I do, a tiny whimper escaping my lips at the scenes flashing in my mind’s eye.
“Tell me what you see.”
I shake my head.
“No?”
“No.”
“Why not?”
“I don’t want you to do what’s in my head. I want to be surprised.”
“Oh, that’s right. Tired of men not being able to make choices for themselves.”
I open my eyes when I feel his fingers cup my chin, tipping my face up to look at him.
“Well, I’m more than capable of making the decisions for us, sweetheart, if that’s what you want.”
I nod as much as I can with his hand holding my face.
“I will warn you though, you may not know whether or not you’ve made a mistake until it’s over.”
It sounds almost like a threat, but I’m too far gone to even consider what it could possibly mean.
“Do your worst.”
Ben licks slowly across his bottom lip, eyes locked on mine. Finally, he releases my chin and takes a step back. “The doors are unlocked. You can leave at any time.”
I nod.
“Well, I guess it’s time for you to get yourself undressed then, isn’t it?”
I blink in surprise at his words, having expected him to stand me up and unzip the long zipper on the back of my dress while he grazed his mouth down my spine.
But that was my fantasy. And we’re doing his now.
The rush of excitement almost overtakes the desire pounding between my legs.
Almost, but not quite.
I press my hands into the floor to help me rise, but Ben places a hand on my head.
“I didn’t tell you to get up.”
I look up at him, making my face the picture of innocent surprise. His lips curl up in a snarl at the sight of me, and the power of my position is suddenly very clear.
I think I’m going to like this.
I fumble a bit to get the high-backed zipper into my hands, having to shift and turn and spin my dress.
Ben just watches me struggle.
When I finally manage to get the thing unzipped, I pull it down and crawl out of it, saying a grateful prayer to my past self for putting on such ridiculous underwear for my drink date with Sally.
I hook my fingers in the waistband of the lavender lace thong and look up at Ben from under my lashes. Asking.
He nods.