er again. A simple caress, him looking at her just so, his masculi

bedroom? Would it extend to his relationships? She shook her head a bit. No more was she leaving it all to chance. How m

f waltzing into some fetish club by herself, but another part of her w

n a man, then maybe it was time she started exhibi

k to know what's going on i

aw that Gray was staring at her

I said, I'd love

could feel herself losing the battle as t

up a napkin to wipe his mouth. "Tha

ot polite to keep po

hin up with his finger. "Not a fau

gain and over her shoulders. Her nipples tight

she wanted to touch him. She raised a finger and gently wiped the ketchup away. When she would ha

er the skin, licking away the ketchup. The action sent a sho

finger until it left his mouth. When he released her, she l

her mind. That was a lie. She didn't want to go but didn't know w

he offered. "I'm headed home

didn't waver so damn much. After collecting her purse, she dug

nd shoved her money ba

ney back and stuck it ba

en he turned around to face her. "Shall

insecure, this jittery. She'd never felt anything but comfortable with her dates. Was that t

the dirty kind. The hot, s

of her back as they walked into the parking lot. It was a protective gesture,

behind her. She sat there and watched him return to his truck.

ked out of her space. Fifteen minutes later, she pulled into her

s down. There was an awkward pause as he waited for her to start ahead once more. Then, as before,

over her body. When they reached her door, she couldn't he

d up at him. His eyes burned into her and seemed to c

ked in a catchy breath. "I g

ailed a finger down her ch

. She could see the pulse in his neck. He swallowed once then twice and

o kiss her. She smiled shakily. "See you then." She turned and

ly she shut the door. Once fully inside, she

uch a chi

She mentally replayed the sensation of his tongue sliding over her finger. She could easily imagine his mouth on

that just the other night she'd enjoyed mediocre sex with John. Now in light of what she felt Gray c

lips as she shuffled toward he

*

a couple of hours' sleep. If he was lucky. But the phone tap on Faith's office phone was in

ifted from Pop's office. Pop kept spares of all the apartment k

on as she left for work and ret

ing machine light blinking. Knowing it could only be from Mick or

all me no matter wh

Gray from his lethargy. Glancing at the clock, he shrugged and

ck's disgruntled voice

there to party. Where

hone tap in place. Can't exactly do that in bro

Huntsville earlier tod

on his way her

et anything Samuels and the mother are headed straight for her. Th

did she have any idea what her mother was involve

and ears open, Mi

ck said gruffly. "Let me know

of what Mick had reported. Was Faith involved, or

e he'd call in sick tomorrow. That would give him time to slip into Faith's a

rm for six. Two hours. He'd sleep for two h

cacophony. After several long minutes, in which he argued the need to get up at all, he

ven sharp, as she did every morning,

was home sick for the day. After enduring a gruff lecture to

arking lot and nudged the curtain aside so he could see Faith's car. As exp

n, thre

got into their trucks and headed off. Knowing he needed to be quick, he re

t want to arouse suspicion. When he reached her d

Clutter abounded, and it looked as though she performed a striptease on the way to her bed

sk, piles of paper and books scattered across the surface. Her screen saver ha

hand, he simply couldn't walk away. The idea that she'd be surfing

ion. The website was actually an informational on bondage and submission. Couples in a vari

hing Faith with a penchant for kink? The dichotom

ontrol in the bedroom, live for the fantasy then forget the whole thing

that only extended to the bedroom, but when it was

puppet to have his strings pulled then be put b

past experiences color his perception of something he had no idea about. Who knew what Fai

Faith, he hurried into the kitchen. After arranging the tap, he headed for her bedroom, sure he'd find

e to the door, opened it a tiny crack and peered out. Not seeing anyone, he let himself out, lock

nock on Gray's door but he

ause you can't be around him two seconds without

ed her lips together and knocked. She waited sev

rway. He leaned against the frame for a minute, and she let her gaze wander down his