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“I told you not to call me that,” he says. “At last for now, you can call me Weston.”
I don’t know what “for now” means in this case but I proceed anyway. “Weston, I…”
“It’s okay,” he says. “Tell me. Say what you’re thinking. You can tell me.”
I pause, gathering myself, his eyes still heavy on me like a weight, like pressure. “I want to try again too,” I say, pronouncing each word carefully, still afraid that we’re somehow not talking about the same thing.
“I’m glad to hear that.”
“But,” I add, “remember: I don’t know anything about…you know.”
A smile creeps up on his face and I realize that, when he does smile, he looks more his age. More youthful.
“Is ‘you know’ a euphemism for something, Mia?” he asks, clearly teasing me.
I can’t help but nervously laugh at myself, at how prude I am. “I guess,” I say.
“So say it,” he says, challenging me. “If you’re going to do this job, write these stories, you need to say it. You don’t know anything about…what?”
I hold his gaze for a moment, my heart pounding like mad. I want this man like I’ve never even thought of wanting a man before. But it scares me, how little I know, and how much he surely does know. The task that seems impossible is me writing a story about sex or BDSM or something, and Weston not already knowing every single detail of what I report on firsthand. There’s no way I could ever inform him of anything new when it comes to sex.
“Mia,” he says, prompting me.
“I don’t know anything,” I say, “about…sex.”
“It’s okay,” he says softly. “I can teach you. Would you like that, Mia?”
The thought has been brewing but now I’m really wondering—are we talking about reporting on sex, or having sex? I’m sure if I touched the skin on my face, I’d get burned. That’s how flushed I am.
I feel my head nodding yes to his question, because that’s the answer no matter the question. “Yes,” I say. “I would like that.” More than I think I realize in the moment.
“And you’re sure about that?”
“Yes.”
“I’m glad,” he says, so formal, so professional. “Then that’s what we’ll do. Of course, we’ll need some parameters. Agreed?”
“Okay,” I say, having no idea what kind of parameters are needed for such an agreement.
“We’ll take everything step by step,” he says. “But you must do as I say. Mia, it’s important that you agree to whatever I say.”
I bite on my lower lip, trying to hide the nervous smile from my face, the heat I’m feeling, the desire I’m feeling. This man knocks me off my feet even when I’m sitting down.
“Mr. Bridges, are you hitting on me?” I ask.
“The first rule,” he says, “is that you can’t question me. This is a very important rule, Mia. Can you agree to this?”
I’d agree to serving myself up on his desk right now. I’m pretty sure I’d do whatever he asked, no matter how embarrassed or shy I felt. Weston Bridges makes me want to explore the potentials of my body…and his as well.
“I agree,” I say. “When do we start?”
“That was a question, Mia.”
“Oh. Right…but sometimes I need to ask.”
“You do as I say, always. It’s much more simple,” he says in a commanding voice.
My nipples stiffen as my belly tightens and I’m suddenly flooded with wetness between my legs.
He keeps his eyes on me, making me squirm. He looks at me like he’s assessing me, like he’s deciding what’s the first thing he wants to do with me.
He rises from his desk and walks toward the door. He reaches for the door handle, but instead of turning it to open, he clicks a latch, locking the door.
He turns and says, “We start now.”
And then he comes towards me.
END OF PART ONE
I don’t know what “for now” means in this case but I proceed anyway. “Weston, I…”
“It’s okay,” he says. “Tell me. Say what you’re thinking. You can tell me.”
I pause, gathering myself, his eyes still heavy on me like a weight, like pressure. “I want to try again too,” I say, pronouncing each word carefully, still afraid that we’re somehow not talking about the same thing.
“I’m glad to hear that.”
“But,” I add, “remember: I don’t know anything about…you know.”
A smile creeps up on his face and I realize that, when he does smile, he looks more his age. More youthful.
“Is ‘you know’ a euphemism for something, Mia?” he asks, clearly teasing me.
I can’t help but nervously laugh at myself, at how prude I am. “I guess,” I say.
“So say it,” he says, challenging me. “If you’re going to do this job, write these stories, you need to say it. You don’t know anything about…what?”
I hold his gaze for a moment, my heart pounding like mad. I want this man like I’ve never even thought of wanting a man before. But it scares me, how little I know, and how much he surely does know. The task that seems impossible is me writing a story about sex or BDSM or something, and Weston not already knowing every single detail of what I report on firsthand. There’s no way I could ever inform him of anything new when it comes to sex.
“Mia,” he says, prompting me.
“I don’t know anything,” I say, “about…sex.”
“It’s okay,” he says softly. “I can teach you. Would you like that, Mia?”
The thought has been brewing but now I’m really wondering—are we talking about reporting on sex, or having sex? I’m sure if I touched the skin on my face, I’d get burned. That’s how flushed I am.
I feel my head nodding yes to his question, because that’s the answer no matter the question. “Yes,” I say. “I would like that.” More than I think I realize in the moment.
“And you’re sure about that?”
“Yes.”
“I’m glad,” he says, so formal, so professional. “Then that’s what we’ll do. Of course, we’ll need some parameters. Agreed?”
“Okay,” I say, having no idea what kind of parameters are needed for such an agreement.
“We’ll take everything step by step,” he says. “But you must do as I say. Mia, it’s important that you agree to whatever I say.”
I bite on my lower lip, trying to hide the nervous smile from my face, the heat I’m feeling, the desire I’m feeling. This man knocks me off my feet even when I’m sitting down.
“Mr. Bridges, are you hitting on me?” I ask.
“The first rule,” he says, “is that you can’t question me. This is a very important rule, Mia. Can you agree to this?”
I’d agree to serving myself up on his desk right now. I’m pretty sure I’d do whatever he asked, no matter how embarrassed or shy I felt. Weston Bridges makes me want to explore the potentials of my body…and his as well.
“I agree,” I say. “When do we start?”
“That was a question, Mia.”
“Oh. Right…but sometimes I need to ask.”
“You do as I say, always. It’s much more simple,” he says in a commanding voice.
My nipples stiffen as my belly tightens and I’m suddenly flooded with wetness between my legs.
He keeps his eyes on me, making me squirm. He looks at me like he’s assessing me, like he’s deciding what’s the first thing he wants to do with me.
He rises from his desk and walks toward the door. He reaches for the door handle, but instead of turning it to open, he clicks a latch, locking the door.
He turns and says, “We start now.”
And then he comes towards me.
END OF PART ONE