“Yes, Master.” It must have come outslightly frustrated because he chuckled again.
“If you disobey, I’ll make it harder toearn an orgasm. If you forget to text me about your schedule and things like that,I’ll take away an orgasm at the very least. If it continues, then we willdiscuss other, stronger punishments.” The deliberate vagueness sent a shot offear and desire through me.
“Do you understandthe rules, boy?” Stuart’s tone was confident and said we both knew I understoodand wanted to obey.
He was right.
“Yes, Master. I understand the rules.” Ishivered as he ran a finger around my ear. “I’ll be good.”
“I know you will.” The slow caress of hisfinger moved to my jaw and over my lips. “You’re going to work very hard atpleasing me.”
I gave the faintest nod because I reallycouldn’t move my head any more than that and words were getting to be too difficult.
Stuart seemed to understand because he keptspeaking and didn’t make me answer. “You’re going to do your best, but I wantyou to understand that if you disobey or fail, that won’t make me walk away.”
Forcing the air in my lungs in and out in aslow, steady manner was all I seemed to be able to manage, so I gave him anothernod.
“I’ll punish you and I’ll make sure you understandwhy you’re being punished, but that won’t change how I see you or ourrelationship.” He trailed his finger down my neck again, tracing over theinvisible collar I wanted to feel there so desperately.
When he let his fingers caress down intothe V of my shirt before going back up, I almost couldn’t breathe. His wordsdidn’t make it any easier either. “You’re going to end up eventually beingpunished and there will be times you’re rewarded for being good, but beingaccidentally disobedient or even deliberately naughty will not change anythingabout us.”
He paused, then tilted my face up. “Openyour eyes, boy.”
When I obeyed, he studied my face. “Do youunderstand me? Tell me what I said.”
Answering was one of the hardest things I’dever had to do.
I had to take several breaths before thewords would come out. “Being…being a brat won’t chase you away.”
It seemed like it would be an impossiblepromise from anyone else, but not from Stuart.
Taking another deep breath as he held mestill with his hands and pinned me with his gaze, I continued. “You won’t leaveif I’m not good enough or if I fail.”
Stuart leaned down to kiss my forehead. “Myimp, you will always be good enough, but submission isn’t for the faint ofheart. You have the hardest job between us and I know that. Trusting me to takecare of you isn’t easy and even following the rules won’t be easy either in thebeginning. You will forget and that’s just what’s going to happen.”
He said it so casually, but I couldn’timagine forgetting anything he told me.
“But when we hit something like that, it’lljust be another part of our relationship. I’ll punish you.” His gaze droppeddown to my lips and he stroked them again, but it was almost like he was seeingsomething else when he watched me.
When he got a faint smile, it sent a shiverthrough me. “Sometimes it will be hard on us both, and sometimes I’llthoroughly enjoy punishing you, but when it’s over, we’ll move on.”
To say the mix of things running through myhead was interesting would’ve been an understatement. He’d enjoy spanking me. Iknew that was what he was trying to say.
But what else would he like?
Just the fantasies about how he mightanswer the question had my cock getting harder. The fact that all the blood inmy body was vacating my brain had to be the only reason the words came out ofmy mouth so easily.
“Master, may I come when I get hometonight?”
Yep, brain-dead from lack of blood flow.
But the wicked smile on his face was worthhow embarrassed I was going to feel later once the real world came back intofocus.
“Already?” He smiled, not expecting ananswer because he just kept going. “Are you imagining getting to come rightnow? Are you going to lie on your bed and slowly jerk off, or is it going to befast and frantic?”
His words and just the look on his facedidn’t help how tight my pants were feeling.
“Fast.” There was no doubt at all. “As soonas I walk in the door, Master.”
