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He stands off to one side, and as I watch, he tugs his belt free I bite ainst ine it The shock, the sting The building sensation as I closethe pain focus at my core

"Is this what you want?" he asks, and from his tone I realize he had not intended that But Da if not adaptable, and I see the tip of his head and the rise of his brow Then the slow s circles on my bare back "You’ll have my hand, too, because I can’t bear not to touch you But if this is what you need--"

He punctuates the ith a lash tois exquisite, and I bite ht as he rubs his pal, then another, and with each I feelred, and Daering pain that I have not claimed and drawn inside

"Is that what you needed?" he says after four strokes He is behind one His pals, the length of it strokingmy clit "Do you need more? Tell me, Nikki I want to hear what you need" His voice is raith excitement, and I know that he needs this as e turnsh froainst the desktop "Inside ht here on my desk And hard Please, Da his hands ons ofto draw it out He is so thick, and he’s going so deep, and all I want is for this to last The sensation of hi the bunched up ainst my clit I am lost in a sensual web, and it isn’t until I feel the treh Dao so that--oh, God, yes--I can explode when he does,every last bit of pleasure out of hi deep, I sink my head down onto the desk with a moan of deep satisfaction

Hewe stay like that Then he scoopsme with his suit jacket

I snuggle close, then lift my head to look at him I cleave now to Da is that he understands Hell, he understands better than I do

A single tear escapes and he brushes it aith his thumb, his eyes like a question mark

"I need you, Damien--God, I need you in ways that you understand better than I do But I feel so selfish So--"

He lifts a brow, but his sentle "Are you under the impression that I don’t need you, Nikki?"

"I--no But I--" I stop, confused Because the truth is, that has been my fear, but now that he has spoken it aloud, I feel foolish I think of the way he claiht he lost himself in a flurry of tennis balls And all the times that he has boundaway from him We soothe each other, and I know that I see that And yet I still cannot quell the fear that while Damien wants me desperately, he doesn’t need me the way I need him That he doesn’t love h my hair "Do you re to touch you with those iet? But all I say is, "Of course"

"I wasn’t entirely accurate"