Falling Under You: A Fixed Trilogy Novella (1001 Dark Nights) by Laurelin Paige Read Free Book Online

said so.”
    “Oh.” It surprised me how arousing the scenario sounded. So fucking arousing.
    “Sometimes I’ll want you to stay the whole night.”
    Did I mention that he made it all sound arousing?
    Again, I had to force myself to focus. “Can I be back before six in the morning? That’s when Gwen gets home, and I’d prefer to not tell her about any of this. The less people know, the better. Because of work.”
    “Back before six. I can do that. You might be tired.” His smile was devilish.
    I swallowed. “Okay.”
    “I’d want to choose your underwear.”
    I was somewhat taken aback. “Do you not like my underwear?”
    “I’m sure I like it just fine, Norma. I’ve seen very little of it to know. But I’d like you to be thinking of me every time you’re touching the most intimate parts of your body.”
    This time my shiver was more of a delicious shudder. “Okay,” I said again. He was so good at rendering me speechless.
    “Now, if you don’t follow these rules, Norma, there will be consequences.”
    “Consequences? Like, punishments?” I’d grown up with an abusive father, so the idea of punishments made me slightly wary.
    “I’m not a sadist. So my punishments aren’t any more painful than a hard spanking. Maybe a belt now and then. Or a wooden spoon. Or, if you’d prefer, punishments can be withholding pleasure.”
    “I don’t mind spanking. Or a spoon. No belt though, please.” That had been my father’s favorite method of discipline.
    “No belt.” Boyd’s expression said he understood, and I was sure he probably did. He knew about my father, having fielded calls regarding his present incarceration for child abuse. “You’ll tell me if there are other things that you don’t feel comfortable with, okay?”
    “I promise.”
    “Good.” He studied me for a moment then said, “I like bondage. And blindfolds. And toys.”
    My face felt warm. Hell, my whole body felt warm. “Me too.” Then my cheeks felt even warmer because I had no idea what I was talking about. “I mean, I think I do too. I’ve never…well, I’ve tried toys, but…”
    His blue eyes turned dark and inky. “What toys?”
    “A vibrator on occasion. That’s all.”
    “I’d like to watch that sometime.”
    My breathing felt shallow and rapid, and if we kept discussing this much longer, I was sure I would jump out of my skin. Especially when he looked at me like that, all silky and seductive and simmering.
    I blinked, needing a break from his intense gaze and the even more intense conversation. “Is it weird that we’re just talking about this so openly?”
    He shrugged, his eyes continuing to bore into me. “I don’t think so. I think it’s hot.”
    “Yeah. Hot.” So, so hot. I was pretty sure all he had to do was say orgasm and I’d do it. I was that turned on.
    I reached for my glass and downed the last swallow of my wine. “Is there anything else?”
    “Like I said, we can work it out as we go, just like any other sexual relationship. Right now the only real thing we need to agree on is whether or not you’ll let me own that part of you.”
    Own. When he said it like that, so pointedly and plainly, it made me hesitate. Not because I didn’t want to say yes, but because I so badly wanted to say yes that I was afraid of sounding too eager.
    And, also, I was a little bit scared.
    But I’d been scared when I’d helped prosecute my father for beating up my little brother, Ben. I’d been scared when I’d entered a field dominated by men. I’d been scared when I’d accepted my entry-level position at Pierce Industries. Scared , in my experience, just meant it would be worth it.
    Finally, I dared to answer. “Okay.” It sounded less sure than I’d have preferred, but there it was, and I meant it.
    His face lit up, and my entire body lit up with it. He stretched both his hands to clasp one of mine between them, and his expression grew solemn. “This won’t be easy for you, Norma. I know that.