And the damned thing was too far away forme to carry him.
Having a private place to hold him waswonderful, but having it closer would’ve been much more convenient.
“Sure, no problem.” As I finished releasingthe ropes, trying to hurry without moving Ridley around too much, Stuart turnedto Asa. “Will you make sure there’s a blanket and water next to the couch?”
“Of course, Master.” Asa took the wholething in stride, not looking uncomfortable at all as he went to make sure Ihadn’t forgotten anything.
Which was probably a good idea because Iwas slightly distracted at the moment.
Ridley surfaced enough to be slightlyhelpful as we walked him over to the couch with us supporting most of hisweight. But as soon as we were sitting with him curled up against my chest, hewas out again.
Asa gently laid the blanket over him andmade sure everything we could need was in easy reach. He seemed to have astrong opinion on being naked in public, so I wasn’t sure how he’d react to thescene, but I was glad to see that it hadn’t upset the curious sub.
When he stepped back, I smiled. “Thankyou.”
“You’re welcome, but I consider Ridley tobe a friend, and I appreciated the chance to make sure he was fine after thescene.” Asa looked back out toward the stage. “He liked being displayed?”
“Yes.” Ridley’s soft voice made me chuckle,but he didn’t move at all, just stayed boneless. “He did.”
Asa scoffed. “Please don’t talk aboutyourself in the third person.”
That got a faint smile from Ridley, but hedidn’t seem to be in any hurry to move. “He says he’ll think about it.”
Asa rolled his eyes. “That doesn’t evendeserve a response from me.”
He might not have appreciated the teasing,but he watched Ridley closely for a few more moments until he turned to hisMaster and nodded.
Stuart seemed to understand the silentcommunication because he nodded in return before reaching out to squeeze my shoulder.“We’ll come back and check on you in a bit.”
“Thanks.” As they walked away, Ridleyshifted slightly so he was pressed tighter against me and rubbed his cheekagainst my chest.
Kissing his head, I held him as he mentallywandered back and forth until he opened his eyes. “There you are.”
He gave a quiet chuckle before closing hiseyes again. “That was incredible. You didn’t even use the crop, but it wasperfect.”
Slowly stroking him, I smiled. “Because ofbeing so restrained or because you were being watched but couldn’t see anyone?”
“All of it?” His eyes opened again. “Ithink if you were using the crop or pain was the focus then being more aware ofeveryone would be erotic, but the dark and quiet this time made it so easy tojust let everything go.”
“I think that makes sense.” Kissing himgently, I stroked his cheek. “How do you feel?”
“Loved.” He smiled up at me, glowing withhappiness. “I feel loved.”
Tightening my hold on him, I gave him along, slow kiss. When I finally released his mouth, I kissed his forehead andfelt my chest tighten. “I’m glad, baby, because I love you more than anything,and I always want you to feel loved and taken care of.”
Ridley sat up just enough to kiss me againbefore he settled back down in my embrace. “I love you. This was perfect andnow you don’t have to worry.”
I pretended to scoff. “Me worry? Never.”
As he chuckled and snuggled closer again, Ikissed his forehead. “You mean the world to me.”
One hand came up and he stroked over mychest, looking thoughtful and just a bit distant for a moment until he smiledup at me again. “I was always worried about being tied to someone. Even when Ithought about submitting, in the back of my head, I was always telling myselfnot to be a burden.”
His hand came up to stroke over my cheek,and he smiled when I turned and pressed a kiss to his palm. “But you make mefeel like I was always meant to be bound for you, wrapped up in your arms andin your restraints like I was just waiting for you to walk into my life.”
“You will never be a burden to me, baby.” Ikissed him again. “I’m going to do my best to keep you tied to me until we’rechasing Becca’s grandchildren around the house and scenes with you are just awonderful memory. Nothing will ever chase me away, and we’re going to have alifetime for me to prove that to you.”
Between my love, my arms, and my rope,there were a thousand ways I could bind him to me, and I was going to spend alifetime exploring every one.
