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“And now I’m going to stay here and order in. Hopefully they’re delivering today. Otherwise, we’re eating snacks for dinner. What do you feel like? You barely ate today so you’re going to have a big dinner even if I have to feed it to you myself.”
Holy. Heck.
She forced herself to stay still. The last thing she wanted was for him to know how turned on she was by his bossy words.
“Tell me what will make you feel better,” he insisted. “What is going to help you relax and sleep?”
“Not to think.”
He eyed her. “Are you sure?”
“I don’t . . . I don’t want to have to make decisions. My brain feels like it’s all fogged up and I can’t think. I just . . . I want you to . . .”
“To take charge?” he asked.
She couldn’t ask that of him, right?
“Would you like to spend some time in Little headspace?”
“I don’t know. But I don’t think my decision-making is all that good right now. I’m all messed up inside. I don’t know what to do. Maybe I’m running on instinct, and so while I can’t verbalize that I don’t want you to leave . . . my body is doing that for me.”
“Thank you for telling me,” he told her without a hint of impatience or ridicule. “I can take charge, but only if you agree to use your safeword if it gets too much or you change your mind or you need to slow down.”
“I . . . but I don’t want to do anything . . . like sexual or anything.”
“No, no, baby,” he said hastily. “Nothing like that. I promise. That isn’t what this is about. It’s about making you feel less stressed. Giving you a chance to relax. However, I don’t want to do this unless I’m sure that you will tell me to stop if you’re uncomfortable. Sometimes it’s easier just to get a single word out rather than organize your thoughts into a sentence. Does that make sense? I’ll hear that word and stop what I’m doing. We can talk. We can stop. Whatever you need. Because even if you gift me control, you’ll have the ultimate stop button.”
“Okay. I guess that makes sense.”
“You still want to use the word red?”
“Yeah, in my head, it’s a big red button and I hit it with a hammer when I need it.”
He grinned. Even though Greer thought she sounded nuttier than a fruitcake.
“I don’t like fruitcake with nuts,” she muttered.
“Really? I find they add a bit of crunch.”
She moaned and rested her forehead on his chest.
“Come on, it’s time for your bath. You’re going to lie there and relax while I sort everything else out. I’ll go get you something to wear afterward, so wait for a moment before you get undressed.”
When he returned, he held the T-shirt of his that she’d worn last night.
“I’m going to leave the door open so I can hear you if you need me. All right?”
Yes, Daddy.
Damn. Had she said that out loud? But he didn’t react. Whew. So she nodded instead.
“Good girl. All you have to do tonight is just what I tell you. And I’ll take care of everything else.”
Lord. Where had he been all her life?
Oh yeah. Living in the one place she’d sworn never to return to.
Sometimes, it seemed the world was having a giant laugh at her expense.
