"You've told me everything else," he said, his deep, brown-eyed stare as penetrating as his tone. Janine looked down at the counter through her glasses, her auburn hair shielding her face from his gaze as her cheeks reddened. "What is the point of hiding anything now?" He continued.
She had mentioned last week that she still hid two secrets from him. She had meant it as a game, teasing him, making him hungry for more despite all he knew about her already. He had asked in the moment, but her sly smile had kept him from prodding further. He knew he was not getting anywhere, that day.
Today, however, her cheeky smile had vanished, replaced by her teeth on her pink lower lip and the flush of her cheeks as he studied her. Light freckles peppered those cheeks, not completely covered by her light makeup. He waited, and the silence grew intoxicating and suffocating all at once. She shook her head, her wavy auburn hair moving as the corners of her mouth turned up and she met his gaze with her green eyes.
"Come on, tell me," he said, his tone pleading but not begging, a hint of a command underscoring his words. That commanding undertone whispered to her naturally submissive nature, and her eyes dropped again. This time, she reached across him for the receipt from their coffees, then dove her hand into her jacket pocket for the pen she always carried. She felt the weight of his stare as she wrote, folded, and wrote again. Finally, her work complete, she stuffed the pen back into her jacket and slid the receipt across the counter to him. Amusement had colored his face as he watched her, but now it was overcome with curiosity as he flipped it over.
'I want you...' he read, then cocked an eyebrow as he opened the first fold, revealing the next few words,
'to spank me until I cry...' he opened the last fold,
'then fuck me until I scream.'
All at once, she heard the screech of his chair against the floor and the firm step of his black boot behind her.
"Let's go," he practically growled in her ear as he roughly pulled his jacket from his chair and started towards the door. Janine held her breath as he passed, her heart pounding in her chest. What had she just done? Without time to consider the answer, she followed him, compelled once again by her submissive nature. She could not deny him; especially not when his dominant side had risen so quickly to the surface. She donned her jacket as she followed, her steps lighter and faster than his long, confident strides. As usual, he opened the passenger-side door for her, but there was no smile on his lips as she met his gaze on her way to her seat. All she saw there was lust.
Neither of them spoke on the drive back to the hotel. She noticed him shifting uncomfortably in his seat and was tempted to glance at what she knew must be bothering him, but she averted her gaze, once again biting her lip. She fidgeted nervously with her fingers and hardly remembered to breathe as her heart raced inside her chest.
She had teased him before, but never like this. Never in such a way that put him on the edge of his precipice, about to lose control. Or maybe he had lost control, an idea that stirred the desire within her. What had come over her? She knew she should not have written it. Especially not like that. Did she mean it? Did she really mean exactly what she had said? Even as she asked herself, the tingling rising up her thighs indicated that she meant every word.
Finally, they reached the hotel, and the tense silence was broken by the sound of his door opening. She got out, too, not waiting for him to come around and open the door for her. He walked with the same urgency as before, or perhaps even more of it, and she followed with the same quick, light steps.
The door of the studio room slammed shut, and before Janine could blink, her back was against it, his body against hers. She took a shuddering breath as he kissed her neck, making his way from her collarbone to her earlobe.
"That was incredibly naughty of you," he whispered into her ear, and she shuddered again. He had never used that word with her before. He had never been so commanding with her before. He had never touched her like this before. Until now, they had been careful to maintain a physical distance, despite their mutual attraction. Now that he had her against the door, she couldn't remember why.
He grabbed her wrist in his strong hand with a gentle firmness that surprised her, considering how urgent the bulge in his jeans had become. His message was clear: he would not hurt her. If she said no, if she told him to stop, he would let go. She was safe here.
Her eyes rose to meet his as he led her into the living area. She saw the lust there, but there was a hint of something else, something just comforting enough to solidify her response. She wanted to do this. Something in her gaze drove away the question in his eyes, and he pulled her more forcefully to the couch.
"You wore this on purpose," he said matter-of-factly as he pushed her down over the arm rest, forcing her ass to protrude, outlined by the thin black skirt that flipped up easily. She did not confirm or deny; she only waited while he feasted his eyes on her pale derriere and the black thong that lined it. His breaths were heavy but consistent, under control as he lowered her panties and landed the first firm SMACK!
Janine gasped, her arms shooting out in front of her to steady herself against the couch. Her knees had come together by instinct, and she felt his clothed thigh against the backs of hers, nudging them open. As he did, she felt the pressure of his erect penis through his jeans against her naked ass.
"Open your legs," he commanded when she did not immediately respond to his touch. She complied, but he quickly added, "wider." Again, she complied.
"No wonder you did not want to show me," he said, his fingers running over the print his hand had left and underneath her cheeks, where her labia were slick with arousal. "You're already wet. You have been thinking about this a lot, haven't you?"
"Yes," she whispered, her first word since he had demanded to know her secret. He landed another firm smack, this one on her left side.
"Yes, what?"
A ragged breath accompanied her answer: "Yes, sir."
"That's what I thought." Three more smacks landed on the right cheek, each harder than the last. He continued the same pattern on the left side. By now, Janine was moaning with each hit. His fingers found her labia again, and she whimpered.
"You're soaked," he informed her, "but you're not crying."