Page 18 of Her Marine Master

Rob had stunned her with the whole spanking and comforting, the holding her down and plugging her butt during sex.It added an entire new layer of thrill to a guy who was already her dream man.

But was this a one-time thing for him?Would he see her again?

His cock slid out and she sighed at the loss.He removed the condom and climbed out of bed to dispose of it.

"If you had really been a naughty girl, I'd make you wear that plug all night," he rumbled when he returned, his knee depressing the mattress as he climbed up behind her.He rolled her to her belly and tugged on the plug.At first her body didn't want to give it up—she'd tightened around it.

"Exhale, baby," he murmured.

She drew in a breath and released it.

Rob eased out the butt plug.

She was equal parts relieved and disappointed to have it gone.Her bottom still hurt from the spanking, but she'd liked the sensation of being owned by Rob.That's what he'd said—that it showed she belonged to him.The thought turned her all gooey and warm inside.

She rolled over to watch as he took the plug into the bathroom to wash it off.He was unabashedly naked and—glory glory hallelujah—his body was incredible.Yes, his left side was mottled with more burn marks—she imagined that was what caused his limp—but it didn't detract from his Greek statue physique.Muscles bulged in all the perfect places, from his broad shoulders and muscled arms to his tapered waist and tight ass.Yum.

The front view, when he returned, was even better.His cock still looked semi-hard, or maybe he was just that big.She licked her lips.

He smirked.

It was nice to see something besides the usual scowl on his face.He'd relaxed and his gaze was warm and soft as he climbed back onto the bed."I can still go sleep on the couch, if you want."

She giggled.She almost said,I thought I belonged to youbut she chickened out.She didn't want to drive the guy away by acting like a crazy, clingy single girl right now.Instead, she settled for saying, "I don't think that will be necessary, Marine."She reached for his chest and ran her fingernails through the curly hair there as he settled beside her.

He flinched, but didn't move away or stop her.

"Is it hard to be touched?"She kept her voice soft and undemanding.She wanted to crack through his angry shell to get through to the wound that must go far deeper than the scars on his body.

He wrapped his larger hand around hers, but held it in place against his chest."Yeah.But I've always preferred to be the one in charge."He made it sound light, but she saw pain in his eyes.

"I didn't know I preferrednotto be in charge.In fact, I think my friends would tell you I'm pretty darn stubborn, but…" She licked her lips again, her mouth gone dry with his proximity."I definitely liked you giving orders."

A glimmer of a smile lifted the corners of his lips.He grasped her wrists and pushed her onto her back, rolling on top of her."I've seen the stubborn in you.It's a good thing you take orders well, or we'd have a definite problem."

Her tummy fluttered with excitement at the implied threat.She couldn't think of anything to say, her mind had stuttered to a halt at the thought of more punishment—maybe even real punishment at the hand of her big Marine.Yeah, he wasn'thers, but she sure wanted him to be.

"Are things going to be weird in the morning?"There.She'd said it.The little anxiety chattering away in the back of her head.

His blue eyes narrowed, some of the light going out of them."I don't know.I'm kind of a bastard these days.If you were smart, you'd run for the hills."

She swallowed.If her hands were free, she'd reach up and stroke his stubbled jaw."I'm not running," she murmured."I'm not afraid of… you."She wanted to sayyour pain, but his expression was already closing and she didn't want to push it.Not tonight when things had gone to such an amazing level.

"You should be," he mumbled and released her.He settled beside her on his back, his hands interlaced behind his head.Although he was right beside her, he'd disappeared, transported a million miles away.

She rolled against him, sneaking a hand back to his chest."Thanks," she murmured.

"For what?"

"Everything.For saving me.And making me feel good again."

He turned his head, his light blue gaze curious, as if he was wondering what it was like to feel good.He planted a kiss on her forehead."Go to sleep."

A little lame for their first kiss, but she'd take it.Hopefully there would be more.

Yeah, she fervently prayed there would be more.Because Rob was everything she'd ever wanted in a man.

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