STORY EXCERPTS

Gabby looked around, following Nate into the hotel. It was dark out, but there were still lots of lights. It seemed like they were in the middle of town, or at least in a hip part of town. It must have been expensive to get a room here. They entered the hotel lobby. Her shoes echoed against the floor. Her jaw almost fell open. Nate glanced back at her. 

“You coming?”

“Yes,” she said quickly. She quickened her pace as he headed for the elevator and pressed the button. It only took a couple seconds for the door to open and for them to step onto the elevator. 

“How’s work?” she asked, trying not to give away that she was prying. 

“It’s been slow, but that’s not always a bad thing.” He eyed her carefully. 

The elevator dinged, and the doors opened. Both Gabby and Nate stepped off the elevator and fell into pace together, but she made sure that he was leading the way because she had no fucking clue where she was going. 

It didn’t take long to get to a door that Nate unlocked and opened. He set Gabby’s suitcase down by the window. 

“Wow.” 

Gabby stared out the window, her eyes widening at the scene in front of her. The lights lit up enough for her to see almost everything, but the dark made it prettier. I can’t believe I’m in England. 

“Why did you do this?”

“What?”

“Why did you do this for me?” Gabby turned to look at him, waiting for an answer.

“I didn’t do it for you.” 

Her heart dropped. Gabby stared at him, trying not to show her hurt. 

“The truth is, I missed you. I wanted to see you. I wanted to make an impression and give you a reason to want to see me again.”

Gabby was left speechless for a couple of seconds. “You really think I don’t have my own reasons for wanting to see you again? I promise you, me wanting to see you again has nothing to do with you flying me here, as much as it means to me. I want to see you again because I miss you.” 

He stared at her, slightly taken aback based on the look that crossed his face. He looked away quickly. 

“Thank you.”

He said it so softly she hardly heard it. Gabby crossed over to him and touched his back softly. He stepped toward her, still facing away from her. Gabby didn’t say anything. She just stood there, her hand against his back. She tried to figure out if she should say something or not, but she couldn’t think of anything worth saying, so she just kept her trap shut. A few seconds passed but not long until Nate turned and gave her a smile. 

“I’ve got to admit I don’t have a lot of time to hang out with you, but I figured I could at least bring you out here, and we could spend some time together, and then Paige and Kenda would love to hang out, I’m sure. If you don’t mind hanging out with them.”

“No, not at all.” It wasn’t quite a lie. She wanted to hang out with Paige and Kenda. She was just nervous to do it. From what she could tell, Paige and Kenda were best friends. Although Paige had been really nice to her when it was just the two of them, she wasn’t sure she would be with a friend around. 

Don’t worry so much. Paige doesn’t seem like that kinda girl. 

Trying to shove the thought out of her mind she padded over to the bed and sat. 

“Does that mean I won’t get to spend much time with you?”

“Sorry, but no. I’ve got a lot of work to get done.” 

Gabby bit her lower lip. She nodded, not liking his answer but understanding it. 

“I’d try to get out of it, but I know I can’t.”

“No, I don’t want you to put off work because of me. I don’t want to be that kind of girl.”

A smirk spread over his lips. “See, this is one of the reasons I love you.”

His words shocked her. Gabby snapped her head up, and she stared at him with wide eyes. Had she just heard that right? 

Nate’s eyes were wide as he stared at her. “I mean…” He struggled to find words, looking scared.

“I know. I mean you don’t mean you love me.” She cut him off. Of course he didn’t love her. “That’s way too soon.”

“Yes. Yes, right. Still too early for love. I just meant—” 

“I know.”

“Yes. Good.” 

Nate ran his fingers through his hair with a sigh. He refused to meet her gaze. She wasn’t sure what to say next. Just play it cool. Pretend it didn’t even happen. She cleared her throat. 

“So, you’re not going to take me sightseeing.”

“Sorry, no. I can get the girls to, though, if you’d like.”

“I’d love that.” Maybe a little girl time would be good for her.

