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Sid hopped off the bed and fumbled with his pants before pulling a set of small keys out of the pocket. He climbed back up and quickly undid the cuffs. My wrists were red and sore, but it was totally worth it.
He grabbed them in his hands, and the look on his face was one of complete horror. He rubbed at the red marks.
“I hurt you. I’m so sorry. Why didn’t you tell me to stop?”
I lifted my hand and cupped his jaw. “I didn’t want you to. It was perfect. They don’t hurt that bad.”
“You’re going to have marks, Kat.”
I shrugged. “Worth it.”
He chuckled, but it was strained.
“Hey,” I said, crawling into his lap. “That was what I wanted. You asked if I was okay, and I said yes. And I meant it. Please stop ruining the moment.”
I wrapped my arms around his midsection and tucked my face into his neck, kissing him softly. He sighed and wrapped his arms around me.
“I’ve never done that before,” he said after a few minutes.
“Really? Which part?”
He pulled back and looked into my eyes.
“All of it, Kat. I’ve never spanked or handcuffed a woman before. I’ve never demanded things. But it comes out with you, and you seem to love it. I enjoy it too.”
I smiled.
Sid looked tense and worried. I smiled and took his face in my hands. “I’ve never been handcuffed or submissive before. I love that we share some firsts together. I trust you.”
He sighed and rested his forehead against mine. I felt the stress drain out of him, and then he pulled me on top of him as he lay back. I rested my head on his chest. I’d felt on top of the world a few minutes ago, but I now felt a whirlwind of emotions. Ones that scared me.
I had fallen hard for this man. For his grunts and frowns, for his kindness and care, for the dirty words that flowed from his mouth and his praise—never thought I’d love being praised in the bedroom—and I worried he didn’t feel the same. What if sex was just a way of passing the time to him? When this fake engagement ended, would he still want to see me, or would it be the end of us, too? There was so much more to him than I had originally thought, and I loved every new thing I discovered.
My heart ached, and I pinched my eyes closed to hold in the tears. This was going to hurt like hell.
Chapter 22
KAT
“WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED to your wrists?” Sarah asked.
Shit. I’d completely forgotten about them. I meant to wear a long sleeve undershirt beneath my work shirt, but I’d been in a hurry. Sid had to go away again for a few days to work on the case. We spent the morning wrapped around each other, and then I rushed to get to work.
“Nothing.” I couldn’t believe the marks were still there, considering it had been a few days.
Sid and I had had sex since then, but it was slow and sensual. Completely different from the first few times. We didn’t talk about the fact that we kept having sex or that the last time had actually been more like making love. We didn’t talk about what was happening between us, but we enjoyed each other’s company.
Each night when we got home, we had dinner and watched movies or played board games. I had learned that Sid really loved board games, and he was competitive as hell. I was too, which made for some interesting nights.
“That’s not nothing,” Sarah said, grabbing my wrist. She ran her thumb over the marks, and her head snapped up. “Kat—”
“It’s nothing.”
Sarah smirked and rested her shoulder on the locker beside mine. “I knew Sheriff Grumpy was kinky.”
I gasped and swatted her with my apron. She laughed.
“It was one time,” I protested.
