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“What should it remind me of?” Caitlyn asked while already knowing the answer.

“That place we had in Chicago. The two-bedroom flat that we took pains to remodel.”

“Yes, I remember.”

“You were the one who insisted on everything beingcream.”

“Except you got the black furniture though.”

“You cannot have a white spanking bench. It does not work.”

“Lin…” Sighing, forcing back the memories, attempting to keep Jane at arm’s length when they were in an empty apartment not their own… well, only one of those things was possible, and Jane loved it whenever Caitlyn’s chest rose and fell like that. “What are you trying to do? I’m too tired to discuss a giant business decision that I didn’t see coming right now.”

“Who said anything about business, love?” Jane encircled her arms around Caitlyn’s midsection.She’s shorter than me, yet it never feels like it.Every day, Caitlyn was reminded that she had fallen in love with his woman for so many reasons that she sometimes forgot to count them.God, didn’t we try to count them the first time we got married?It had been the church ceremony both Christine and Willow had dreamed of, but only one of the mothers had been smiling that day. “It’s okay to have some fun too.”

“Lin, no.” Although Caitlyn said that, she couldn’t pull Jane’s hands off her. “Do not get frisky in the empty apartment next to Le Salon.”

“Give me one good reason, Cait.”

“For one thing, we will get in trouble, and that’s not my kink.”

“Nobody will have any idea that we had a wee bit of fun in the shag pad.” Jane nipped Caitlyn’s chin before offering a kiss. “I know what you are thinking, and no, I am not interested in taking you for a whirl in the sex swing.”

“That’s good.” Caitlyn looped her arms around Jane’s shoulders, bringing her in for that kiss she beseeched. “Because some things have changed since we had that place in Chicago.” It may have been one of the first apartments they shared as a couple, but those had been different times.I fulfilled a different role.Caitlyn had gone from pillow princess to power bottom once she got a taste for everything the lifestyle had to offer. As the years went by, she wantedmore.More than Jane was willing to give in a monogamous relationship. “If I didn’t know where that thing has been, I’d be trying to getyouin it.”

“I know. Which is why I propose we have a qui…”

Caitlyn was way ahead of her.

What has gotten into me?Only twenty minutes ago, Caitlyn was ready to go home and get ready for bed.We’ve got a meeting in the morning!A boring meeting that required both of their presences in the office. One of their big investments was dropping by to give the major annual check-in. Sure, Jane and Caitlyn wouldhopefullysee dollar signs written in black, not red, but good Lord were those meetings boring…

This, though?Thiswas what kept the spice alive in work… and play.

I can’t believe I’m letting us do this.That was Caitlyn, the rule follower. From the day she was cognizant, she always went along with what adults asked. The teacher’s pet. The star of the pageant, where she credited most of her early success to following smart coaches like Izzy. Was it any wonder that someone like Jane knew exactly how to touch her buttons all those years ago?Tell me what to do, then reap the benefits.When Caitlyn came into her own, the dynamic shifted – now she was the one running the business from a rational standpoint. She knew the rules and followed them. She also knew how to bend them to her satisfaction.

As well as some other things…

“Cait,you cheeky girl…” Jane was utterly delighted that her wife went for a delicate grope before filling both hands with what they found beneath Jane’s trousers.

Did she even understand the joke she had made?

“You know I’m not the type to get frisky in a place I don’t own…” Caitlyn said. “But I’ll grab your ass if that’s what you want,darling.”

“Hmm, does not stop you from spreading those gorgeous gams in our office, does it?”

“That’s different and you know it.”

“How?”

Caitlyn grinned. “I’m asserting dominance in my office space.”

“By fucking me?”

“Oh, not just you, Lin.”

“Yes, I know, you like to go around Becca’s world in eighty seconds on your desk, but pretend that it’s only me for another eight, huh?”

“Only eighty seconds?”