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Chapter 29
Jodie
At the knock on the door, I did a last-minute assessment of my dress. White, slightly lacy, and short. In fact, I’d made very sure it was short with a bodice line that made my breasts stand out. I remembered how much this had turned on Klaus on the night of the party. I was playing with fire doing all this, but too late now.
I closed my eyes a second, then I opened the door.
He took my breath away. Solid man. Blue jeans and a light-brown linen shirt, broad chest, and him. Just him. I think I forgot about needing oxygen for all of five seconds. Unavoidable. Klaus had become my addiction. My nipples tightened, my gut clenched, and I even sighed as I absorbed this wonderful man on my doorstep. This separation he’d devised, it had to go. Had to. I wanted to be his and how could that happen if we were apart?
Then he smiled. “Going to invite me in?”
Uh. “Yes! Come in.”
The door clicked shut behind him. Now or never.
I hesitated then took his hand, those thick masculine fingers lying across mine, and without fuss, walked with him down the hallway and then led him into my…our dining room. I looked up at him. The line on his brow deepened as he checked the room, then he centered his gaze on me.
“Where’s Adrianna?”
Still holding his hand, I lowered myself to my knees then I bowed my head. “She’s not here, Sir. I lied. I lied to get you here.”
His sigh was heavy. After his fingers slipped from mine, I felt them bunch in my hair in a familiar stinging grip. My pussy clenched. Whatever it was, habit, an instinctive response, the control spun me into submissiveness. He forced back my head until I looked up into his eyes.
“Why?”
I licked my lips, absorbed in again being under his hand. The room jiggled as he shook my head in emphasis.
“Why, Jodie? Speak.”
I shuddered awake. I had to keep above this and be more than a slave if I wanted to sway him.
“Because we’re adults, both of us. I know you’re afraid you might go too far and hurt me, but that’s not going to happen here today, or any day. I agree, we wait for Kat before you let your sadist out. But…I trust you not to.”
“You do?” He cocked an eyebrow. “And what if here and now I put you over my knee and spank you for lying? You don’t imagine I can hurt you from spanking? I could. Any man is strong enough to.”
“But you won’t,” I whispered.
“What?”
“You won’t. You’re feeling guilty so you’re punishing yourself by keeping away. But it’s hurting me to be apart.” This time the tears leaked from my eyes. I let them. I let him see.
“Jodie.” Again he sighed and his other hand came up and touched the tears. “You look so sad. It’s hurting me too. I’m sorry.”
I choked for a second, my throat twisting before I could speak. “You already said that, last night. Please? Please? I trust you. I do.”
“Too much, perhaps.” He let me go, stepped away. “If we’re to talk, it’ll be outside on your verandah.”
My heart leapt. “Okay.” Progress. I checked the kettle as we went through the kitchen. The coffee was brewed. “Would you like some?”
“Sure.”
So I set out cups and saucers and poured us both a cup. The clink of china, the smell of roasted coffee, and all the little minute details, sent waves of calm filtering through me. And he was here. I could feel his presence in the small kitchen without seeing.
Then he was behind me, his body fitting against the curves of mine as unerringly as the sky fitted against the earth. He kissed the top of my head. My worries drained away and I waited there, absorbing him. Being close again.
“You’re beautiful,” he murmured, “when you give like this. Just seeing you making coffee for me makes me feel like you need me. Like we suit each other.”
I nodded slowly, careful not to bump his mouth, feeling him breathe into my hair. “Me too.”
