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Dmitri paused That one statement was so Presley “You need that? To always feel rewarded?”
She laughed “Doesn’t everyone?”
“No,” he answered, causing her laughter to cease He believed she needed to hear what he had to say next “Not everyone needs to hear from others that they’ve done well”
Her hesitation wasn’t long, but enough time passed that he knew she’d considered with care what he said “It’s how I’ve always been”
“Yes, I know,” he said lightly in agree to please everyone, don’t you?”
She snorted into the phone “Hoould you suggest I do that?”
“You already are” He knew in this
est obstacles as a subh that it didn’t cause dae, Presley wasn’t so lucky
Those who didn’t understand her needs had mishandled her submissive tendencies She’d been so desperate to feel rewarded that she’d given all of herself Instead of her need being fed and answered, she’d been crushed To be perfectly clear, he added, “You don’t need to please or hear approval from everyone, only from me”
She stayed silent for a long few seconds as she clearly processed what he’d said, and he hoped she realized that her need to please wasn’t a fault; in fact, it hat made her a subiven to those who didn’t deserve the gift
Her long deep breaths sounded through the phone line before she said quietly, “Have you always been this sure about yourself?”
“Yes, doll, always” He firmed his voice “So should you be”
On Wednesday evening, Presley sank down into her bed, sighing as she stared up at the ceiling, surrounded by the yelloalls The roolass end table, and old wooden dresser, but Presley didn’tshe needed
Her conversation with Dht had remained on her ht, but also what he’d said about her need to please Sure, she’d always known she held the desire to please others before herself She’d just never thought of it until last night, that the trait ood subether or understood that side of herself coht The past weeks she wasn’t pleasing everyone, only him
As she looked back at their tiether, she noticed how happy she’d become, and she kneas because Dmitri took her need to please and fueled it When she did as he asked, he engulfed her in approval, and when he disapproved, he made himself clear so she could correct herself He wanted her to succeed, so he could reward her, and within that knowledge, she found contentment