with someone else didn't sit well with him for some reason and
he pushed it from his mind just then, not wanting to dwell on it.
Holding out his hand to
her Rhett took hers and led her downstairs to the dungeon. When they reached
the bottom of the stairs he turned to face her. "If you decide this is
what you want then I expect you to address me as Sir, or Master, at all times.
You don't need to call me that on this occasion, I want you to feel completely
comfortable with me tonight, but you need to understand everything I will
expect of you. Is that understood?"
"Yes." The
thought of calling him Master sent a strange shiver of pleasure through her and
she smiled.
For the next two hours
he took her around his dungeon, showing her all of the equipment and toys that
were there and explaining their uses. She was overwhelmed, both by the sheer
volume of different items he had to show her, and by his descriptions of what
some of them were used for. She had strong reservations about a few of the
items he explained to her, and in other cases his descriptions were delivered
in such graphic details that her face was bright red by the time he finally
paused.
"Sweetheart, that
blush on your cheeks is the most enticing thing I've seen in my life. The next
ten nights are something I'd really like to share with you. Call Janie again
and then you can ask me any questions you have." With a smile of
anticipation he left her and went to put away the toys he had taken out while
introducing her to his world.
Leah quickly called her
friend, who interrogated her like she was a suspect in a multiple homicide
before finally being satisfied that everything was alright. Before ending the
call Janie told her to call when she was ready to come home; if she still felt
like she could trust Rhett after three hours with him then she felt safe in
leaving Leah unattended.
Walking over to where
Rhett was waiting for her, Leah smiled nervously. "I think I want to try
this," she said in a soft voice, a little surprised that after all the
things he had shown her she was still excited by it.
"I need you to be
sure, Leah," Rhett told her. He wanted to lift her into his arms and tell
her how glad he was that she was willing to explore his world, but first he
needed her to be completely certain.
Biting her lip Leah saw
the look on his face and remembered his stricture against her doing so, she
flushed hotly at that. "I'm sure I want to be here with you and try
this." Her heart raced at her admission and she found it difficult to meet
his eyes, though she knew he wouldn't be happy if she looked away from him.
He smiled deeply and
held out a hand to her, pleased to see her reach out readily and take it.
"I can't wait to introduce you to my world. Do you have anything planned
for tomorrow night?"
"I have to work
during the day, but I am free after five." She wondered what it would be
like to kiss him again and felt her cheeks burn once more; was she ever going
to be able to stop herself doing that, she wondered.
"Honey, as much as
I'd love to answer that calling in your eyes, I think you had better leave
now." He was a little surprised at how aroused her innocent look was
making him; since she hadn't asked him to touch her he thought it best to get
her out of there while he still had control of himself.
"I wouldn't mind
staying tonight." She said in a whisper, half afraid to say it aloud;
self-consciously she tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear.
He almost growled at
the comment, which was sweet to his ears, but he was a man of his word and she
still hadn't asked. "Do you remember what I told you about touching you
tonight?" He allowed his eyes to roam over her gorgeous body, generously
displayed in her barely existent dress.
The look in his eyes
had her heart dropping into her belly and she thought back, trying to remember.
Nibbling on her lower lip it came to her. He told her he wouldn't touch her
unless she asked. Her face burned as she
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