combination anesthetic and cleanser.
She focused on Bailey’s voice as she felt cold metal slide around her nipple. She squeaked and tensed her entire body a heartbeat after the sharp pain. By then Crow was gently closing the nipple ring and taping something over her breast before pulling her top back into place.
She kept her eyes closed but listened as Crow walked around the chair before repeating the procedure on her right breast.
“All done,” Crow said a moment later from across the room.
“Already?” She opened her eyes as Bailey sat them up.
“See, sunflower, that wasn’t so bad now, was it?”
Eden shook her head and gave a whining sigh as Bailey lifted her off his cock. “No, it wasn’t bad at all.”
“Here are the aftercare instructions.” Crow held a pamphlet out without turning from where he again had his back to them. Eden took the pamphlet and watched as Bailey stood and quickly pulled his jeans back into place, hissing as the material rubbed against his erection.
“Crow, can you take a picture of Bailey’s tattoo before we go?” Eden asked, grabbing her husband’s arm and holding it out.
He nodded and reached for his camera. He quickly took the picture then went back to cleaning and putting his equipment away. Bailey laid twice the amount Crow had quoted him on the table by the door before following Eden through the office and out the back door.
“Why did you have him do that?” Bailey asked once they were outside.
“I’m thinking about maybe getting a tattoo, and I thought it would be sexy to have the same one my husband has,” Eden said easily. “Then people would know who I belong to.”
She glanced over her shoulder and found Bailey staring at her. In his expression she read shock and, as usual, arousal. “Would that be okay?”
“Damn, woman, you’d better get that sexy ass into that apartment and naked in the next two seconds, or I’ll be fucking you right here in front of God, your brother, and anybody who walks by.”
Eden giggled as she raced up the last few steps and into her apartment. Bailey was half a step behind her. He grabbed her arm as he shoved the door closed and twisted the locks.
“Come here, wife,” he said as he pulled her into his chest.
She squeaked as pain shot out from her tender nipples. He lowered his hold so his hands held her hips against his, pressing them together and causing them both to begin to pant.
“Yes?” she asked as she wiggled her hips against his with a grin.
“You really want to get a tattoo? You don’t have to just because I have one.” He grabbed the elastic waistband and pushed it down over her hips.
“I know I don’t, and I’m not saying I will do it anytime soon. It’s just something I’m thinking about. Now you’d better hurry up and get busy loving me, or you’re going to miss your flight and the Marine Corps will be mad at me.” She reached between them and opened the buttons on his jeans he had secured just moments before.
“Yes, ma’am,” Bailey answered as a good Marine should.
With a sexy grin, he began a shuffling walk toward the bedroom. Reaching behind her, he slowly pulled on the strings holding her halter top together. First the bottom tie and then the top one.
* * * *
He hesitated when the top fell away and he saw the bandages covering her nipples. She had caused herself pain, both physical and emotional, for him. That knowledge humbled him, and he leaned in and kissed her.
“Do you know how much I love you, sunflower?” he asked as her hands pushed his jeans down and his cock and balls popped free.
“How much?”
“So much there’s not a description for it,” he said as he stepped away and stripped off the rest of his clothes.
“That much, huh?”
“Yes, wife, that much. Now get on that bed so I can show you,” he said, adding just a little Dom tone to his voice.
“No, Sir. I want to suck your cock first. Please?” Eden kneeling in front of him caught him off
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