Page 28 of The Code of You

A man couldn’t see you the way I see you.

Dante:

I saw everything, Pandora. The camera in the studio. How you dragged him into the bathroom. But I want to hear it from you. How disappointing it was.

Dante:

I saw everything, Pandora. The camera in the studio. How you dragged him into the bathroom. But I want to hear it from you. How disappointing it was.

Dante:

Tell me how he pinned you against the wall. Too soft? Too unsure?

Dante:

How you tried to coach him. Harder, you said. He didn’t understand you.

Dante:

How you had to close your eyes and think about someone else. Who, Pandora?

My hands were shaking. He knew everything.

Dante:

You were thinking about me. About my words. And you still couldn’t come.

Dante:

But later. Alone. With just the thought of me.

Dante:

My good girl.

Dante:

You spread your legs for me, even though you knew I was watching.

Dante:

You learn so fast. You’re learning that only I can give you what you need.

His words set off an echo between my legs that shouldn’t have been there. He was praising me—and I liked it.

Dante:

Soon you won’t look for satisfaction anywhere else. Only with me. Only ever with me.

Dante:

My good, obedient, perfect girl.

Pandora:

I’m not your girl.

Dante: