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“Yeah.” Then she looked up at him through hooded lashes. “But what about you?”
“Don’t you worry about me. I’m fine.”
“But—”
He placed a finger over her lips. “I’m fine. Nothing a cold shower won’t cure.”
The look on her face told him she didn’t understand. In a way, he didn’t either, but something was holding him back. He kept telling himself it was her that he was waiting on, but was it really? He didn’t know the answer and that bothered him.
Instead of delving into the whys, he lowered his head and captured her lips with his once more. This time the kiss was soft and deep, and he hoped conveyed a fraction of what he felt for her. Something might be holding him back but it had nothing to do with his feelings for Grace.
She sank into the kiss, holding tight to his shirt as they let their tongues explore.
As much as he didn’t want to, eventually he had to break the kiss. “You need to get to bed. You have work tomorrow.”
“I know.” She looked up at him and worried her bottom lip with her teeth.
“What is it?” he asked.
Grace averted her gaze, choosing to look at the hardwood floor instead of at him. He was about to demand she tell him what was wrong when she asked, “Will you stay?”
It took him a moment to process what she said. “You want me to spend the night?”
She nodded and met his gaze.
“Grace, I don’t—”
“Please?”
He looked into her eyes and knew he couldn’t say no even though he wasn’t sure it was the best idea, not when his cock was straining against his pants as it was. Would he be able to keep his hands to himself if he was lying beside her all night? He didn’t know the answer to that. And more importantly, did he want to?
Alexander took her face in his hands and placed a chaste kiss on her lips. “Okay. I’ll stay.”
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Chapter 15
Grace grabbed her shirt and panties from where they’d been discarded on the floor, and they headed upstairs to her bedroom. Inviting him to spend the night wasn’t something she’d thought through. She hadn’t wanted him to go. That was all she knew.
As they walked up the stairs, she could tell his leg was beginning to bother him but she didn’t say anything. Every time she did he shrugged it off and told her not to worry about it. But wasn’t it her responsibility as his sub to take care of him? She wanted to care for his needs and that included easing his physical pain if she could.
“You take the bathroom first,” he said when they entered her room.
She nodded and padded into the bathroom. As she readied herself for bed, Grace couldn’t help but wonder if the reason Alexander was holding back was because he thought she wasn’t ready. And while she could understand that given the conversations they’d had in the past, after tonight she realized she was. More than ready. Even after two orgasms her body was humming.
When she reentered her bedroom she was naked. Alexander was sitting on the end of her bed. She saw how his gaze roamed over her curves and how his pants were still tented with his very obvious erection. He stood, but he didn’t approach her. Instead, he made his way into the bathroom.
He seemed to be attracted to her. So what was the problem?
The thought occurred to her that maybe she needed to make the first move, but that didn’t sit well with her. She didn’t like to be the aggressor in the bedroom. That was the whole point of being submissive. She wanted her partner to take the lead, to take control.
Images of Alexander hovering over her had her blood pressure spiking again. What was she going to do if he didn’t take her soon?
“Do you want to put some pajamas on?” She jumped a little, not realizing he’d walked back into the room.
Grace figured this was a good time to push things without actually doing anything. The decision would still be his. “Do you want me to?”
He seemed to contemplate it for a moment, and then said, “I think that might be best.”
