Total pages in book: 155
Estimated words: 146392 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 732(@200wpm)___ 586(@250wpm)___ 488(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 146392 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 732(@200wpm)___ 586(@250wpm)___ 488(@300wpm)
“No shame,” Parker said. “I kind of like the idea of no shame.”
Not that TJ was really listening because he was busy stroking his tongue over Lou’s, getting his arms around her and pressing his suddenly desperate cock against her belly. She was such a sweet bundle in his arms, and he needed to know what it would feel like to have her curvy body wrapped around him.
He had no shame when it came to this woman. None. He would do anything to keep close to her.
He realized in that moment that he truly meant it. He would give up his career, his future plans. He would take everyone calling him a kept man and smile proudly because she was worth it.
Nothing in his life was worth more than being Lou’s man.
“Uh, I think we’re good now,” Cooper said, clearing his throat. “They left so you can stop. I mean unless you want to do it here. You need a condom, man? You do not want to take Travis’s crown.”
Lou pulled back, and TJ kind of wanted to smack Cooper. “No. We don’t. There’s actually a crown, and it’s made of condoms. Big Tag made Travis wear it to Colton’s baby shower.”
Lou straightened up and seemed to try to look presentable to the suddenly empty hallway.
“Yeah, we wouldn’t want to screw anything up,” Cooper said a bit louder than he needed to.
There was a banging sound from the other side of the door and then the sound of combat boots thudding across the floor.
Cooper shook his head. “I’ll go get the beast something to sink her teeth into. And a bottle of wine. That might soothe her.”
Cooper sighed as he walked away, and TJ stared down at Lou. She was adorably sexy in a corset that showed off her breasts and boy shorts that clung to her hips.
He might be willing to wear that crown. He wasn’t Travis, who’d had a one-night stand go wrong. If he made a baby with Lou, it would be their future. Their family.
But he had to convince her first.
“You ready to play?” He stepped back and held out a hand.
“This is more than showing Ben we’re a couple, right?” She seemed hesitant, her lower lip disappearing behind her teeth.
“This is real for me, Lou. This is everything to me, and I know you don’t believe me, but you will,” he vowed.
She put her hand in his. “All right, then. I’m ready, Sir.”
He led her down the hall and into the club, eager to begin.
Chapter Thirteen
TJ led her down the hall but stopped before they entered the lounge because there was something he hadn’t thought of. “I didn’t get you a collar. Lou, baby, I’m so sorry.”
Her head tilted up, a quizzical expression on her sweet face. “When were you supposed to do that? Before or after my kidnapping?”
He should have known she wouldn’t insist on anything at all. “There was a thirty-minute period somewhere in there. I got the cookies and your sandwich instead.”
She moved in slightly, her body almost brushing his. “So you thought about feeding me before securing an outward sign of your possession around my throat?”
Suddenly, that didn’t seem like a bad thing. He put a hand on her hair, gently pushing his fingers through so he could feel that soft silkiness. “I didn’t want you to be hungry. Sometimes you forget to eat when you’re anxious or you’re working through a problem.”
“And if you’re around, you put food in front of me,” she said, her lips curling up slightly. “And now you know how to make matcha tea.”
“Now I know.” He studied her for a moment. She seemed softer than she’d been before, more centered and ready to accept what he was offering. “Are we pretending to live in the moment, or can I tell you I want to know everything about the care and feeding of Louisa Ward?”
“I don’t know. That sounds like a very Dom thing to say, at least in our part of the world.” She leaned into his hand, her eyes closing. “I talked to a friend. She seems to think I should give this a real try. I have to admit, this is something I’ve dreamed about. I don’t like admitting that.”
“Why? I have. I don’t mind telling you. You want to know what my fantasy is?”
“I want to know how you see us working in this club.”
Of course she was still only talking about the club, but he wasn’t going to push her. Not tonight. He had a couple of weeks before he had to worry about being apart from her. If he was close, he would bet she wouldn’t be able to help herself. So he had to show her how good it could be here. It was a start.
He let his hand sink into her hair, twisting lightly so she had to come up on her toes. “How it’s going to work in this club is I’m in charge, Lou. I know you’re used to being the smartest person in the room and that meaning something, but here it’s nothing more than a truth about yourself. The world doesn’t depend on you here. Here there is you and me, and nothing else matters. Here your brain gets a rest because your only responsibility in this club is to obey and honor your Dom. Now tell me that’s what you wanted from me before. Tell me you could see us in this club as a serious D/s couple, because I’m going to be honest. I need this to feel complete in a sexual sense.”