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Not since Vivian.
Ryan rounds the hood and then gets into the driver’s seat. “You okay?”
I realize how rigid my posture is and make myself loosen my muscles, leaning against the backrest of my seat. “Yep.”
“Any more laws you need to lay down?” Ryan asks blandly. He starts the car and merges into the Brooklyn traffic.
I watch his profile, unable to tell if he’s joking, but I declare with all seriousness. “As a matter of fact, Ryan, there is. If you ever touch me that way again, I swear...”
Still, with that expression, he says softly, “You don’t have to swear, Stella. I won’t. Not unless you beg me to.”
My mouth falls open as my mind unhelpfully reminds me of how I begged moments ago. Angrier with myself than with him, I snap, “Don’t fucking hold your breath, you’ve got half a snowball’s chance in hell of ever getting to spank me again.”
Ryan chuckles wryly. “Don’t speak too soon. You haven’t heard what I want to propose. It may yet come to that again, given the way you speak to me sometimes.” he murmurs the last part under his breath.
“I can’t think of anything in this world I’m less interested in hearing than your so-called proposal. If you’re looking for a fuck buddy, don’t bother with a grand proposal, the answer is hell no.”
He only huffs a breath, “You think that’s all I could ever want from you? Sex? You know, Stella, I can get a fuck buddy anywhere. And contrary to your earlier comment, there are a great many women in Manhattan I’ve yet to touch.”
“Yet to. Your arrogance is off the charts. Ryan, why are you such a–” I was going to say whore, but I think better of it.
“What? Say it.” He taunts.
“I meant you have quite the appetite for sex.” I amend finally.
“You and me both Stella.”
“I only do one person at a time.”
“Oh, and here we are back to that. You’re telling me you’ve never had a threesome before?
“Er, let me think about that… No,” I snap.
He looks genuinely surprised by my admission, but he recovers quickly. “But what was so horrible about the setup? She’s obviously a sub, and we’re both—”
“Excuse me. If the word you’re about to utter is ‘dominant,’ I’m getting out of this car. Are you kidding me? I’m not into all that shenanigan.” I mentally sift through all our conversations, wondering what would give him that idea.
Ryan chuckles. Stopping at a red light, he turns to me. “No. I was going to say that we both like to have control. I wanted you badly. But I worried that if I made you give up control, it would turn you off. So Cathy was there to even out the scales.”
“Oh wow, how very thoughtful of you to have gone to the trouble,” I snark.
“I try.” He focuses once again on the road. “So did you enjoy being spanked?” He casually asks.
I feel my face flush. “Ryan, what did I just tell you? I swear I will strangle you if you ever try that on me again.”
He shrugs, his posture relaxed, eyes still on the road with one hand lightly gripping the steering wheel while expertly maneuvering the powerful car through traffic. “You know Stella, I didn’t actually do anything. I simply told you what I wanted you to do. You could have said no. Why didn’t you?”
Yes, why didn’t you? My inner voice mocks.
I sputter. “Because I was… curious! And now I know that I hate it.”
He laughs out loud. “No, you don’t. You came so fucking hard you lost your mind and forgot who and where you were.”
I blush furiously, glaring daggers at him. I’m this close to doing him grievous bodily harm.
“Don’t worry, your secret is safe with me. Now, if you truly don’t want any more of that, be civil to me, nice even. Otherwise, I can promise you’ll get another dose.”
The way my core tightens as his words annoys me. I want the blinding pleasure but not the mindless submission that comes with it. So I’m going to try and be nicer to him.
