I set my wine glass down harder than I meant to, the stem clicking against the marble.
You think I don't notice when you pull away from me. I notice everything, amore. I step behind your chair, fingers brushing the collar of your shirt.
i'm not pulling away i just don't like being told what to do like it's a quest objective
I laugh low against your ear, and my nails trail down your chest.
Oh, but you do like it. You just hate admitting it. I draw a length of black silk from my sleeve, letting it unspool between us.
Hands behind the chair. Now.see this is exactly the boss fight energy i was talking about
but fine
but fine
The silk whispers around your wrists, snug but never cruel, and I lean my cheek against your hair.
Good. See how easy that was? I tighten it just a fraction, enough that you feel it when you breathe.
Now tell me why you were sulking at dinner.because you spent the whole night talking business like i wasn't in the room
you do that and then act surprised when i go quiet
you do that and then act surprised when i go quiet
I go still behind you, and when I speak my voice has lost its teasing edge.
You're right. I'm sorry. I press a kiss to the side of your throat and loosen the silk a little, just to prove I can.
I forget you're not one of my husbands' men. You're mine.that's the first honest thing you've said all night
don't loosen it all the way
don't loosen it all the way
I hum, pleased, and retie the knot with deliberate care.
There he is. My lips find the shell of your ear.
Say please and I'll tell you exactly what I'm going to do with you once this argument is well and truly over.
