Chapter 80


    He grabs my hips, and closing his eyes, tipping his head back, his jaw strained, hees quietly. I


    copse on to his chest, overwhelmed, somewhere between fantasy and reality, a ce where there


    are no hard or soft limits.


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    Slowly the outside world invades my senses, and oh my, what an invasion. I am floating, my limbs soft


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    andnguid, utterly spent. I''m lying on top of him, my head on his chest, and he smells divine: fresh,


    Christian. I don''t want to move, I want to breathe this elixir for eternity. I nuzzle him, wishing I didn''t


    have the barrier of his t-shirt. And as rhyme and reason return to the rest of my body, I stretch my hand


    out on his chest. This is the first time I''ve touched him here. He''s firm... strong. His hand swoops up


    and grabs mine, but he softens the blow by pulling it to his mouth and sweetly kissing my knuckles.


    He rolls over so he''s gazing down at me.


    "Don''t," he murmurs, then kisses me lightly.


    "Why don''t you like to be touched?" I whisper, staring up into soft gray eyes.


    "Because I''m fifty shades of f**ked-up, Anastasia."


    Oh... his honesty ispletely disarming. I blink up at him.


    "I had a very tough introduction to life. I don''t want to burden you with the details.


    Just don''t." He strokes his nose against mine, and then he pulls out of me and sits up.


    "I think that''s all the very basics covered. How was that?"


    He looks thoroughly pleased with himself and sounds very matter-of-fact at the same time, like he''s just


    marked another tick box in a checklist. I''m still reeling from the tough introduction to lifement. It''s


    so frustrating - I am desperate to know more. But he won''t tell me. I c**k my head to one side, like he


    does, and make an enormous effort to smile at him.


    "If you imagine for one minute that I think you ceded control to me, well you haven''t taken into ount


    my GPA." I smile shyly at him. "But thank you for the illusion."


    "Miss Steele, you are not just a pretty face. You''ve had six orgasms so far and all of them belong to


    me," he boasts, yful again.


    I flush and blink at the same time, as he stares down at me. He''s keeping count! His brow furrows.


    "Do you have something to tell me?" his voice is suddenly stern.


    I frown . Crap.


    "I had a dream this morning."


    "Oh?" He res at me.


    Double crap. Am I in trouble?


    "I came in my sleep." I throw my arm over my eyes. He says nothing. I peek up at him from under my


    arm, and he looks amused.


    "In your sleep?"


    "Woke me up."


    "I''m sure it did. What were you dreaming about?"


    Crap.


    "You."


    "What was I doing?"


    I throw my arm over my eyes again. And like a small child, I briefly entertain the thought that if I can''t


    see him, then he can''t see me.


    "Anastasia, what was I doingI won''t ask you again."


    "You had a riding crop."


    He moves my arm.


    "Really?"


    "Yes." I am crimson.


    "There''s hope for you yet," he murmurs. "I have several riding crops."


    "Brown ited leather?"


    Heughs.


    "No, but I''m sure I could get one." His gray eyes ze with excitement.


    Leaning down, he gives me a brief kiss then stands and grabs his boxers, oh no... he''s going. I nce


    quickly at the time - it''s only nine-forty. I scoot out of bed too and grab my sweat pants and a cami top,


    then sit back on the bed, cross-legged, watching him. I don''t want him to go. What can I do?


    "When is your period due?" He interrupts my thoughts.


    What!


    "I hate wearing these things," he grumbles. He holds up the condom, then puts it on the floor, and slips


    on his jeans.


    "Well?" he prompts when I don''t reply, and he looks at me expectantly as if he''s waiting for my opinion


    on the weather. Holy crap... this is personal stuff.


    "Next week." I stare down at my hands.


    "You need to sort out some contraception."


    He is so bossy. I stare at him nkly. He sits back on the bed as he puts on his shoes and socks.


    "Do you have a doctor?"


    I shake my head. We are back to mergers and acquisitions - another 180-degree mood swing.


    He frowns.


    "I can have minee and see you at your apartment - Sunday morning before youe and see me.


    Or he can see you at my ce. Which would you prefer?"


    No pressure then. Something else that he''s paying for... but actually this is for his benefit.


    "Your ce." That means I am guaranteed to see him Sunday.


    "Okay. I''ll let you know the time."


    "Are you leaving?"


    Don''t go... stay with me please.


    "Yes."


    Why?


    "How are you getting back?" I whisper.


    "Taylor will pick me up."


    "I can drive you. I have a lovely new car."


    He gazes at me, his expression warm.


    "That''s more like it. But I think you''ve had too much to drink."


    "Did you get me tipsy on purpose?"


    "Yes."


    "Why?"


    "Because you over-think everything, and you''re reticent like your stepdad. A drop of wine in you and


    you start talking, and I need you tomunicate honestly with me. Otherwise you m up, and I have


    no idea what you''re thinking. In vino veritas, Anastasia."


    "And you think you''re always honest with me?"


    "I endeavor to be." He looks down at me warily. "This will only work if we''re honest with each other."


    "I''d like you to stay and use this." I hold up the second condom.


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