Phrasing it that way stopped his instinctiveprotest.
Yep, he might be older but some thingsclearly hadn’t changed. It was good to know I could still logic him in circleswhen I needed to. “You do intend to have a sexual relationship with your Dom aswell, correct?”
He nodded slowly, but he wasn’tembarrassed. No, his mind was whirling.
Continuing, I tried to pick out what he waslooking for before his brain caught up with me again. “Unless you were asexualor something in that kind of family, your Dom might find it difficult to dealwith knowing you weren’t physically attracted to him.”
Well, there were ways to deal with that andsituations where a dominant/submissive relationship might not be sexual, but Iknew that wouldn’t be what he wanted.
Asa focused back on me, cocking his head. “Buthe would be honest and trustworthy too?”
When I nodded, he slowly continued. “I’vedated guys my own age. It’s a social convention I couldn’t seem to avoid. Butwhen it comes to noticing men aesthetically, I find myself drawn to older men.”
He tilted his head again and studied me fora moment. “You were the type of man I was always drawn to once I got to knowthem. However, I never flirted well enough to catch a professor’s attention,and I don’t think attempting to find a partner through work would be a goodidea.”
Sometimes he left me speechless.
Looking around the room, Asa seemed to bestudying the men. “Yes, someone like you, but a man who could find me sexuallyattractive, not just cute, and probably someone whose primary memories of mewouldn’t be when I was a child.”
Then Asa turned back to me like he waswaiting for me to fulfill his fast-food order.
“First of all, I do not see you as a child.You are very much an adult and I don’t have an issue with that.” There was somuch of the child he’d been in his personality that of course I could still seethat sometimes, but there was no denying it.
“And secondly, while I was never drawn toyou in that kind of way back then, of course I’m attracted to you.” Any Dom inthe place would be. “I’m not dead, just too old for you.”
Asa had been a cute kid, but the only thingI remembered feeling when I’d seen him the first time with his worn clothes anddistrustful expression was pity then a growing friendship. No, I knew thedifference between who he was and who he had been.
Asa snorted. “Don’t be ridiculous. If I’mattracted to older men, you can’t be too old for me. Logically it’s notpossible.”
As I worked through that convolutedrationale, he kept going. “If I trust you, and you’re an honest man, and we’reboth attracted to each other, then you can be my Master.”
And I was speechless again.
Chapter 3
Asa
Stuart was going to agree to it as soon ashe picked his jaw up off the floor.
He’d always hated telling me no, so I justhad to use that logic and apply it to a new scenario. Inching closer slowly togive him a chance to move away if he was truly uncomfortable, I rested my headon his shoulder.
The new position had him wrapping his arms aroundme and I found myself making a low pleased sound without thinking about it.“Hold me tighter? Please?”
He was either still brain dead or justdecided to be nice because he tightened his arms, pinning me to him.
It was almost perfect. “More?”
My request had me nearly squished againsthim and it was the most perfect thing ever. It was like all the happyendorphiny things came out to play at the same time and it felt amazing. “Iknew this would be as good as I imagined.”
Stuart chuckled. “My holding you?”
I was trapped enough that shaking my head wouldn’tbe practical without knocking against his face, so I answered verbally. Whoknew I wiggled so much? “You too, of course, but it turns out I really like beingheld like this in general. It makes me wonder what being tied up would be like.Can we try that next?”
Stuart somehow shifted his grip and held metighter, making me moan.
Oh yes. I liked this.
“Because being this trapped requires a lotof trust, doesn’t it?” I could hear the strain in his voice, so I wasn’tsurprised when his hold relaxed. “I’m betting you haven’t been this close toanyone in a long time, kiddo.”
