Page 222

"Yup." I nudged her pants down her hips and they pooled at her feet. "But naked from the waist down and wearing only that cutoff sweatshirt you stole from someone who lives here." Her panties followed and her toes dug into the carpet. "I'll wait here and watch you."

"O-okay," she said, stammering over the first vowel.

I released her then tossed myself onto the giant sofa, folding my arms behind my head. "You got this, Kitten. Only three. Don't break the rules."

She gnawed the inside of her cheek while she pranced over to the closet. Anticipation dripped from her, tangling with excitement. I loved seeing her so free and playful. It made up for all the pain she endured. To know she had a second safe space to explore her sexuality and indulge in the pleasure of it gave me an ounce of solace. Now, she could have a healthy escape no matter where we landed.

She returned a moment later with a red-faced smile and goodies in hand. The first thing she handed me was a paddle wrapped in plush suede.

"Good one. A soft stinger, huh?"

"Mhmm." She dropped down to sit beside me, her bent knee pressed against my hip. "And this." She held out a wireless vibrating egg still in the velvet pouch. "It has batteries already."

"A sneaky find for that sweet g-spot that loves a perfect tickle." I grinned and accepted that from her, too. "What's your last choice?"

From behind her back, she pulled out our favorite purple rope. "This."

"I knew you would choose that," I said, chuckling and leaning over to kiss her cheek. "Shibari or bondage?"

"Both?" Her brows lifted with her smile.

I laughed and gripped her thigh. "So naughty yet so clever. Sold, Kitten. Sold."

"Yay." She snickered and caught me in a dramatic hug that tumbled both of us into the cushions. "Thank you for doing this, Car. It's such an amazing space."

"It is." I sprawled out on my back while pushing her shirt over her head, leaving her naked on top of me. "We have Sali and Maggie to thank."

"Now we just have to finish the studio upstairs." She tapped her finger against my lips. "Funny…a few months ago, I had nowhere to live. Now I have two homes."

"That's right." I caressed her sides from hip to breasts. Goosebumps coated her flesh and her nipples hardened against the creases in my shirt. "How does that feel?"

"Good. Thing is, Car, I never realized how it wasn't about where I lived that made me feel safe. It was you, the whole time. You're home to me." She stroked my face, her thumbs grazing the curves of my mouth. "You've always been home to me, and I think that's why I ached for you so bad. I still ache for you."

"Yeah, Kitten." I smiled while tucking her hair behind her ears. "You've always been home to me, too. Probably why I have homicidal rage directed toward anyone who even looks at you."

She laughed, tossing her head back before squealing when I tickled her sides. "Don't murder anyone. I don't want to be at home in prison with you."

I chuckled and pulled her back into a hug. "You have a point. Fine. No murder or prison sex."

"Well…" She poked the end of my nose. "I didn't say no prison sex. Just no prison home."

"Fuckin' hell, woman." I grinned and gripped her ass. "We can play prison sex, but that means you'd have to go days without conjugal visits to make it worth it."

"No!" She squeaked and squirmed on top of me. "Too long."

I laughed and cupped her face before urging her into a kiss. Her body melted above me as her hands slid up the front of my shirt. She twisted the nipple piercing in the way she knew I liked while I probed her mouth with my tongue.

When we parted, a dreamy haze softened her features and she gazed down at me. "Yum."

"I think I'd like to start this play time a little differently…" I traced my fingers over the curve of her ass. "Sit on me, Kitten."

Nora obliged without hesitation and pushed herself up to kneel over me. I urged her forward until her pussy came into full view.

"You're soaked to your thighs already," I said, using my thumbs to stroke her inner thighs dangerously close to her folds. "So pretty. So swollen."

Shaky breaths left her, and she nodded while gazing down at me. "So achy."

"Nora Brody, you have the most delicious libido in the universe." I leaned up to kiss her stomach. "I can't get enough of you. I literally can't."