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My final memory was him caressing my headand making low sexy sounds as I sucked on his softening cock…then everythingwas gone.

Chapter 18

Warner

“Give me your opinion. You grew up withlots of siblings.” I could hear Julian snicker through the phone in response tomy request.

“You always start conversations so weirdly.What happened to small talk?”

I snorted. “Do you really want me to turnthis into a long conversation where I delve into what you’ve been up to?”

He’d been slightly cagey about his timewith the bouncy sub and I had a feeling he wasn’t going to want to head downthat road.

The way he started coughing said I wasright.

When he finally caught his breath, hesounded much more eager to get the conversation back on topic. “Small talk isoverrated. What do you need help with?”

“That’s what I thought.” Ignoring hisawkward pause, I continued. “Ridley gives me good responses when I talk aboutgoing to the club or actually going on a real date, but I can’t get him tocommit to anything.”

“But he keeps inviting you over, right?He’s not hiding the kid anymore?” Julian’s questions had me wanting to argueabout his use of the word hide, but that wouldn’t keep us on track.

“No, we’ve spent three or four nights aweek with me over there since Lynn left two weeks ago. Becca even calls me ‘Friend’and makes me color with her.” Julian’s laughter had me grinning. “I’ll have youknow I’m very good at making beautiful pictures. My latest creation is up onthe fridge next to hers.”

Then I chuckled. “But she has no ability tosay ‘Warner,’ so that’s why I’m just Friend.”

Which sometimes came out more like fiend,but I wasn’t going to volunteer that bit of information to Julian. I’d neverhear the end of it.

“So it sounds like he’s not trying to keepyou out of his life or friend zone you.” Julian quieted for a moment. “Youknow, I remember when we were all little and my dad had to put his foot downsometimes and say they were going to get a sitter and have a night outtogether.”

My parents had been older when I was bornand I was an only child, so I couldn’t relate to his story. “Why?”

I could almost see him shrug. “Maybebecause she always put us first? Maybe because she was probably a sub? I don’tknow.”

“No one should talk that casually abouttheir parents’ sexuality.” My response had him laughing again.

“Shit, half the kids in my immediate familyare into kinky shit, and that’s not even counting some of my sketchier cousins.There’s no way this crap isn’t genetic.”

He was entirely too casual about that idea.

“We’re straying off topic.” I was not goingto picture my parents and try to decide who was the sub and who was theDom…because honestly, I had a few interesting cousins as well.

Still nearly giggling, Julian managed notto argue with me. “Fine. From what you’ve said, I’m going to say he’s feelingthat caregiver guilt about not being there all the time. With work and stufflike that he probably doesn’t want to leave her with strangers more than he hasto.”

Okay, now I was starting to think he wasright.

“But that’s just not healthy. Moms get abit nuts when they don’t get out enough, so I think that would apply to dads anduncles who are basically dads.” Julian didn’t seem to realize he was shoving meback and forth, so I just waited as he continued to talk it out.

“Maybe explain to him that you want him tobe happy and relaxed and you’re worried about him?” He scoffed. “Hell. Makesure he understands your relationship needs more than that. Your only dateshave been to parks and McDonald’s.”

I hadn’t exactly thought of those as dates,but maybe he had a point…and that would probably be a good way to start theconversation. I just had to figure out the right way to bring it up.

“You’ve given me a lot to think about.” Ijust had to find a good starting point and iron out a few details.

Julian chuckled. “When in doubt, point outthat as his Dom you want him to be happy and you’re worried about him.”

“So if all else fails, use guilt?”

“Exactly.” I was sure he was grinning. “Andif he’s as head over heels for you as it sounds, then it will be even easier touse it. Guilt works best when sweeter emotions are involved first.”