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"Hi" I feel unbearably shy when I open the door Christian is standing on the porch in his jeans and leather jacket
"Hi," he says, and his face lights up with his radiant smile I take a moment to admire the pretty Oh my, he&039;s hot in leather
"Come in"
"If I ne as he walks in "I thought we&039;d celebrate your graduation Nothing beats a good Bollinger"
"Interesting choice of words," I corins
"Oh, I like your ready wit, Anastasia"
"We only have teacups We&039;ve packed all the glasses"
"TeacupsSounds good to me"
I head into the kitchen Nervous, butterflies floodinga panther orroom
"Do you want saucers as well?"
"Teacups will be fine, Anastasia," Christian calls distractedly fro at the brown parcel of books I place the cups on the table
"That&039;s for you," Ito be a fight
"Her absently traces the writing "I thought I was D&039;Urberville, not Angel You decided on the debaseivesthat resonates so appropriately"
"It&039;s also a plea," I whisper Why ao easy on you?"
I nod
"I bought these for you," he says quietly his gaze io easier on you if you accept them"
I s convulsively
"Christian, I can&039;t accept them, they&039;re just tooabout, you defying me I want you to have them, and that&039;s the end of the discussion It&039;s very simple You don&039;t have to think about this
As a subrateful for them You just accept what I buy you because it pleases me for you to do so"
"I wasn&039;t a subht thereed, Anastasia" His eyes turn wary
I sigh I a to win this, so over to plan B
"So they are mine to do with as I wish?"
He eyes me suspiciously, but concedes
"Yes"
"In that case, I&039;d like to give the in Darfur since that seems to be close to your heart They can auction them"
"If that&039;s what you want to do" His mouth sets into a hard line He&039;s disappointed
I flush
"I&039;ll think about it," I murmur, I don&039;t want to disappoint him, and his words come back to me I want you to want to please me
"Don&039;t think, Anastasia Not about this" His tone is quiet and serious
How can I not thinkYou can pretend to be a car, like his other possessions, nore her Oh, can&039;t indThe atmosphere between us is now tense I don&039;t knohat to do I stare down at ers
How do I retrieve this situation?
He puts the cha his hand under azes down at rave
"I will buy you lots of things, Anastasia Get used to it I can afford it I&039;m a very wealthy man" He leans down and plants a swift, chaste kiss on my lips "Please" He releases me
&039;Ho&039; my subconscious mouths at me
"It makes me feel cheap," I h his hair, exasperated
"It shouldn&039;t You&039;re over-thinking it, Anastasia Don&039;t place soht think Don&039;t waste your energy It&039;s only because you have reservations about our arrangement, that&039;s perfectly natural You don&039;t knohat you&039;re getting yourself into"
I frown, trying to process his words
"Hey, stop this," he coently so I releaseabout you that is cheap, Anastasia
I won&039;t have you thinking that I just bought you so to you, that&039;s all Have sone" His eyes warm and soften, and I smile tentatively back up at hine, takes off the foil top and cage, twists the bottle rather than the cork, and opens it with a small pop and a practiced flourish that doesn&039;t spill a drop He half fills the cups
"It&039;s pink," I er Grande Annee Rose 1999, an excellent vintage," he says with relish
"In teacups"
He grins
"In teacups Congratulations on your degree, Anastasia" We clink cups, and he takes a drink, but I can&039;t help thinking this is really about my capitulation
"Thank you," I muro through the soft limits?"
He ser" Christian takes s me down beside him
"You&039;re stepfather&039;s a very taciturn et this out of the way; the anxiety is gnawing atout of your hand" I pout
Christian laughs softly
"Only because I kno to fish"
"How do you know he liked fishing?"
"You told me When ent for coffee"
"Oh did I?" I take another sip Wow he has a ood "Did you try the wine at the reception?"
Christian makes a face
"Yes It was foul"
"I thought of you when I tasted it How did you get to be so knowledgeable about wine?"
