed to know Tyler dressed in woht the sadness at the back of his expression, though Her heart hurt at his attempt to make her feel better She wondered if he already knew it, that in the end they wouldnt suit Had he co to be her Mr Right Now, even if he couldnt be Mr

Right? That ry in a different way

She reached out abruptly, gripped his hand Youll do what Icommand you to do?

He cocked his head Mostly, yes If its not a command that harms you

She shook her head Dont let me hurt you, Brendan Dont let me take weird, fucked-up potshots at you for reasons I cant understand, and just take it Okay? Please, I her full bottom lip, he ran his thu an to set up their lunch Unsure what to say, she watched him open the deli wrappers, lay out her sandwich on a napkin, then unwrap the holass of wine Did he do it unconsciously, serving her like this, rather than handing her a sandwich to unwrap herself or fixing his own food at the sa her throat, she took up her sandwich A s she did, a pair of e, looking like a postcard

So back to this closet I really want to know Do you keep things there you take to the club?

Sometimes My last relationship, ere roos at hoh, because Mistresses tend to like presentation He gave her a nudge, a half smile that she was sure was intended toinching along the gravel You knoomen are

I expect a dra the part Despite her guilt, herabout her own private fashion show But his co So you said that relationship broke up a little over a year ago?

Yes Shortly before Marguerite gotlance Im not a rebound

You wouldnt have been that, even if you called right after the wedding That relationship was over

Did you love her?

His expression shifted Him I loved him at one time, but was never in love with him

How do you know? She was always interested in how people defined being in love Though the path to it differed for everyone, shed noted that long ters shed always longed to experience That coested there was a universal truth to love, an idea that see, like proof of Divinity

Because this feels entirely different He gave her a briefly intense look that rocked her back on her heels,She cleared her throat

Iuess Ill steer us into safer waters She brightened abruptly Do they have boats here? Like canoes?

He nodded, looking beo out on one? she continued Its like this dream I have I want to lie on the boards and look up at the sky while you paddle