“Beautiful.” She stood before the mirror smoothing the silk of the dark green dress I’d chosen for her.
It was an off the shoulder number with the waist high under her breasts, and fell to her knees in a swirl.
Walking over, I stood behind her, my hands on her shoulders as our eyes met in the mirror. I trailed my fingers along her shoulder to her neck, and just below her ear. “You look amazing Kitten.”
She blushed prettily and looked down at herself before bringing her eyes back up to mine. “Thank you it’s a very pretty dress.”
“The dress is nice yes, but it’s what you do for it that makes it amazing; here try these.”
I slipped first one then the other earring into her pierced ears and watched her eyes widen before her hands came up to feel.
I took the opportunity to take her left hand in mine, and clasp the matching bracelet in place. With a kiss to her shoulder I turned her face back to the mirror so she could check herself.
“Callan it’s, they’re…” She played with the chandelier drop of emeralds and diamonds at her ears before meeting my eyes in the mirror.
“Le’s go love we don’t want to be late, I hope you like seafood.”
“I love it.” She placed her hand in mine when I held it out and let me take her from the room.
Chapter 14
I seated her in the back of the car before taking my place next to her. I was finding it hard not to bring up our earlier conversation, though I didn’t want to rush her.
My problem was that a part of me felt I was being unfair in a sense. I’d already made up my mind and knew there was no way I was letting her go.
I also knew that the only way I wanted her, could ever have her was if she conceded to all the demands I had written down in that contract. I needed to own her, plain and simple.
If she balked at the idea I was more than ready to override her every objection and that’s where I battled my conscience.
Being a very independent sort myself, a man who went his own way and adhered to no one’s dictates, I was now contemplating taking that freedom away from someone else.
Fuck it it is what it is. So I’m being a selfish bastard where she’s concerned, I have no doubt that I can and will love her more and better than anyone else. I should leave her to the likes of that asshole Josh? Fuck that.
No, she’s mine and she’ll stay mine if I have to tie her to my fucking bed. I had to calm my breathing when I realized my thoughts were making me crazy. Tonight, I’ll start on her tonight. This afternoon was just an appetizer.
I’ll overwhelm her with my touch; give her a taste of what her life with me would be like. That ought to make it easier when she’s doing her homework. She’d know some of what the words meant.
“Do you have any questions about what we discussed earlier baby?” I took her hand in mine and rested them between us on the seat. She bit her lip and looked up at me with the slight tinge of a blush on her cheek.
“Um, just, I don’t know…this all seems to be happening so fast I guess. One thing I wanted to know,” she broke off as if unsure of her next words. A soft squeeze to her captured fingers brought her attention back.
“How long?” The question was whisper soft and I had to bend to hear her.
“How long what Kitten?”
“How long would you want me?”
Ah yes, I could see she didn’t quite understand after all. Turning her face to mine with my free hand I stared into her eyes, eyes that were now wide with apprehension.
I could give her a straight- forward answer, the only answer; but maybe I could get some truth of my own from her very leading question.
“How long would you like to belong to me?” the deep inhalation and her hand jumping in mine was answer enough I guess, but I wanted the words.
“I, you’ll think I’m being foolish or naive.”
“I promise you I won’t.”
“But we just met, it doesn’t make sense. And you live here in this city with all these beautiful women; you can have anyone you wanted. And I’m just…”
“You’re just what Kitten?” She looked down at her lap and shrugged.
“Do you think I offer all the women I meet a contract? Do you even understand the significance of one?
The one you signed for work, it’s binding is it not? It says that you have an obligation to fulfill the terms of it or face retribution.
So does the one I gave you. When you finally do read it yourself I think you’ll find the answer to your question there.
I was thinking more of if you had questions about what I expect from you, from us.
“You mean sex?”
“Among other things yes. Sex will be a big part of our lives but it won’t be all there is to it. There’s an obligation if you will, from me to you and you to me.