"I&039;eable, Anastasia, I just knohat I like" His gray eyes shine, almost silver, and it ne
"Please"
Christian rises gracefully and collects the bottle He fillsme tipsyI eye him suspiciously
"This place looks pretty bare, are you ready for thetomorrow?"
"Yes, my last day at Clayton&039;s"
"I&039;d help you move, but I promised to meet my sister at the airport"
Oh this is news
"Mia arrives fro back to Seattle to you two a hand"
"Yes, Kate is very excited about that"
Christian frowns
"Yes, Kate and Elliot, ould have thought?" he murmurs, and for some reason, he doesn&039;t look pleased
"So what are you doing about work in Seattle?"
When are we going to talk about the liame?
"I have a couple of interviews for intern places"
"You were going tell me this when?" He arches a brow
"Err I&039; you now"
He narrows his eyes
"Where?"
For soht use his influence, I don&039;t want to tell hi houses"
"Is that what you want to do, so?"
I nod warily
"Well?" He looks atmore information
"Well what?"
"Don&039;t be obtuse, Anastasia, which publishing houses?" he scolds
"Just small ones," I murmur
"Why don&039;t you want me to know?"
"Undue influence"
He frowns
"Oh, now you&039;re being obtuse"
He laughs
"ObtuseMeGod, you&039;re challenging Drink up, let&039;s talk about these limits" He fishes out another copy of my email and the list Does he wander about with these lists in his pocketsI think there&039;s one in his jacket that I have Shit, I&039;d better not forget that I drain lances quickly at me
"More?"
"Please"
He sne bottle up, and pauses
"Have you eaten anything?"
Oh no not this old chestnut
"Yes I had a three courseme bold
He leans forward and holdsintently into my eyes
"Next time you roll your eyes at me, I will take you across my knee"
What?!
"Oh," I breathe, and I can see the excite ins, Anastasia"
My heart slaainst my chest, and the butterflies escape fro throat Why is that hot?
He fills my cup, and I drink practically all of it Chastened, I stare up at him
"Got your attention now, haven&039;t I?"
I nod
"Answer otsmile "So sexual acts We&039;ve done most of this"
I lance down at the list
APPENDIX 3
Soft Lireed between both parties:
Which of the following sexual acts are acceptable to the Submissive?
Masturbation
Fellatio
Cunnilingus
Vaginal intercourse
Vaginal fisting
Anal intercourse
Anal fisting
"No fisting, you say Anything else you object to?" he asks softly
I s
"Anal intercourse doesn&039;t exactly float , but I&039;d really like to claim your ass, Anastasia But we&039;ll wait for that Besides, it&039;s not so we can dive into," he s"
"Training?" I whisper
"Oh yes It&039;ll need careful preparation Anal intercourse can be very pleasurable, trust me But if we try it and you don&039;t like it, we don&039;t have to do it again" He grins down at me I blink up at him He thinks I&039;ll enjoy itHow does he know it&039;s pleasurable?
"Have you done that?" I whisper
"Yes"
Holy crap I gasp
"With a man?"
"No I&039;ve never had sex with a man Not my scene"
"Mrs Robinson?"
"Yes"
Holy shit how I frown Heseet an A in that"
I flush, andwith pride
"So" He looks down atsemen okay?"
I nod, not able to look hiain
"More?" he asks
"More" And I&039;m suddenly reminded of our conversation earlier today as he refills neIs this whole cha lancing down the list
Is the use of sex toys acceptable to the Submissive?
Vibrators
Dildos
Butt Plugs
Other
"Butt plugDoes it do what it says on the tin?" I scrunch my nose up in distaste
"Yes," he s"
"Oh what&039;s in other?"
"Beads, eggs that sort of stuff"
"Eggs?" I&039;hs loudly, shaking his head
I purse lad you find s out of ize Miss Steele, I&039; to look contrite, but his eyes are still dancing with humor "Any problem with toys?"
"No," I snap
"Anastasia," he cajoles "I ah I&039;ve never had this conversation in so much detail You&039;re just so inexperienced I&039;ray and sincere
I thaw a little and take another sip of cha to the list I exaoddess bounces up and down like a se acceptable to the Submissive?