“Is that why you requested me to come back over tonight?” Whereas he was all the time completely happy to see her, it did concern him that she hadn’t wished to attend till tomorrow night time.

“Sure. I wished to speak to you about some issues and… properly, I didn’t wish to discuss them on the restaurant.”

He put some dressing on his salad, picked up his fork, and gestured for her to go forward.

“I would love for us to play tonight.”

His fork stopped midway to his mouth.

“If it’s all proper with you, Sir.”

Alexander laid his fork down, wiped his mouth, and positioned his serviette on the desk earlier than giving Grace his full consideration. Whereas he had no concern with them enjoying tonight, he wanted to know her reasoning. “Why?”

She apprehensive the underside of her lip along with her tooth earlier than glancing up at him with these vast eyes of hers. “I’ve been fascinated by it and fascinated by it, and once I do I get an increasing number of nervous.”

“Perhaps you’re not prepared.” He reached out to the touch the again of her hand. “It’s okay should you’re not.”

Grace shook her head. “That’s not it. I simply preserve pondering of all of the what-ifs. I imply, I’ve by no means performed with anybody however Kurt. What if it’s completely different with another person? What if I can’t…”

“What should you can’t what?”

“What if I can’t undergo another person?” she whispered.

This was an actual concern. He might see it in her eyes.

Resituating his serviette, he picked his fork again up. “Eat,” he mentioned, motioning towards her salad.

She hunched her shoulders in what seemed to be defeat and reached for her fork. “I’m sorry. I didn’t imply—”

“If you need us to play tonight, you’ll want your power. Eat.”

Grace froze, after which a sly smile tugged at her lips.

“That’s proper. You’re getting what you need, gattina. Don’t get too used to it.” He winked at her, letting her know he wasn’t upset.

Actually, she’d in all probability get away with greater than she ought to on this relationship—association—or no matter it was you wished to name what they have been about to embark upon. He was hard-pressed to disclaim her a lot of something. There was one thing about Grace that known as to him whether or not she wished it or not. One way or the other he doubted it could take lengthy for her to steal his coronary heart. He solely hoped she didn’t rip it out and stomp on it.

Alexander knew she wouldn’t do it on goal, however he wasn’t naive. He knew she was nonetheless in love along with her husband. Knew that the one cause she was doing this was as a result of Kurt had requested it of her. However that didn’t change how he felt. Grace wanted somebody to maintain her—love her—and he was greater than up for the job so long as she would let him.

Perhaps that made him a sucker, however he might dwell with that.

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Chapter 11

He labored beside her to wash up after their meal earlier than saying they need to head as much as her bed room. It was actually going to occur. They have been going to play.

Grace tried to regulate her respiration as they climbed the steps. With every step she took she counted her blessings that Alexander had agreed to be her Dom. As nervous as she was about tonight, she knew it could have been ten instances worse with another person.

Once they reached her room, she paused exterior the door. This was it.

Grace took a deep breath in and let it out slowly earlier than crossing the edge. She stood off to the facet as Alexander strolled into the room and took a go searching. He ran his fingers over the comforter on the mattress earlier than glancing on the objects on high of her nightstand. She noticed his transient hesitation earlier than he picked up certainly one of her books.

Throughout certainly one of their dinners, she’d talked about how a lot she appreciated to learn. What she hadn’t advised him was the kind of books she most popular. Grace stood by helplessly as he flipped the ebook over and browse the again.

After a number of moments, he positioned the ebook down and moved on with out remark. A small a part of her was upset. At the least in the event that they talked about her books she might give attention to one thing apart from the scene they have been going to do tonight.

“Do you might have a toy bag?” His voice got here out of nowhere and startled her. When she met his gaze throughout the room he had a smirk on his face. He’d identified what he was doing.

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