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"I want you to come with me"

I shook my head "Africa was so hard for me"

He brushed hair off my cheek "Not where we'll be Kenya is so beautiful, Kate Where I'll work, it's so full of hope and promise You'll love it The wildlife is spectacular You could work on your art, your photography, write…"

"I haven't finished my MA"

"You can take a leave of absence When we come back, you could finish it"

"What would I go as? Your submissive?"

"As my love As the woman I can't live without And, anted it, and needed it, as my submissive"

I sighed, ainst hime

When a guest arrived at the front door, Drake tookthe door behind us He h the drawers in search of a washcloth, which he ran under cold water Then, he held it to– his eyes so tender Only less than twomyself to look in his eyes, but noanted to look in them

I was surprised at what a caregi

ver he was, thinking that surgeons were usually a bit distant but that was the story of our relationship – froht at the bar when he saved me from a fall, to the fundraiser when he tended my wounds, to the concert when he wiped my tears, to the Bahamas when he cut me out of the wetsuit and applied aloe vera to ed me up

I just let hiing more tears to my eyes I had to breathe in deeply to calm myself

Finally, I was able to regain control and let him wipe my face I reapplied some makeup while he watched

"You don’t have to stay with me for this," I said and I applied foundation to cover up my red nose

"I forgot howa woman dress and put on her face It's so intimate"