“Really? You werelaid up that long?” Ridley glanced at me as we walked around the park,following a very active Becca who seemed to be determined to interrogate everyother child who was playing too.
As we watched her trying to smile her wayinto getting another boy’s trucks, I nodded. “Yeah, it took months for my kneeto heel after the surgery, but it could’ve been a lot worse.”
“I think being laid up for months andhaving to completely change your career path would be bad enough.” He shook hishead as we inched closer.
Ridley was trying to let the kids sort itout, and thankfully the other boy’s mother found the whole thing funny, but itwas hard to decide if Becca was going to kiss him or clobber him.
Either way, she was going to get the truck.
“It healed well, and it gave me time tothink. So I try to see the positive side.” We both relaxed as the boy finallyhanded her one of the trucks and she plopped down beside him. “I didn’t evenrealize how much I was traveling and how bad I got at keeping up friendshipsuntil I was back at home for so long and had to reevaluate everything.”
I’d been so wrapped up in my consultingcareer that everything in my personal life had come to a standstill without myeven realizing it.
“What do you mean you reevaluated yourlife?” Then he stilled, glancing over at me. “Don’t feel you have to answerthat if it’s too personal.”
I grinned, leaning closer and whisperinglow. “After everything we’ve done, do you really think my life goals are toopersonal to talk about?”
Ridley was trying not to blush or laugh. Hegave me a look that said I was supposed to behave but since no one else couldhear me, I wasn’t worried. “Fine. You have a point.”
“Thank you.” Where was I? “I think one ofthe biggest things was realizing that while I loved my career and a lot aboutmy life in general, I wasn’t going to find someone to settle down with until Istopped bouncing around so much.”
“Really?” He seemed curious about thatanswer, so I explained in more detail.
“Yes, now don’t take this as me pressuringyou to run off to Vegas and meet up with Elvis in a drive-through, but I likethe idea of settling down and getting married and having something serious.”When he grinned and nodded, not looking pressured, I smiled.
“Hell, I’m at the point where I think I’dbe a kick-ass househusband.” I gave him a teasing grin to let him know I wasjust playing with him. “You ready to run off and chase big dreams while I holddown the fort?”
He chuckled, but it turned into a blushwhen I leaned in to whisper again. “And I’ll even throw in spankings when youget back just to sweeten the deal.”
Ridley shook his head, and I got anotherlook to behave. “You would never be a simple househusband. You would rule yourcastle. There’s a difference.”
I nodded, grinning and probably lookingridiculous. “I’d be a damned good king.”
The little smile he gave me as he dashedover to rescue the little boy from Becca’s greedy clutches said he thought sotoo. He just wasn’t quite ready to admit it.
Maybe after we had our first date.
Chapter 17
Ridley
“Why don’t you look as exhausted as Ifeel?” Frowning, I climbed onto Warner’s lap, straddling his legs. “I demandyou be tired.”
Warner barked out a quiet laugh, rubbinghis hands over my ass. “If you weren’t still sore from last night, I’d spankyou again.”
Rocking against him, I stroked my dick overhis. “I’m notthatsore.”
He scoffed but pulled me down into a slowkiss that had me moaning against his lips. When he finally released me, he wentback to his light caress of my ass. “Lying will not get you what you want.”
Something about the rough way he spoke senta shiver through me. “What do you think I want, Master?”
That earned me a dark chuckle that had mefighting the urge to thrust against him more obviously. I could get away withflirty and sexy, but he wouldn’t let me get off against him without permission.
And probably not without making me dosomething embarrassing first.
“My sexy cockslut wants pain and pleasureand then to be put to bed.” He gave me a tender kiss. “You got a lot ofexercise last night and you were up early.”
I must have pouted because he chuckled. “Igot the easy job. You did all the work and looked so sexy I had to fuck youinto the bed.”
