Lucinda?”
“What I have to tell you is…” she paused.
“Is?”
“I’m in love with you.”
Of all the things Joseph thought she might say, her exclamation of love was not one of them, and it took a moment for her confession to register. The air was charged, the moment frozen, then the impact hit and he opened his arms.
“Lucinda,” he mumbled, watching a tear dribble down the side of her face.
She fell against him and he enveloped her, inhaling her aromatic sweetness, relishing her luscious warmth.
“Do you c-care about m-me at all?” she stammered.
“Of course I do,” he sighed, “but Lucinda, you don’t even know me. We don’t know each other.”
“I know how I feel,” she argued, safe and protected, and like I belong. I think about you all the time, and when I’m in bed I hate that you’re not with me .
“You might feel differently when you get to know me better,” he said gently.
“I won’t.”
“What about Gerald whats-his-face?”
“Why does everyone think his name is Gerald?” she demanded. “It’s Jarrod, and anyway, I don’t care about him at all.”
He didn’t know what to say, so said nothing at all, but continued to hold her.
“Please can I stay with you tonight?” she whispered.
Joseph closed his eyes. Her body was soft and yielding, and he could easily imagine chasing her skin with his tongue, exploring and delighting in her exquisite charms.
“I don’t think…”
“Please,” she begged, pulling back, gazing at him with pleading eyes. “I don’t think I could stand to be alone.”
“Okay,” he sighed, unable to deny her, “but just to sleep.”
“You don’t want me?” she whimpered.
“It’s not a question of not wanting you,” he offered, “it wouldn’t be right. Let’s just take things one step at a time. Besides, if I have to spank you again, you’ll hate me, and then you’ll-”
“No, you’re wrong,” she protested, interrupting him and shaking her head. “I wouldn’t hate you for that, not at all,” I would hate you if I was horrible and you didn’t.
“You wait here, I’ll be back in a second,” he declared, gently extricating himself from her limbs.
“Where are you going?”
“I’ll be right back,” he repeated. “Don’t go anywhere.”
His cock had sprung to life, and without some relief there was no way he could lay in bed next to her succulent body without losing his mind.
Moving quickly to the powder room off the lounge, he locked the door, and leaning against the wall, rubbed himself furiously, allowing free reign to whatever images deigned to visit. His eyes closed, he imagined she was back over his knee, her perfect posterior glowing pink, then on her knees before him, sucking him dry…
…the explosive release was quick and strong, and he swallowed his groans as the momentum took charge, hot tingles radiating through his body. Catching his breath, his mind began to swim with thoughts of her, and the two of them as a couple.
She was complex and difficult, but was she as complicated as she appeared? Perhaps she was just lost and lonely, needing the love of a strong man who would give her boundaries and direction, a man who wanted nothing in return but her love.
Washing himself up, he headed back to his bedroom, stopping for a quick shot of scotch on the way, and when he entered he found her curled up waiting for him.
“Feel better now?” she giggled, watching him switch off the light and slip into bed.
“If you’re not careful, you’ll get that second spanking right now,” he warned.
“That’s not the answer to my question,” she quipped.
“Yes, it is,” he replied, and as she snuggled next to him, he let out a deep sigh. “Lucinda?”
“Yes, Joseph?”
“That was remarkably brave,” he said softly, “coming in here and telling me how you feel.”
“Not really,” she murmured. “I had no choice. I felt like I had to.”
“You’re very brave,” he repeated, and I think
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