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went to see Jake, went to his
house.” I heard him draw a sharp breath.
    “You said I shouldn’t, that it
wasn’t safe. But I couldn’t just talk to him over the phone.”
    “I know, Abby. I know.” His hand
rubbed my arm.
    “Chase, he was...he really scared
me.” I shivered, closing my eyes.
    He drew me even closer. I thought
if he could, Chase would somehow pull me inside of him, if it would make me
stop shivering.
    “I parked the car and got out,
went to the house door. But he came out of the tower room, dressed in...well,
dressed for a session. Wearing what he wore for our sessions.”
    Images of Jake, the first time we
had a session, wearing nothing but those thin gray sweatpants, riding low on
his narrow hips, his lean body moving gracefully around the tower room...his
arousal so very obvious. Before he blindfolded me, leaving me with only my
imagination.
    Seeing him tonight, in the same
sweats he wore when he was with in session with me, coming from the tower...where
Jane was. The betrayal was complete; he’d taken her back as his sub, and as his
lover.
    I sighed. “And then, well, it got
ugly. Jane was there. He tried to tell me he loved me, told me that he’d send
her away.
    “He grabbed me, held me, pushed me
against the door.” Chase was still rubbing my arm. He kissed the top of my head
softly.
    “And all the while, she was
watching, standing in the doorway. Smoking a cigarette, watching us fight.” My
voice had gotten loud, the anger I’d pushed down finally coming to the surface.
    I turned to look up at Chase. “How
could anyone do that? How could he betray us...me. Just like that? I don’t
understand.”
    “I can’t answer that, Abby. And
honestly, I don’t suppose he can either.”
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    C hase sat with me until I started
to fall asleep. I felt him pull the covers over me, his hands brushing the hair
away from my face. He left the room, leaving the door open, the dim light from
the hall spilling across the floor. I thought I heard voices, but I was too
tired to care. I drifted into an uneasy sleep.
    It was a long time later when I
felt the bed move, Chase’s scent, leather and hay, and him, washing over me as
he crawled beneath the sheets. His hands went around my waist, pulling me
against him, my back against his chest. The hall light was out, the room dark.
    He held me a long time but I knew
he wasn’t sleeping. Finally I squirmed around, facing him.
    “What is it, Chase?” I reached
out, touching his face in the dark.
    “Just thinking.” He shifted,
rolling on his back, pulling me to him, my head finding that same safe
comfortable place on his chest. I rested my hand on him, his skin warm beneath
my fingers.
    “It’s been hard, hasn’t it? I’m
sorry, Chase. I’ve put you through a lot. I never meant for any of this to
happen.” I felt him sigh, his chest rising and falling beneath my hand.
    “Abby, it is what it is. Can’t
change that, just like I can’t change my past.” He shifted, reaching to turn on
the lamp by the bed. He looked down, tipping my face up to his.
    “Where does this leave us, Abby? I
don’t want to be the default choice here. I’ve never liked being second in
anything.”
    I met his gaze, the uncertainty in
his eyes making my heart hurt.
    “Chase, you’re not. I went to Jake
to tell him it was over, that his lying wasn’t something I could handle.” I sat
up, reaching out to touch his face.
    “I love you, Chase Thomas.” I
leaned over, kissing him hard.
    He pulled away, his eyes serious.
“I love you too, Abby Phillips. But where are we with trust? Do we have enough
here to keep this going?” There was hesitation in his voice.
    “I told you before, Abby, my past
is my past. It’s not pretty. It’s who I was...not who I plan on being...not with
you.”
    “I know, Chase.” I put my head
back on his chest, idly running my hands over his skin.
    “I loved Jake. Or...I thought I
did.”
    I felt him take a deep