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“I want you to be the model for my new series because you’re the inspiration behind it. The only one I can see in my head when I picture it.”
I stared at him. I didn’t know what the new series was, but how could I have been an inspiration for anything?
“Alix, I–”
He crouched in front of me, putting us at eye level. He reached out, tucked a curl behind my ear.
“Hear me out about it, at least?”
Dammit.
I nodded. How could I say no to a job that could give me enough money that I’d never again have to worry about failing here and having to return to Ireland? A job that would allow me to have a savings account for emergencies, something to fall back on if I needed it.
He pulled his chair around the desk so that we were sitting on the same side of it, our knees almost touching.
“You already know that I enjoy bondage.”
That sentence shouldn’t have made me need to press my thighs together.
“Well, I like doing more than that.” He kept his eyes on my face as he spoke, and I got the impression that he was waiting for me to freak out. “I’m into the whole BDSM package, and I want to do an entire series on it.”
I held up a hand. “You want me to pose for even kinkier pictures than me in my underwear with my hands tied?”
Alix chuckled. “When you say it like that...”
I crossed my arms and leaned back, waiting for him to realize I was only half-joking.
He ran his hand over the dark stubble on his chin. “Sorry. I’m just not used to having to explain it. Usually, the...people I’m talking to already know about the lifestyle.”
I was grateful he didn’t go into detail about just who those people were. Even though I wouldn’t be sleeping with him again, that didn’t mean I wanted to hear about the women he’d been with before me. Or the women he’d be with in the future. The ones who already knew what that lifestyle was already about.
“You want to do a series of photographs showing the BDSM lifestyle. With me.” I had to say it out loud to see if it freaked me out or not. Judging by the rush of arousal that coursed through my veins, I would have to say...not.
“More or less,” Alix said. “The conditions the contract spelled out stay the same. No nudity. And what you said before, about things staying professional between us, that’s still there too.”
I knew if I took the time to think through it, I’d find a dozen reasons why I should tell Alix that I’d be his assistant and nothing more. I didn’t ask for time, but I did have a question.
“Before I can yes or no, I need one thing.”
“What’s that?”
I pressed my hands against my stomach, wishing they could calm the butterflies. “I need to know exactly what you’ll be expecting from me.”
He was quiet for a minute, then stood. “Take the rest of the day off. Tonight, I’ll take you somewhere for research.”
I may not have been overly experienced sexually, but even I could guess that wherever he was taking me, my work clothes wouldn’t cut it.
This was going to be...interesting.
