we going?”
“You need to trust me. You aren’t ready to scene in public. I get that.” James kissed her forehead. “Stop looking at me with such fear, Amanda. It kills me in here.” He pointed to his heart. “I have something in mind that I think you’re going to enjoy. But it’s gonna take another leap of faith.”
He pushed a lock of hair behind her ear as he stood with his body between her and the great hall. She didn’t know what to do. He hadn’t answered her, not really. She took a deep breath and slowly let it out. When her courage was nowhere to be found, she took another breath. Finally, it peeked out from behind the wall she’d built around her heart. “Okay, James, I’m going to trust you. Don’t let me down.”
James kissed the top of her head then swung her up into his arms. “Close your eyes.”
She did as he’d asked even though she could feel him walking fast and she worried about his injuries.
“James, you’re hurt. Put me down.”
“Quit shooting daggers through my ego, woman,” he whispered into her ear.
She giggled. There was nothing wrong with his ego. He took a few more steps then stopped.
“Open your eyes,” he instructed as he allowed her legs to swing down to the floor.
They were in a hallway standing in front of a closed door. “This leap of faith you’re asking for isn’t like jumping over a little puddle, is it?”
“No, it isn’t. From where you’re standing it might look like the Grand Canyon. Will you trust me?”
She was breathing hard and her legs felt weak. She had no idea what he wanted from her. “You promise you won’t hurt me?”
“I promise,” he whispered as he rubbed his cheek against hers.
“Okay. I can do this.”
“That’s my girl.” James opened the door and used his body to urge her inside.
She’d never been in a privacy room before. Near the left wall was a large wooden cross chained to the ceiling. Her stomach dropped. It belonged in a dungeon. She turned away from it before she chickened out and ran for the door. There was a chest near the wall in front of her. It had something on top of it, but a cloth hid it from view.
She didn’t want to see anymore. She put her hands over her eyes. James came to her rescue and pulled her into his arms.
“You’re safe with me, Amanda. I’m so proud of you. You’re being very brave. Thank you for trusting me.”
“I’m not feeling brave right now.”
“You can be nervous and still be brave.” He reached behind her and unfastened her top. “When you stripped for me today, what song were you thinking about?”
That was today? It seemed a long time ago. “ Cream , by Prince. It’s kinda old, but it has a great beat.”
James removed her top and put it on a stool by the door. “You had me so hot I was afraid I wouldn’t last. You are so sexy. Do you know how erotic your dance was?”
He was working on her skirt. Soon she would be down to her bra and panties. She didn’t want to be completely naked. There was a window in the door and she was pretty sure there was a video camera somewhere in the room. What the hell am I doing?
As her skirt hit the floor, he tipped her head back and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. “Stop thinking so much.” He put her palm against his chest. “Follow my lead,” he ordered. “Breathe in, now out.”
She listened to his voice, followed his directions and threw in a pep talk of her own. It’s good to try new things. James hasn’t given you any reason to fear him. He promised it wouldn’t hurt.
He turned her around and had her face the cross. With his arms wrapped tightly around her, he leaned down and whispered in her ear, “I’m going to blindfold you and tie you to the St. Andrew’s cross, Amanda.”
Her heart was frantically beating and her legs threatened to give out. She held on tightly to his arms. “James…”
“Sshh, I’m not going to hurt you.” Still holding her tight, he started kissing her neck. “Trust
“You need to trust me. You aren’t ready to scene in public. I get that.” James kissed her forehead. “Stop looking at me with such fear, Amanda. It kills me in here.” He pointed to his heart. “I have something in mind that I think you’re going to enjoy. But it’s gonna take another leap of faith.”
He pushed a lock of hair behind her ear as he stood with his body between her and the great hall. She didn’t know what to do. He hadn’t answered her, not really. She took a deep breath and slowly let it out. When her courage was nowhere to be found, she took another breath. Finally, it peeked out from behind the wall she’d built around her heart. “Okay, James, I’m going to trust you. Don’t let me down.”
James kissed the top of her head then swung her up into his arms. “Close your eyes.”
She did as he’d asked even though she could feel him walking fast and she worried about his injuries.
“James, you’re hurt. Put me down.”
“Quit shooting daggers through my ego, woman,” he whispered into her ear.
She giggled. There was nothing wrong with his ego. He took a few more steps then stopped.
“Open your eyes,” he instructed as he allowed her legs to swing down to the floor.
They were in a hallway standing in front of a closed door. “This leap of faith you’re asking for isn’t like jumping over a little puddle, is it?”
“No, it isn’t. From where you’re standing it might look like the Grand Canyon. Will you trust me?”
She was breathing hard and her legs felt weak. She had no idea what he wanted from her. “You promise you won’t hurt me?”
“I promise,” he whispered as he rubbed his cheek against hers.
“Okay. I can do this.”
“That’s my girl.” James opened the door and used his body to urge her inside.
She’d never been in a privacy room before. Near the left wall was a large wooden cross chained to the ceiling. Her stomach dropped. It belonged in a dungeon. She turned away from it before she chickened out and ran for the door. There was a chest near the wall in front of her. It had something on top of it, but a cloth hid it from view.
She didn’t want to see anymore. She put her hands over her eyes. James came to her rescue and pulled her into his arms.
“You’re safe with me, Amanda. I’m so proud of you. You’re being very brave. Thank you for trusting me.”
“I’m not feeling brave right now.”
“You can be nervous and still be brave.” He reached behind her and unfastened her top. “When you stripped for me today, what song were you thinking about?”
That was today? It seemed a long time ago. “ Cream , by Prince. It’s kinda old, but it has a great beat.”
James removed her top and put it on a stool by the door. “You had me so hot I was afraid I wouldn’t last. You are so sexy. Do you know how erotic your dance was?”
He was working on her skirt. Soon she would be down to her bra and panties. She didn’t want to be completely naked. There was a window in the door and she was pretty sure there was a video camera somewhere in the room. What the hell am I doing?
As her skirt hit the floor, he tipped her head back and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. “Stop thinking so much.” He put her palm against his chest. “Follow my lead,” he ordered. “Breathe in, now out.”
She listened to his voice, followed his directions and threw in a pep talk of her own. It’s good to try new things. James hasn’t given you any reason to fear him. He promised it wouldn’t hurt.
He turned her around and had her face the cross. With his arms wrapped tightly around her, he leaned down and whispered in her ear, “I’m going to blindfold you and tie you to the St. Andrew’s cross, Amanda.”
Her heart was frantically beating and her legs threatened to give out. She held on tightly to his arms. “James…”
“Sshh, I’m not going to hurt you.” Still holding her tight, he started kissing her neck. “Trust
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