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He refuses to answer, so I shift myself and incline my head for a better view of his face. The man gazing at me isn’t the same man who called me his little slut.
“It’s okay to admit it. I won’t judge you for whatever answer you give me.”
He narrows his eyes at me, studying me like he’s searching for deceit. Like he thinks I’m going to trick him.
And that’s on me.
But he won’t find anything untrue here. Not anymore. I’m done lying to this man.
“I promise, Cal. Whatever you say is fine. Did you like it? Controlling me like that?”
“I shouldn’t like it.”
“That’snotwhat I asked.”
“You really liked being treated like that?” he asks, continuing to dodge my question.
“I loved it. In fact, I’d happily let you do it again.” His face pinches, so I add, “I mean, if you want to. I like you the other way too. The way we were that first night. Both sides of you are…” I gulp, then lay it out there, hoping my honesty will prove to him how much I want him. “Both sides of you are perfect to me.”
“But I just,” he gestures to the wall behind us, “degraded you. Treated you like you only existed to please me. That’s not how a man should act. Not a good man.”
My knees start hurting from this position, but I ignore it. The pain swirling behind his hazel eyes is far more severe than my little ache.
“You’re the type of man who wants to please the woman he’s with, aren’t you?”
I already know the answer, but I need to lead him to the conclusion he’s too selfless to arrive at on his own.
He nods. “Always.”
“What if you were with a woman who wanted to be treated that way? Shouldn’t that matter too?”
For the first time, a spark of hope blossoms on his face, softening the harsh wrinkles on his forehead. I lean forward and place a kiss over his brows, trying to force him to relax before he needs Botox.
“Cal, it’s okay to like what we did. I loved it. Does that make you think less of me?”
Maybe it does, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
“No,” he answers unequivocally, easing that slip of fear in me.
“So if you ever want to dominate me like that again, I volunteer as tribute.”
His eyes twinkle, and his face softens at my words.
I smile, relieved and happy to see my words sinking in. “But if you don’t ever want to do anything like that again, that’s fine too. I’m serious when I say that I find both sides of you utterly intoxicating.”
He gathers some of his confidence, gripping me tighter around my waist and bringing his mouth to hover over mine.
“You want me to admit I liked it?”
“Only if it’s true.”
The corner of his mouth quirks. “Fine. I really liked invading your sassy mouth like that.” The words leave his lips on a sultry breath, the air dancing over my skin. “I liked watching your eyes water.”
Holy fucking shit. The switch has flipped, and all traces of his trepidation have been replaced with renewed confidence.
Nipples, we are a go for hardening.
He kisses me, just a brush of his lips against mine.
