“I can’t even understand you,” Meredith told her. “Back to bed.” She gestured for Alice to go back to her room, and although Alice obviously didn’t want to go lie down, she listened. She turned and walked right back up the stairs to her room.
“Wow, I guess she really doesn’t feel well,” Daniel said. He was standing behind Meredith at one of the kitchen counters. He was having a cup of coffee before going out to feed the horses. More and more of his team members had called in to work. They, too, were staying home because of the virus. Daniel let them. They all had families to take care of, after all, and Meredith thought it showed Daniel’s character that he was so willing to be flexible for his team.
She’d read online about people who had been pressured into going into work when everyone was sick. People had been stressed and anxious. They’d been nervous about the possibility of getting sick when all they were trying to do was take care of their families.
“I’ll make her some tea,” Meredith said. “And bring her some juice, too.”
“There are decongestants in the cupboard,” Daniel said. He set the coffee cup down and then moved to Meredith. She looked up at him and bit her lip, trying oh-so-hard not to say all of the things that she wanted to say.
It had been only a few days since they’d started…whatever it was that this was.
A relationship?
Not really.
It was something, though.
She was very attracted to Daniel and she knew that he liked her, too. They’d known each other long enough for that much to be obvious, at least.
She wanted to ask him what this all meant, or when they were going to play again. That’s what it was called when you got kinky with someone
in the BDSM world – playing. She knew that much from her books. She might not know much else, but she at least understood that much.
He walked to her and pulled her close. Her breasts pushed against his chest. He wasn’t bare-chested today, which was a shame. Instead, he already had his jeans and shirt on. He was ready for the morning chores, but she was just ready for him.
“Meredith,” he whispered. Then he lowered his head and kissed her.
It was sweet and soft, but firm enough that she remembered his true nature: his dominant nature. This was the kind of guy who liked to be in charge. He liked to be firm and tough and he liked to paddle bad girls when they misbehaved.
Unfortunately, that didn’t scare her as much as it should.
It only made her want to be a bad girl so he’d spank her again.
Pulling away, she finally decided to go for it.
She’d ask him.
After all, what could go wrong?
“Daniel,” she said. “What is…”
“What?”
“Never mind,” she suddenly changed her mind. She shook her head. “Nothing.”
But she had neglected to realize that in a Dom’s mind, the truth is the most important thing, and backing out of a question that was important enough to ask in the first place?
That wasn’t something he was going to let go.
“Try again,” he said, frowning.
“It’s not important.”
He stepped forward again and grabbed her ponytail, yanking it back so she had to look at him. She blinked, looking up at that handsome face. He wasn’t angry. She was a little surprised that he didn’t seem angry. He was just…determined.
“Try again, princess,” he said. “But if I have to ask, I’m spinning you around and spanking you with the spatula.”
Her eyes widened and her pussy dampened.