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I’d also included a couple of bikini sets, a silk robe, some body chains, and a collection of stockings and garters.
“What do you think?” I asked as he rubbed the robe against his cheek.
“They’re beautiful. All of them.” He put down the robe and ran his finger over a line of cascading jewels on a strappy jock. “Thank you.”
“I have one more thing for you.”
“Really?”
I nodded and stood. Nerves fluttered in my stomach as I went to my dresser and pulled open the top drawer. Inside lay the necklace box I’d stashed in there a week ago.
“Ev?” Nick asked when I hesitated.
Steeling my resolve, I picked up the box and closed the drawer.
He studied me as I approached the bed. “You’re nervous. Why?”
“I’m just… This might not be your taste, and it might be presumptuous, but I saw it and I knew it would look amazing on you and…”
“Are you going to let me see it?” He held out his hand, a soft smile on his lips.
I handed him the box and perched on the edge of the bed. I’d gone back and forth on whether I should give it to him. It was too much, I knew that, but my desire to see him in it overrode my good sense.
Nick mindfully opened the box.
Inside lay a stretchy black strap with long, dainty chains that sparkled with tiny jewels. The chains were attached to the strap so they draped down in cascading loops. Another chain, just as sparkly and pretty as the others, hung down in a straight line and connected the loops, only this one had a jeweled “e” hanging from the end. The pendant was small enough that from afar it would look like a squiggle or even a drop pendant, but up close it was clearly my initial.
“Do you know what that is?” I asked hesitantly.
“It’s thigh jewelry.” He looked up, his eyes bright and a little shimmery. “I love it.”
“Really?” I moved closer to him. “Are you sure? I can get you one that doesn’t have the charm—”
“The charm is why I love it.” Putting the box on the bed, he turned to me.
I took his hand and rubbed my thumb over his knuckles. “It is?”
He nodded and swallowed, his throat working. “I know it’s not a claiming thing like it would be for lifestyle people, but I like the idea of wearing your name, even if no one else can see it.”
“You do?” My voice cracked embarrassingly.
“Yeah.” He drew in a deep breath. “This means a lot to me. Not just the money you spent or giving me presents. But also how amazing you’ve been. People tend to react badly when they find out what I like to wear under my clothes. I don’t let people I’m getting naked with see that kind of stuff.”
“You didn’t hide it from me.”
“No, I didn’t.” Letting go of my hand, he stood. “You’ve never made me feel unsafe or like I have to hide parts of myself. I’ve never had that before. Definitely not with someone I’m sleeping with.”
I focused on his words as he stripped off his clothes. “You’ve said stuff like this before, but without context, I can only guess at what it means.”
“You’re talking fancy again.” He tossed his briefs aside and waved to the bed. “Which one do you want to see first?”
“This one.” I handed him the mesh briefs with the heart cutout and chains.
“Good choice.” He smiled. “Anything else?”
I looked over the items spread out on my bed. “These.” I picked up a fitted long-sleeved mesh crop top and a matching floor-length pencil skirt with a deep slit up one side.
Nick tried on the underwear. They looked even more spectacular on him than I’d imagined.
