Note from the author:
Apologies all! I have been working overtime lately, and was sick all weekend, so my monthly submission is on the late side, and on the short side. I won't spoil it. Suffice it to say, this is a critical transition point, and Chapter 16 will likely be the conclusion. We'll see how you respond. ;) --J
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Chapter 15
"Kate, hold still," Joe admonished.
"Damn it Joe, it's difficult when you touch me like that!"
"It's a little hard to shave your pussy without touching you, I'm afraid," Joe teased.
This guy was unreal. Joe had turned every last bathroom related task into an erotic adventure in a period of days. What next?
"There! That should do it," Joe sighed, kissing my freshly bared mound as innocently as he ever had.
"I don't see why you had to make a big production out of getting me shaved. I thought you wanted to get out of here," I fussed.
"I think you'll appreciate it in a moment," Joe grinned, striding out of the bathroom in his towel.
I rolled my eyes and followed him.
Emerging from the bath, I stopped dead in my tracks as I observed Joe holding up my 'bikini'. Every garment he'd provided me had been slutty at best, but somehow, I was expecting something a bit more substantial. How stupid of me.
"Joe, I can't wear that!" I balked.
"Never say can't," Joe replied calmly. "I believe you can. Put it on."
"Joe, that is nothing but a heap of string! What will people say?" I cried.
"I don't give a fuck what they say. Put it on."
"Joe please!" I begged as he firmly handed me the suit, pulling me to him in the process.
"We're going to play a game Kate. I'm going to get into my trunks and shirt, and you your bathing suit, and we'll see who is ready first."
"Bathing suit? This is not a bathing suit. This is a string bikini, and that is being generous!" I protested.
"Tomato, tomato," Joe teased. "Best get started Darling."
And with that, he turned to grab his clothes, which I was certain would be far more innocent and easy to put on. I knew one thing for sure though. Joe's "games" were never a good thing. He would find a way to win, and I would suffer for it. Before panic could set in, I set to work getting into the string bikini. I couldn't call it my string bikini. It was Joe's. I would never have bought myself such a whorish garment, if this even qualified as a garment. But I couldn't let him win.
The bottoms were easy enough I supposed, but the top was a bit more challenging. I actually had tits, and it seemed the designers of this bikini did not. I had to run over to the full-length mirror and make several adjustments before I was halfway satisfied that my nipples were covered.
The material was white. The worst possible color one could choose when selecting a bikini. If I so much as sweated in this thing, it would become sheer. I prayed Joe would not make me go in the water, but I moistened between my legs in the knowledge that he likely would.
I gasped when Joe appeared behind me, and I saw his expression of victory. He had obviously long-since finished dressing.
"Joe, this wasn't a fair game!" I whined.
"Ssshhh," Joe soothed. "It's alright baby, I was just teasing you."
I pouted, but sighed with relief. "Not cool Joe."
"Mmmm, you look sinful baby," Joe crooned in my ear.
"Joe, I can't go out there like this..." I shook my head in fear. Fear of being judged.
"Don't be afraid baby. You're all mine, and no one else will touch you," Joe interjected firmly.
Hearing Joe's words, thick with desire and determination, puzzled me for some reason.
As I observed Joe's face in the mirror, his eyes were filled with both mischief and tenderness. I tried to read him, to figure out what was going through his mind, and what his plans were for me. Nothing could have prepared me for what came next.
Joe turned me to him, and handed me a small box wrapped in gold paper.
What the fuck?
"Open it Kate," Joe whispered.
I stared at the box in my hands, numb with confusion. Not wanting to upset Joe, I eventually shook myself out of my reverie, and began to nervously tear at the paper. I had never been graceful when it came to unwrapping gifts. The paper always ended up in obnoxious shreds everywhere, and today would be no exception.
My hands were shaking so much that eventually, Joe steadied my hands in his warm ones, and helped me open the box.
I gaped at the gorgeous necklace inside. It was stunning. And huge. The stone was a very light pink, shaped like a teardrop. I loved it instantly. It was beautiful, and just what I would have picked, had I enough money to buy jewelry like this. How could he know? I knew Joe could see right through me when it came to sex, but this was different. This was personal.
Shaking my head, I breathed, "Joe..."