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lips
where he kissed it three times. Jaime's dreamy sigh made him smile
and wink at her.
    “Shall we go have breakfast, Luv?” he
whispered.
    She nodded and giggled suddenly. “But can you
cut me loose, right away?” She jerked her head towards the
bathroom. “I would rather do it solo this time.”
    “Oh, bollocks,” he smiled as they both sat up.
“Here we go.”
    He started to pull the tape off. Both of them
squealed and moaned at the pain of having the hair on their arms
ripped away. Once loose, Jaime rubbed at the redness on her fair
skin, but didn't jump up immediately as Evan had expected her to
do. Instead, she stared at him for a moment. He, in turn, did the
same. When it became uncomfortable for her, only then did she burst
up off of the bed and disappear into the
bathroom.
     
    ***
     
    “I would love to take a shower,” Evan told her
as he rubbed through his blood matted hair as he stood in front of
the mirror in the bathroom. “But I'm not quite sure how to do it,
seeing as how I don't totally trust you won't bolt yet.”
    “I'll give you my word,” she said softly. “I
told you last night, where am I gonna go? We're in the middle of
nowhere.”
    He turned to her, his hand hidden within the
depths of his hair as he wore a twisted grin. “Lotsa places you
could go, Darlin'.”
    She shrugged. “I'd be too scared to go anywhere
by myself, honestly,” she replied. “I promise I won't. But . . .
but . . .” She hesitated for but a minute. “To help you gain trust
in me, I'll let you tie me up here in the bathroom, to prove to you
that . . . that I want you to trust me.”
    Evan's eyes widened with surprise. “I thought
that you . . . that you were terrified of the tape last
night.”
    She smiled demurely. “Cuz I thought you were
gonna tape it across my mouth.”
    Evan couldn't help the pleased laughter that
burst from his lips. “Oh, Sweetheart, I'm sorry.”
    She shrugged shyly.
    “So you'd really allow me to . . .
?”
    She nodded.
    “I wouldn't have to tie you up at all if you .
. .” He grinned. “If you came into the shower with me.”
    Her eyes widened with shock and she extended
her arms. “Tie me up, please,” she beseeched.
    Evan laughed again.
    Jaime stood quietly as Evan gently pulled her
arms behind her and wrapped the duct tape once around both of her
wrists. He figured with her arms bound behind her, she wouldn't be
able to open the door anyway, so he really didn't have to affix her
to anything stationary. Once done, he made her sit down within the
open bathroom doorway.
     
    ***
     
    Jaime sighed deeply as she leaned back against
the door molding. She heard the shower running and felt the hot
steam as it filled up the room. She couldn't help the mixture of
feelings she was experiencing, then and there. Loneliness for home,
a foreign longing, even a tingling lust consumed her.
    She was well aware that he was naked just a few
feet away from her. She longed to have a look, but refrained from
doing so. She forced herself to remain where she was sitting. She
really wanted to go home. Yet at the same time, she found herself
wondering as to why she was having such weird and pleasant
sensations running throughout her body. They were unlike anything
she had ever felt before and left her feeling confused the more she
experienced them.

CHAPTER 7
     
     
    They took to the road again, but soon stopped
at the nearest McDonald's for breakfast. Jaime sat in a booth near
the order counter so that Evan could see her while he bought their
food. He was still quite aware that if she really truly wanted to,
she could have jumped up and run out the door in order to get away
from him. There would be nothing he could do to stop her. Yet, she
hadn’t done anything of the sort. Instead, she sat there and waited
for him. He grimaced and carried the tray of food over to her. In
truth, he was quite amazed and proud that she hadn't run
away.
    “What?” she wondered, an amused smile playing
about her