Had I responded already?
Had I bratted without realizing it?
I needed a fucking nap.
“Alright, we’re going to do this a little differently.” Master Rohan’s serious face made me nervous and aroused, and I wasn’t sure if that was going to be good for my ability to pay attention or not. “Let’s go upstairs, slut.”
To talk?
To submit?
To call the therapist?
I really should’ve paid more attention to my Master.
Chapter 24
Rohan
Helping him find where his mind was hiding hadn’t worked, so I decided it was time to play instead.
“You’ve got five minutes to get cleaned up enough for me to use.” Nodding in the direction of the stairs, I kept my voice even and stern. “For every thirty seconds over, you’re going to lose one spank. If you lose five minutes, I’m going to take away something big.”
Trying to keep Knox from obsessing about what ifs and gremlins hadn’t worked, but talking about making sure his ass was clean enough for me to use got a different response. “How clean?”
“Thoroughly.” My answer got a shiver from him and he stayed on track and focused on my face. It was the most functional reaction I’d gotten from him since we’d left his house, which gave me even more confidence in my slightly makeshift plan. “Don’t forget. Five minutes.”
Licking his lips, Knox blinked and gave his head a little shake. “I...I’m not super focused but I think I need to tell you that I consent to anything on my list and anything we’ve gone over and...and I think I’d like to take a break from reality for a while, please.”
Yeah, that wasn’t a surprise.
“Good boy.” Giving him a quick peck, I cupped his cheek and did my best to make sure his eyes stayed on mine. “I know your limits and I remember the scenes we’ve talked about. I’m going to stick with the toys you brought over.”
Because when someone moved in a hurry, sex toys and notebooks were the important things to bring.
That didn’t mean I couldn’t have fun fucking with him, though. “I’m going to wear you out and then make sure you have nothing to do with the real world for quite a while.”
He let out a deep breath and his shoulders finally relaxed. “That sounds like a very good plan. Is? Um? Have I forgotten to tell you anything?”
Probably, but I wasn’t worried.
“We’re fine.” One more kiss had him relaxing again, and just seeing him come down from his stress had mine fading too. “You’re home. You’ve got me to take care of you. You don’t have anything else I’m going to let you be responsible for tonight.”
He might be technically able to make decisions, but each one would take him thirty minutes to figure out...and then he’d forget what he’d said and would have to start over.
“I...” Knox slowly let out a breath. “I’m home. You’re going to take care of me. You’re going to make the decisions.”
“Exactly.” Caressing his cheek with my thumb, I nodded carefully. “You’ve had a long day, but you’re safe and I’m going to make sure all you have to think about is pleasing me.”
That got a shiver from him and a low whimper escaped, but silence followed and I realized it was taking a while for him to find the words he wanted. So I was patient since there was nothing else we had to do and nowhere else we had to be.
“I don’t feel safe when I think about going back to the other house.” His confession wasn’t a surprise, but I was proud of him for approaching the subject instead of putting it off. “But we...we can talk about it later?”
“There’s nothing to talk about.” I shrugged and let my unreasonable side come to the surface. “I’m keeping you. You’re mine. Your office is here. All the food is here.”
He had condiments at his house and that was about it.
“The food is here.” Somehow that seemed important to him. “You’re right. You have to feed me.”
