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“What did you say about handcuffs yesterday afternoon?” He dangled them from his index finger.
“Oh no you don’t! I’m still pissed at you for chaining me to the chair.” Je
“You were adventurous enough to come inside.” He went after her, catching her easily, tossing the cuffs on the bed and stripping her shirt and bra off.
Je
He grabbed her wrist and slid the cuffs on lightly. He threaded the cuff through the bars on the headboard and secured her free wrist, gri
His blue eyes sparkled and the smile on his face made her tremble. “Are you going to interrogate me again?” Her voice slightly shook.
He ran his hands gently from her wrists down her arms, slowly, touching her skin with his fingertips. “Oh yes,” he whispered and leaned down to kiss her. “Every inch of your lovely body.” He kissed her neck and nibbled on her ear, chuckling softly at the shiver coursing through her. He ran the tip of his tongue down her neckline, gently stroking her breast in his hand. Moving his mouth to her nipple, he ran his tongue around it playfully. He continued his interrogation of her body with his hands and mouth, loving her like she never thought possible.
Wave after wave of ecstasy coursed through her at his hands, making her gasp and shiver, moan and climax over and over until she begged for him.
He slid inside her, his eyes wild with passion, his face flushed with heat, but he took his time, moving his hips slowly, watching her face as she peaked again, this time, calling his name. He closed his eyes and let the passion sweep him away arching into her with his own internal explosion, her name on his lips. He trembled, his muscles shuddering into relaxation. “My god,” he breathed and reached for the keys on the dresser, unlocking the cuffs.
Je
He nodded. “Yes, exactly what I was looking for.” Steve allowed his slow sexy smile to form and ran his fingers across her lips. “I want to hear you call out my name like that for the rest of my life.” His eyes lingered on her lips before they locked with her eyes.
Je
Steve closed his eyes and rested his forehead on her shoulder. He gave her a squeeze and pulled away. “I need a shower,” he said and rolled off the bed. He glanced at her and headed into the bathroom.
Je
A gentle field of lush moss covered the ground surrounding the water and Je
“Pretty, isn’t it?” he asked, making her jump.
Je
Steve stepped onto the rock behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing her neck.
Je
“The future,” he said and smiled. “Maybe there is a bit of truth to that old legend after all.”
She turned in his grasp, meeting his sincere gaze. “You think?”
He gave her a shrug and glanced at his watch. “I have to go. We have a meeting at the fraternity tonight.”
“I have a class from seven to ten anyway.”
Steve frowned. He didn’t like the idea of her walking through the parking lot on campus in the dark. “Come by afterwards, all right?”
“Sure.” She smiled up at him. “Have you ever walked on that moss with your bare feet?”
“Yes, feels like you’re walking on a cloud.”
Je
He took her hand and waited while she slipped her shoes on.
“Where does that go?” She pointed to a narrow path of ru
“Nowhere.” He started to lead her back towards the cottage.
“It has to go somewhere,” she said, following him.
He paused. “My grandfather said it goes nowhere. It dries up in the bed of black cove.”
“Black cove?”
“Yes, it’s just a big sink hole deep in the woods.” He pulled her along.
“Have you ever seen it?”
“No, there’s too much undergrowth in the forest to get back there.” He turned and smiled. “I tried several times as a kid, but couldn’t get through.” He started to laugh. “My grandfather blew a gasket when he found out.”
Je
“The state forest starts back there and if I had gotten lost…” Steve trailed off and stopped walking, his grandfather’s tirade echoing in his head. “If I had gotten lost he might never be able to get me back.” He tilted his head. “Fu
“Where did they find that little girl?” Je
“In the state forest.” The hairs on the back of his neck twitched. He shook his head and continued down the path, coming out into the clearing of the cottage.
“We never talked about the notebook,” she said as he led her across the lawn.
“I know. We made love instead.” He looked back at her. “And one of us better start thinking about taking precautions, otherwise there will be a big surprise nine months from now.”
Je
He turned away. “Not that I wouldn’t mind,” he said, too low for her to hear.
“Are you always this reckless?”
“In my job, yes, in my private life, no.” He looked back at her. “Until yesterday.”
“Somehow, that doesn’t make me feel any better.”
He disappeared into the house and when he came out, he had the garbage bag in his left hand and his gun, cuffs and keys in the other. He threw the bag in the trunk and shuffled the gun to his right hand, slipping into the car.
Je
Steve laughed. “Don’t worry, the safety’s on.” He put in the holster attached to the bottom of the seat. He purposely didn’t answer her question.
“Why do you have that?” she repeated, recoiling a little in the seat.
“Je