until she fe lt squ ea k y c l ea n. T h e n he took one f in g e r a nd pus h e d it d ee p inside h e r c unt. B ef o r e withd r a wi n g it, h e swi r l e d it ar ou n d. Th e n h e h e ld it to h e r mouth.
“ T a st e ,” w a s a ll he s a id.
Pe y ton h e sit a t e d a t t h e c omm a nd in his voi c e , not so mu c h b eca use she didn ’ t w a nt to t a ste h e r s e l f , but b e c a use he e x p ec t e d h e r to do it. S he c onsid ere d b e ing insol e nt a nd sh a ki n g h e r h ea d no, but in the e nd, she op e n e d h e r mouth a nd a c ce pt e d his f in g er . S he t a st e d like a mi x tu r e of p eac h e s a n d hon e y with a n e d g e o f lim e . F un n y , s h e’ d n e v e r t a st e d h er s e lf b ef o r e . S he g u e ss e d she didn ’ t t a ste th a t b a d.
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“ Do y ou t a ste m e ? ” he a s k e d.
Pe y ton ’ s e y e b r ows d r e w to g e th e r a s she c onsid e r e d his qu e stion. M e n, a s a r u l e , h a d a m us k y , s a l t y t a ste th a t o f t e n w a s a little bitt er . S he didn ’ t t a ste th a t a t a ll. S he shook h e r h ea d with a fr own.
“ Th a t ’ s b e c a use the c o ndom didn ’ t l ea k. You ’r e just th a t w e t wh e n y ou c om e , ” he s a i d , with a w r y smil e .
“ And y ou ca m e th re e ti m e s,” he r e mind e d h er . “ Oh.” P e y ton didn ’ t kn o w wh a t to s a y .
S h e’ d a ll but a tt a c k e d h i m ov e r not w ear i n g a c ondom a nd th e n b eca use it l ea k e d, a nd n e ith e r acc us a tion h a d b e e n c o rrec t. S he ow e d him a n a pology but, f or some rea son, she h a d t r ouble s a y i n g it. As a l a st eff o r t, she stood up a nd tou c h e d his c h e st just ov e r his h ear t. W ith a sm a ll smil e , she w e nt up on tipto e s a nd kiss e d his lips.
“ I ’ m so r r y f or y e lli n g a t y o u. I g ot s c a r e d,” she a d mitt e d.
“ I un d er st a nd, but don ’ t do it a g a in o r I ’ ll sp a nk th a t sw e e t a ss o f y o u r s .”
Pe y ton l a u g h e d. “ You ’ ll t r y .”
S he kn e w it w a s a c h a l l e ng e , but she didn ’ t c a re . S he a l r e a d y kn e w she lik e d a little s p a nking with h e r s e x . I t w ouldn ’ t be a n y thi n g n e w or s ca r y . E v e n with th a t d ar k, int e nse st ar e o f his, Pe y ton w a sn ’ t wo rr i e d it would be too mu c h. G ra d y h a d vou c h e d f or him. H e r b e st fr i e nd wouldn ’ t h a ve do n e th a t if he w a sn ’ t a bsolut e l y su r e she would be s afe.
“ Oh, I don ’ t kn o w. I t h ink I c ould m a n a ge to g e t y ou o v e r m y kn e e without a lot of t r o u bl e ,” he mu r mu r e d, t a ki n g a st e p t o w ar d h er .
Pe y ton jump e d out of b e d a nd r a ce d f o r the d oo r , but he w a s
a l rea d y th e r e r e l y i n g on h e r h a vi n g a nti c ip a t e d h i s pl a n. He w ra p p ed h e r in his ar ms so th a t she w a s pinn e d b e n ea th th e m.
“ Now wh a t w e r e y ou s a y in g ? ”
“ Nothin g . I w a sn ’ t s a y i n g a n y thin g , ” s h e s a id, smiling b r i g ht l y up a t him.
R y k e r g r inn e d b ac k a nd b e nd ov e r to kiss h er . H i s mouth b r ush e d
fea th e r- li g ht a cr oss h e r lips. J ust th a t inno ce n t tou c h i g nit e d h e r libido. I t w a s a s i f h e ’ d fa nn e d the e mb er s o f h e r a r ous a l a nd th e y
b e g a n to sp ar k. S he l ea n e d c los e r to him in a n a t t e mpt to f o rc e a mo r e solid tou c h fr om him. H e nipp e d a t h e r lip, th e n h e ld his h ea d b ack wh e n she a tt e mpt e d to li c k his.
“ I w a nt a sh o w er , ” he s a i d.
“ A show e r sounds g ood t o m e .”
S he t r i e d pulling a g a inst him, but he didn ’ t l e t g o of h er .
“ W e ca n ’ t g e t in the sh o w e r if y ou k e e p holding me p r ison er ,”
“ I ’ m a lmost afra id to l e t g o of y ou. You t e nd to g
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