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“Won’t be for several weeks I’ve had a few delays It’s not the end of the world”

Guilt filled her, hten

“Stop worrying If I’m not concerned, then you certainly shouldn’t be All you need to worry about is healing and getting better Oh, and the punish better”

“You wouldn’t really punishhim her best pout

He laughed and kissed her lightly “Oh, pet, I most certainly would”

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She was unbelievably nervous

She stood in her s to Gwen talk, unable to believe that she was about to do it She was going to a BDSM club With Saxon

Holy shit Holy fucking shit

The stitches in her hand had come out today This last week had beenwell, it had been a revelation Even though he’d had to work, Saxon had taken as much time off he could to spend with her and the boys Like a real family Yeah, she didn’t know ined A loving husband and father who doted on her and the boys, who put them first, who spent time with them

He’d insisted that theyto look after the boys on her oith her injury He’d even gotten up with theht several times

It had been ah he’d paid a lot of attention to her and Jaly hands-off Oh, he’d touched her, but they’d been very, well, vanilla touches A kiss, a hand at her back, taking hold of her hand Her good hand, not her injured one He’d shown her every courtesy, opened doors, carried anything even reht and told her often how beautiful she was

But she wanted more, damn it

So when he’d suggested she coreed She still owed hi what the hell she’d been thinking to agree to any of this

“Aspen? Aspen, dear, are you all right?”