ADULT EXCERPT

“I’ve also got a chain, if you’d rather.”

“The rope sounds fun tonight.” 

“Good. I’d like to show you what I can do with it.” 

His eyes sparkled as he crossed over to her. He tangled his fingers in her hair and touched his lips to hers. “Just tell me if you want it undone or if it’s too tight.”

“Yes.” She nodded. She let out a soft giggle as she realized her sentence wasn’t finished. “Yes, Sir.” She saw the lust in his eyes as she corrected herself. “It’s been a while for me. I might need a little refresher training.” 

“Oh I’ll make sure you behave.” 

With a twinkle in his eyes, he reached for her ankle and ran his fingers over her smooth skin. Gabby moaned softly. She watched Nate tie the rope around her thigh. A soft sigh passed through her lips. The rope felt cool and soft against her skin. Truth be told, she loved the feeling. 

She closed her eyes as she gave up control and allowed Nate to do whatever he wanted with the rope—and her. She felt the rope coil around her leg, not in any attempt to control how she lay, not yet. Gabby opened her eyes and saw the beautifully wrapped rope around her leg. It wasn’t just tied to bind her. 

“That’s pretty,” she whispered. 

“Not as pretty as you.” 

She knew it was a lame line, but it still made her blush a little, and she wasn’t ashamed to admit it. 

Nate leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her lips. As he pulled away he grabbed a second coil of rope and began wrapping it around her other leg. Nate wove the rope. He did it quickly, without pausing to make sure the way he tied or turned the rope was right. He just did it, knowing it would be the right way. It didn’t take long for her legs to be bound. 

“On your hands and knees.” 

Gabby shifted her weight and rolled onto her hands and knees. He gently reached for her hand and moved it back to her thigh. Gabby watched as he grabbed what was left of the rope. She hadn’t even realized he’d left some length of it. He tied her wrist in a quick knot. Desire pooled in the pit of her stomach as she watched him do the same with her other hand. 

Finally, he reached for the button on his jeans. Gabby’s heart rate increased as he slowly undid them and slid off the bed. He paced over to the drawer where he had gotten the rope. He opened it, and she heard the sound of a condom wrapper. Coming back toward her, he let his jeans fall down to his ankles and stepped out of them. No boxers. No nothing. 

His hard cock sprang forward. Gabby flushed, thinking about him inside her. She sucked in a deep breath as he crawled onto the bed and settled down behind her. His head tilted to the left as his fingers traced over her ass gently. 

“Do you like being spanked?”

“Yes, but not so hard that it makes me want to cry. More playful than anything else.” 

Nate nodded, letting her know he had heard her before raising his hand and bringing it down on her—soft and playful, just the way she liked it. Gabby let out a soft moan, her eyes rolling back as she arched her hips toward him. 

He stopped just long enough to take the condom out of the wrapper and slip it over his hard cock. Another spank. And another, faster, softer. It was fun. Gabby giggled as she shimmied toward him. 

His cock pressed against her folds. He thrust into her with one quick movement. Gabby gasped, a moan passing through her lips. Nate paused, caressing Gabby’s back softly. Stroke. Stroke. Stroke. His cock slid in and out of her, soft and slow at first. 

“You okay?”

“Oh God yes,” Gabby breathed. She turned and saw Nate grinning as he quickened his pace. Gabby moaned louder. 

Smack. His hands came down against her ass softly but still hard enough to feel a little pain from it. Gabby moaned, closing her eyes. His hands against her skin made the rope rub against her roughly. But not painful. 

“Again.” 

“Again, please,” Nate corrected. 

“Again, please, Sir,” Gabby said, adding the “Sir” to tip the odds in her favor. 

His cock thrust in and out of her faster and faster. His hand came down against her ass again—smack, smack—still soft enough not to hurt her, just to get her heart racing. Nate thrust into her faster and faster. He grabbed her hip and tugged her closer to him. Gabby’s eyes rolled back in her head. 

“I’m not going to last much longer,” she admitted.