“Ready?” Tyler walked back up to me, his blue eyes excited as he handed me a piece of paper.
“What’s this?”
“Indemnity agreement.” He laughed. “It’s a contract that releases the company of liability if anything happens.”
“Oh.” I held the paper in my hand and swallowed hard. I looked down at the words and they all seemed to jumble in-front of me.
“It’ll be fine.”
“Yeah, until the cord breaks or something.”
“It’s very safe, ma’am. You and your boyfriend will be well taken care of.” The nameless man next to Tyler reassured me.
“Thanks.” I looked at Tyler and he was grinning at me. My face was warm with pleasure that the man had called me Tyler’s girlfriend.
“Let’s do this.” Tyler grinned as we followed the man to the top of the building. We got strapped in to some sort of harnesses and the man talked about technique and how to hold the rope, but all I could think about was the way that Tyler was looking at me. My body felt warm inside and I knew that I was in trouble. I had fallen for Tyler and I knew that it was absolutely crazy. How could I have fallen for him so quickly?
***
“That was amazing.” I couldn’t stop speaking as we left the building. I was flying high on adrenaline. I’d never felt as alive as I had scaling down the building. “I felt like Spiderman or something.”
“You were Catwoman and I was Spiderman.” He grinned as he grabbed me around the waist and swung me around. “That was amazing. I feel so alive.”
“So do I. I feel like I’m still flying.” I gazed at him and grinned. “Thank you for that.”
“I’m glad you had a good time.” He put me down and frowned. “Now onto the next step.”
“Ooh where are we going now?” I asked excitedly.
“Somewhere to have more fun.” He turned away from me, his expression changing. “We need to leave now.”
“Is everything okay?” I asked quietly, surprised by his sudden transformation.
“Yes, it’s fine.” He walked to the Porsche and opened the door for me. “Get in.”
“Tyler, what’s up?” I looked at him with confused eyes.
“Don’t fall for me, Evie.” He looked at me with a blank expression.
“What are you talking about?” I sputtered.
“Nothing.” He slammed the door and walked around to the drivers’ side. He got in and turned towards me. “I don’t want you to forget what you’re doing here.”
“What am I doing here?”
“I can’t tell you.” He closed his eyes and I could see that his fists were clenched. “This isn’t a situation you should be in, Evie. You’re too good for this.”
“Too good for what?”
“I wish I could change.” He whispered under his breath and then opened his eyes again. “Open the glove compartment.”
“Why?”
“Just do it.” He commanded and I opened it slowly, scared of what I was going to see inside.
“Take out the black blindfold.”
“Okay?” I took it out and tried to hand it to him.
“It’s not for me.” He shook his head. “Put it on.”
“Why?”
“So you can’t see.”
“Why don’t you want me to see?”
“I don’t want you to know where we’re going.”
“Oh?” I stared at the blindfold and sighed. “Fine.” I placed it over my eyes and tied the back so it didn’t slip down.
“Can you see?” He asked and I blinked in the darkness.
“No, I can’t see anything.”
“Good.” He sounded pleased. “Okay, we’re going now.” He turned on the radio and all I could hear was the sounds of hard rock coming through his Bose car speakers. I must have fallen asleep because I didn’t wake up again until I found myself in his arms being carried.
“Where are we?” I said, unaccustomed to the darkness as I opened my eyes.
“Somewhere special.” He said quietly.
“Special how?”
“You’ll see.” And then he laughed. “Well maybe see isn’t the right word.”
“I can’t take the blindfold off?”
“No.” His voice was gruff. “You cannot take it off.”
“Why not?”
“I want you to experience my lovemaking without any visuals. I want you to concentrate on the pleasure and touch completely.”
“The pleasure and touch? Lovemaking?” I shivered.
“Yes, Evie. I’m about to make sweet love to you.”
“Sweet love?”
“Shhh.” He pressed a finger to my lips. “No talking. Just wait.”
He continued carrying me for a few more minutes and then I felt him putting me down on a mattress. I tried to smell, but there was nothing familiar about the scent in the room. My heart raced as I wondered where I was. Why was he doing this and was he going to let Grant do anything to me?
Then the music started playing and it was Usher’s “Make Love in this Club”. My entire body started trembling. I knew that Grant liked to play Usher songs. The music seemed to surround my body and I could hear Tyler moving around me.
“What?” I whispered as I heard Tyler saying something I couldn’t quite decipher.
“I was singing along to the song.” He suddenly whispered in my right ear and I jumped. “Don’t be scared.” I felt his lips on mine. “I want to make love...” His tongue traced my lips as he moved away from me. “I’m going to have your body begging for me to take you.”
“Are we in the club?” I asked softly. “Is Grant here?”
“Grant isn’t here and he won’t be touching you.” Tyler’s voice was deep. “Don’t you understand by now? Grant...” His voice trailed off.
“Grant what?” I asked softly.
“He did his job.” Tyler pulled my hands up. “That’s all that matters.”
“What job?” I whispered, but he didn’t answer as he pulled my top off.
“Sit up for a second.” He said and then pulled my bra off, the cool air hit my brea**sts and I trembled as I lay back down on the bed. My entire body was on edge. I was more scared now than I had been when we’d gone rappelling, but I knew that this was another test. He wanted to make sure that I trusted him. I wanted him to know that I did. I wanted him to know that I picked him. I wasn’t sure why it was so important to him. He could have any girl that he wanted. It made me feel special that he seemed to want me so badly. My inner conscious was screaming at me for having so little self-esteem. Maybe things hadn’t changed so much after all.
“Don’t be tense, Evie. I’m not going to hurt you.” He kissed my lips again. “This is going to be fun.” He pulled my pants and panties down and I lay on the bed naked. “I’m not going to restrict your movement. I’m not going to handcuff you or tie you down. You’ll be free to move around as you want, okay?”
“Okay.” I nodded and groaned as he slipped a finger in-between my legs and rubbed me gently. My back arched on the bed and I moaned. I sighed as he withdrew his fingers and I heard him moving away. I wasn’t sure where he was going or why, but I was excited. The music pulsated through the room and I found myself moving my body on the bed in time to the beat of the drum. Usher serenaded me as I lay there and my heart rate increased as I heard Tyler walking back towards me.