Another Chance by Portia Da Costa
Author:Portia Da Costa
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Spice
Published: 2011-11-15T00:00:00+00:00
Afterward we lie as if in shock, beached after the tidal wave of mutual pleasure. At first Iâm too stunned to work out why itâs so difficult to breath, but then William lifts himself off me and I realize that his solid muscular body was squashing me. He apologizes and hefts us around on the bed until weâre lying side by side, heads on the pillows at last.
Even though William does the typically male thing, and appears to drift off into a light doze, I remain wakeful. Which is new for me. After sex I usually feel sleepy, too, but tonight I feel energized, alert yet peaceful, monitoring the effects of whatâs just happened to my body.
Itâs like Iâve done a stringent but satisfying workout. I ache here and there, but Iâm glad of it. My bottom and thighs are sore, but not as sore as they might have been if William hadnât known precisely what he was doing. Heâs clearly one of those supreme men who can spank and punish in just the right way, so that the twinges and the pain and the marking are minimal in the aftermath.
I canât believe Iâve been so lucky as to find him like this. Who would have thought it? Not only are my temporary employers practitioners of the arcane arts of erotic punishment, but thereâs even a master for me on the premises.
Dangerous thoughts begin to drift around the periphery of my consciousness. But best not to latch onto them. Iâll be gone soon. And heâll still be here.
But just for a second or two, I think about a job I saw advertised in a professional journal, then I dismiss it. People donât change their entire lives on the basis of one night, and William Graves is a solitary man, I sense, and probably wants to stay that way.
As if heâs read my thoughts while he slept, his eyes suddenly flick open, and instantly heâs awake. Jeff used to be like that, from a need to be battle ready, I suppose, and it only adds to my impression that William might have been a soldier, too.
âI could really fancy a cup of tea. How about you?â he says without preamble, sitting up. His eyes are mild as he looks at me, and he seems completely comfortable that Iâm here. Thereâs no sense of him putting on a performance to impress me. Heâs just being himself, no airs and graces, and I like that far more than if heâd suddenly told me I was beautiful, or sung lyrical praises of how good it felt to fuck me.
âIâd love one. Tea would be brilliant, thanks.â
âOkay. Tea it is.â He gives me a quick kiss on the cheek, and smooths back a few stray curls that have escaped my plait, then springs up with incredible lightness for a man so large, and reaches for a robe. In a couple of seconds heâs disappeared, heading for the kitchen.
When heâs gone, I still lie here, glancing idly around.
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