Here Comes Penny Cottontail
Possessive boyfriend wants to have his own Bunny
I sighed when my phone rang, interrupting the train of thought I was following in the legal brief I was writing. "Hey Blake, I know you are calling about dinner, but I'm on a roll and need to put in some more time on this draft brief."
"Penny, it's after 5, you know you can knock off and pick up on it again on Monday. It's not like you get paid OT, and I haven't seen you all week."
I bit my lip, trying not to get drawn into yet another discussion about my working hours and habits, or that I insisted on keeping my job rather than quitting and moving in with Blake. "We had just lunch on Wednesday. But tell you what, I can try to wrap this up about 6:30 and be ready to go at 7, would that work?"
A huff came through the phone line. "By the time we get anywhere and get food, it's going to be awfully late." A lengthy pause. "How about I save us some time and grab take out and get to your place at 7? I found a new restaurant, and I think you will really like the food. I even have something we enjoy for dessert."
"That would be great. See you then."
I found myself grateful for the reprieve, but also angry that I felt the need to feel grateful. I'd been seeing Blake for a few months, and I loved the attention he lavished on me. He was so focused on me, with an attention to detail I had never before seen in a man. By now he was able to make suggestions on my attire or what activities to do on our weekends, and I knew that whatever he was bringing for dinner would be to my taste.
I woke up the computer and settled into distinguishing the differences between rape and sexual assault in my draft brief. As a remote paralegal, I had built a solid reputation for research and attention to detail, and the briefs I elevated to my attorney clients generally required little editing. By 6:35 I reached an acceptable break point, saved, and shut down. I quickly shed my working loungewear and slipped on a long silk robe, slightly loose in fit but light enough that my hardening nipples peaked under it. Pulling the pin from my coiled dark blonde hair, I shook out the curled length and brushed it out just enough to free the tangles without losing the sensuous waves. I brushed a streak of umber eyeshadow into the creases of my lids, and a dash of gold on the front, adding sheer frosted lip gloss - just enough to highlight my looks without looking as made up as if I were going out.
Blake arrived at 6:58; the man believed that being early to arrive somewhere meant he was on time. The large take-out bag was labeled The Hutch and was wafting aromatic scents of spices and herbs. A bottle of my favorite Riesling was leaning out precariously, and I snagged it before it took a nose dive. Already chilled, so I took it to the dining area and poured into the oversized Waterford Lismore goblets that Blake preferred and had bought me a set for my place to match his.
"Hey Penny, go ahead and grab a seat while I dish this up." Blake moved to the dining area as I left, and I heard rustling and clinks and whatever was in that bag was transferred to the Wedgewood Palatia china, another gift from Blake. I had to say, leaving the place settings out had dressed up the table nicely and kept me from using it as a library for works in progress. I took a deep sip of the wine, holding it in the back of my mouth and letting the fumes go up behind my nose and touching lightly on my palate. Blake had failed so far to make me a wine connoisseur, but I knew what I liked and was prepared to enjoy it fully.
The noises stopped, and I felt Blake behind me. He placed his warm hands on my tense shoulders for a quick rub, then slid them down over the silk of my robe, lifting to cup my breasts' weight and fullness. As I arched into those hands, they moved inside the robe, pulling on my nipples, then pushing the breasts together, up and in, as though corseted and mounded over a 18
th
century gown. I moaned at the pressure, and Blake tightened more, hard and fast until I gasped at the pain. He quickly kissed them and released, with a last long pull followed by a fast, hard pinch on the nipples; they stood out now, full and deep rose. "That's what I like to see" he sighed.
Taking my hand with a courtly bow and a kiss on my knuckles, Blake led me to his feast. I was a little surprised to see he had set the large salad bowl on the dinner plate, rather than a small salad on the side plate with a Wagyu steak in pride of place on the dinner plate. He caught my raised eyebrow and laughed. "Trust me Penny, you're still getting your usual filet, it's just in a steakhouse salad. This place is known for specialty produce; I had one of their salads last week during a lunch meeting, and it was fantastic. If you're desperate, you can put some of the steak in the baby croissant, but promise me you will give the greens a try."
I speared a small nugget of my steak, the dressing tasting like a luxurious beef stock with basil and a dash of well-aged balsamic vinegar. The next nibble was one tip of a tiny croissant that was so buttery and finely layered that it dissolved in my mouth. With Blake's eye on me, I sighed and speared some of the unusual greens. Did I say that salad was low on my preferred menus? The forkful had leaves of lettuce or other greens that I did not recognize, and appeared to include some type of green crunchy bits for more texture.