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“Ready to talk about it?”

She picked up her long spoon and stirred her drink, although she’d already done that once “I’” She allowed the beverage to drain fro it to the napkin

“Concerns about BDSM?”

Hope glanced around the roo but him

“No” She toyed with her napkin, revealing nothing else

“What our ht be like?”

“About love”

The waiter returned with a basket filled with srateful for the interruption “About love?” he prompted

“What if that were important to me?”

“Affection will develop out of compatibility, sex—”

“I’ about affection” She waved her hand, forestalling anything else he had to say “Ielse So that would survive without sex The fuel that beco your life without that person”

Hope’s question took him aback They’d discussed his Three C’s on nu her and fantasized about introducing her into deeper elements of BDSM He’d shown much more emotion with her than he had with any other woman To hier foundation thanthe intent way she scrutinized him, he proceeded with care “I prefer to put ible” Damn A sheen of tears covered her eyes The exact eht she didn’t want it either He’d fucked up this conversation, and he didn’t kno to undo it He couldn’tlove, nor did he want to upset her Instead, he settled for, “Does that matter to you?”

“It does”

“So you’re saying…?”