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His arm around my waist moved so his hand cupped my ass and his head lifted so his face was in ainst rip so firainst my skin so hot my first shiver was followed by a full on treown

Shit

“What do I have to do for clothes and a bath with soap?” I asked cautiously

His head went back to the hides and his eyes caught roide “You do?”

He nodded

“Really?” I breathed

He grinned “Yes, Cora”

Oh man He had soap And I wanted to be clean from top-to-toe I wanted it bad

Shit!

I studied him as he patiently waited, his hands still waret you not to be a jerk to me all day, from now to bedtime?” I asked

His eyes warmed and let me tell you, they looked nice war the warm too Way warm

“That’ll take some work,” he whispered

“If I, uh… do all the work noill you, um… be nice all day?”

His hand at et it”

I lickedto do this?

Shit

Shit!

Shit!

I looked into his eyes, felt his hard body beneathto do this

No way

He thought I was Cora of this world but I couldn’t lose my hold on the fact that I was not I didn’t deserve this even though he genuinely and with reason believed I did

I would not whorenice to me

I would not

I turned back to hie”

Once I was finished speaking, I looked away and tried to slide off but his ar me where I was

“Cora,” he called but I stared at the hides to our sides

“What?”

“Look at me”

“Just tell me what”

“Look at me,” he repeated on an arm squeeze

I looked at him and he had that blank look on his face with his eyes active again

“I’ll say this once and counsel you to take it to heart You can play your game but you don’t play me in mine”

“What?” I asked

“Do not tease me”

Oh hell

“I wasn’t –”

“No excuses, no lies, just take that to heart A