Bad Behavior (Bad in Baltimore) by K.A. Mitchell Page B

cuff. He bit back a grin. It was sweet and hot that David had kept them on.
    David pulled his arm back. “I can get that.”
    Tai held tight. “I put it on you. I’ll take it off.”
    David shivered.
    Tai reached for the buckle and noticed the crusted white stain. “Anything you want to tell me?”
    “No, Sir.”
    He snapped off the cuff and held it under David’s nose.
    David looked at him and blinked.
    “Did you jerk off?”
    Despite a guilty grimace, David tried to wriggle off. “Not exactly.”
    Tai leaned back. “Spontaneous combustion?”
    David shook his head.
    “So?”
    “I was having a dream. And in the dream, I was close, and then I woke up and—” When David tried to tell the rest of the story to his toes, Tai grabbed his chin and forced him to look up. “And I humped into my hand. Does that count?” David finished.
    “What do you think?”
    David grinned. “There’s not really a right answer for that, is there?”
    “The answer is ‘Yes, Sir.’” He let go of David’s chin.
    David swallowed. “So—uh—what happens now?”
    He was pushing. No question about it. Tai hadn’t ever met anyone who was more in need of consequences. But unlike most subs, David didn’t understand that need in himself, and it wasn’t something that was part of the power exchange that turned him on. Yet.
    “I gave you an order. You disobeyed me.” Tai pulled David’s other arm up and unsnapped the cuff.
    David looked down at his wrists and then encircled his left one with his fingers. “I did plan to replace them. After.”
    “That’s not what this is about.” Tai slapped the cuffs against his palm.
    David watched, face set with a square jaw.
    “You can’t buy off a consequence with me.”
    David reared back. “I didn’t—”
    Tai put his thumb over David’s lips. “Don’t interrupt me. If I ask you a question, you can answer.” With David’s nod, Tai lowered his hand. “You had a taste of this. Enough to know if you like it. Do you want to keep going?”
    David’s face became animated. “Absolutely. I—” He took a deep breath. “Yes, Sir.”
    “Okay. Then part of it is accepting punishment. Take off your shoes.”
    “What are—?” David stopped on his own.
    “Go ahead.”
    “What are you going to do?”
    “I promised you I won’t spank you unless you ask me to. You’re going to take a shower.”
    David leaned to look around Tai at the shower stall. “It might not be the spa at the Four Seasons, but I think I can handle it.”
    Tai smiled. “You can think it’s funny now. Don’t forget your safe word.”
    “Even in punishment?”
    “Especially in punishment. Now, the next time you say something without being asked a question means more time.”
    David might not understand what was coming, but he sealed his mouth.
    “I’ll support you so you can keep weight off your leg. Put your hand on my shoulder.” Tai hunched down.
    As David levered himself up, Tai reached for the fly of David’s shorts. His lips parted, and then pinched shut again.
    Tai peeled off David’s shorts, then slid thumbs in the waistband of his briefs. “What’s wrong?”
    “It feels— Normally I enjoy being undressed by an attractive man, but this is making me feel uncomfortable.”
    “That’s kind of the point of punishment, David.” Tai stripped the briefs down to David’s ankles, and he stepped out of them.
    Tai put an extra towel on the floor before handing David a washcloth and liquid soap.
    David’s glance bounced around the shower, then searched Tai’s face for an explanation.
    “You can keep hanging on to me to keep the weight off your leg.” Tai reached in, adjusted the dial and blasted David with icy water.
    “What the—?” David tried to step forward, and Tai held him inside the stall. David’s eyes widened. He glanced at the temperature control and back at Tai, who nodded.
    David stuck it through, Tai would give him that. Shaking and teeth chattering, David fumbled with the