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"So close to Michael’s body, "he doesn’t even look atHe orders ain Michael closed his eyes He tried to i to soive his body to someone so completely that they could order him out of nowhere to strip naked God, it would be so e, alhed

"Do you ever iether?" she asked as she ainst the stone floors

A blush flared up on Michael’s cheeks

"Yes,hard

"Tell e of the order in her voice

His fantasies about Nora and Father S were beyond hu So to annoy Father S Nora would put her innocent face on and say so like, "Father Stearns, about St Ellance at her and say, "Patron saint of sailors What about him, Eleanor?" And Nora would say, "Was he, by any chance, ticklish?" And Michael would hide in the shadows and i Nora over the back of a pew and brutally fking her That was just the PG stuff he thought of When ies, vicious beatings… The stuff that went on in his head freaked even hiers clenched in nervousness

"You can tellfrom behind him "Trust ht worse Just say it"

Michael took a deep breath He hated disappointing Nora He wanted to say it Wanted to say everything to her But the words turned to glue and stuck in his throat

"I can’t," he said, his voice flush with anguish

Nora grazed his face with the back of her hand again

"It’s okay, Angel We’ll get there If you’re going to be a sub you have to learn how to talk about what you want and need This," she said, indicating the roo at herself, "is a basic fantasy Do bed Generic even Start talking and tell me what you fantasize about in your e it Do you want to see me in black instead of red? In lace instead of leather? Would you prefer scening outside at night? Do you have fantasies that take place in the kitchen? The shower?"

Michael shifted nervously from foot to foot

"Maybe," he admitted

"You do knohat you want uess, ot a lot to learn Let’s get your lessons started"