Safewords: Davenport and Chiffon by Candace Blevins

Author:Candace Blevins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Excessica Publishing

Chapter Ten

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Zach pulled into the driveway around eleven the next morning. He helped Dana into the house and walked her to the den, handing her the TV remote and saying he'd be back with her laptop. He still hadn't kissed her or been cozy with her, only going so far as holding her hand when she'd told him she needed to be touched and held. Deciding to take the bull by the horns, she sat on the ottoman and looked up at him.

"Sir, I can't kneel right now, so I hope this is good enough. I need a reminder of who we are, please. Can you help me feel I belong to you?"

Her stomach fell to her feet as he stepped back, his face an icy wall. “No, I can't do this. I'm sorry, Dana. I thought I was ready, but now I understand why you needed time to yourself, to work through things. This was a mistake and I...” He turned from her, walking away as he finished. “I'll bring your laptop and then I need some time in the shop. I'll be downstairs; you can use the intercom if you need anything."

Speechless, Dana watched him walk out, and schooled her face to neutral when he returned with her laptop. She gave him enough time to get downstairs before making her way slowly up the steps. A doctor had drained the fluid off her knee that morning and it was much better, but still tender.

Refusing to cry or think, concentrating on what must be done, she packed a week's worth of clothes in one of her medium sized rolling suitcases. Her mind and body operating on autopilot, she retrieved what she'd need from the bathroom, and was ready to go in fifteen minutes.

It wasn't until she was wheeling the suitcase through the bedroom door she remembered she didn't have a car. She pulled her tablet out and looked up the rental company who advertises they'll pick you up, and they said they'd be there in around thirty to forty minutes.

It took her awhile to go down the steps with her luggage, swing by the den and retrieve her laptop, and then make it outside. She was quiet, but wasn't too worried about Zach hearing her move around, as the shop was back in a corner of the basement, designed so he could be noisy and not disturb the rest of the house. She didn't want the security buzzer to alert him when the car passed the gates, so she walked the suitcase through the woods and around the sensors to wait on the road by the driveway.

A young guy drove up in a Toyota Avalon and got out to put her bag in the trunk. He made small talk with her back to the rental place, and handed her off to a gentleman who processed her paperwork efficiently, but she was exhausted by the time she pulled out of the lot. As much as she wanted

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