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I hadn’t even realized Kieran had been following me until his arms were around me. He caught me before I could fall to the floor and the only thing that I could think of was how perfect his strong hold was surrounding me.
His chest pressed against my back, a welcome safe haven that took me by surprise. The hard edges of his muscles flexed against me, and I sucked in a nervous gasp. He was so much bigger and stronger than me.
My core spiraled with heat.
I hadn’t been this close to a man in a long time. His cologne was mesmerizing, a transcendent mix of rich cigars, citrus, and leather along with the spicy scent of whiskey. His breath tickled the tiny hairs along my ears, and I trembled against him, a wave of electricity coursing down my spine. My heart thumped and I had a difficult time pulling in a full breath of air.
His arms swept past my backside and further down until he lifted me off the floor as though I weighed nothing at all. Without explanation, he carried me to one of the nearby tables and sat down. He placed me in his lap and curled his arms around me, gently tucking my head against his chest.
My heart swelled at least three times its normal size.
I tried to read his body language. His hold was gentle, but it felt like he wanted to hold me, at least in the way he was squeezing me tightly against him like he’d been yearning to do this with me for a long time. I pressed my cheek into the crook of his neck, enjoying his warmth and the gentle steady beat of his heart echoing in my ear.
For a moment, it was as though I was exactly where I was meant to be.
I allowed myself to hope for something more for the very first time.
Kieran cleared his throat and something about the way he did it made my heart leap into my throat. I chewed my lower lip nervously, waiting.
“Two things are going to happen now, Leah, and you will have a choice about each one,” he began, his voice far firmer than it had been ever before.
My mind raced, trying to read between the lines and figure out what he meant. There was a part of me that felt like he was maybe scolding me, but I wasn’t certain. I hid against him, snuggling a bit closer and I noticed that he held me a bit more tightly.
“Kieran… I…” I tried.
“I’m going to walk you home so that I make sure that you make it safely. That is not up to you. What is up to you, though, is if you will walk by my side or if I have to throw you over my shoulder and carry you home,” he dictated.
I blushed. I didn’t really want to fight him on that. In fact, a part of me felt it was sweet that he would do something like that. Maybe he did care about me after all.
“I’ll walk by your side,” I whispered, giggling softly as I imagined the sight of me hauled over his shoulder.
He was quiet for a moment, and I distracted myself by enjoying the feeling of his body against mine. When he didn’t speak right away, I eventually pulled back. He’d said I’d have to make two decisions. Would he ask me to stay the night? Would he stay with me at my place?
Did he even want to explore something with me? My insecurities ran rampant, and I couldn’t help myself any longer.
“What’s the second choice?” I blurted out, a bit impatiently.
“You were very sassy with me here in my own pub, weren’t you?”
“Yes.” I blushed heavily. My nipples pebbled and all I wanted to do was free them just so that I could touch them. My clit was throbbing incessantly. I didn’t even know what he was insinuating, but I was deeply aroused anyway.
“I’m going to have to deal with that sassiness, aren’t I?”
My mouth went dry and my pussy practically convulsed.
“Probably,” I whispered, feeling embarrassed and aroused and altogether more needy than I had ever felt in my life.
“There are two ways I deal with sassy girls like you, Leah. The first is with a kiss. The second is with a spanking,” he explained, and I started.
I couldn’t have heard that right.
A spanking?
Like a real one where he put me over his knee and used his hand to smack my bottom?
I opened and closed my mouth, trying to imagine the situation and how exactly it would happen. There was no one here other than the two of us. Sure, someone might walk by on the street and look in through the window, but the glass was smoked in such a way to keep the happenings of the bar a bit of a mystery to the outside world.
I wasn’t prepared for how much the thought of being spanked by him turned me on. Just thinking about the broad hands that were holding me against him punishing me made my clit pulse erratically. My panties were utterly soaked.
