“That makes sense.” Pulling him closeagain, I stroked his back and held him tight. “I meant everything I said,though.”
Asa’s head bobbed up and down again. “Iknow, Master. It was perfect.”
And a bit overwhelming.
But honestly, I wasn’t sure there would’vebeen a way to collar him without putting him through the emotional wringer.That was the main reason I’d always planned to do it privately instead of atthe club like a lot of Masters chose.
“I know the locket isn’t traditional, but—”
Asa’s head popped up. “Oh no, it’s perfect.I love it.”
Smiling, I gave him a tender kiss. “Thereare other ways of wearing the tracker if we ever decide that this isimpractical. The other options the jeweler had just didn’t seem right. Theregular collars were too bulky to be unobtrusive at work and you don’t seem towear a watch. This way you can still feel it under your shirt without itdriving you crazy.”
Yes, I was rambling, but I’d been second-guessingthe locket for days.
Asa smiled and reached up to stroke thechain. “It’s perfect. Unique like us but filled with meaning.”
Before I could tease him about calling usunique, he glanced down at the locket and stroked it. “It’s beautiful.”
“I’m glad you like it. The locket is water-resistant,but if we’re going swimming or something like that, we need to take it off.”His pout made me chuckle. “Don’t worry. For our one-year anniversary, I’m goingto get you a tattoo.”
His mouth dropped open and the way he waslooking at me said he wasn’t sure if I was teasing or not. It was easy to seewhat he thought about the idea because his cock was now waving around like itwas doing a happy dance. But instead of asking me if I was serious, he lickedhis lips and just cuddled back into me.
“You can really see us together that long?”
Talking around the subject wasn’t asafeword, so I tucked that information in the back of my head as I nodded. “Ican see us together for a very long time, baby.”
“Then why can’t I move in now?” I got acute pout that was very well done.
“Because when you finally move in, I don’twant there to be any doubts in your mind about how I feel or any discussions wehaven’t had. In the next few months, we’re going to talk about everything.” Weweren’t going to fail because there were too many surprises when we moved intogether.
Asa’s grin said he thought I was cute, buthe was willing to play along. “Yes, Master.”
Shaking my head, I gave the side of his assa tap. “I plan on driving you absolutely crazy with questions. Before you movein, we’re going to have a thousand more conversations about limits and all thethings you might want to explore.”
He gave me a coy smile and cuddled closer.“And conversations about all the rules at home and how we’re going to livetogether?”
“Yes.” I kissed the brat’s head. “And abouthow we’re going to balance out rules, punishments, and boyfriend time, not justsub time.”
He gave me a dramatic sigh. “I have afeeling you’re going to need more notebooks.”
“Brat.” I kissed his head again as Igrinned. “I have a nice big stack that already has your name on them.”
I got another look that said he was tryingto decide if I was kidding or not.
I wasn’t.
But again, I didn’t feel any need to pointthat out unless he asked.
He didn’t.
“I’m going to be so good you never needthem.” He was trying to be cute and teasing, but I could see something behindhis eyes.
Tightening my hold, I stared deep into hiseyes. “Even if we go through a thousand notebooks the first month you’re livinghere, nothing will change between us.”
He nodded, but it was slow and not terriblyconfident looking. “Because I’m yours.”
Making sure he knew I was serious, Inodded. “Yes, because you’re mine, and no amount of sass or silliness orbreaking the rules will change that. I will punish you until the end of timeand do whatever it takes for you to understand that.”
