Sweet Surrender by Maddie Taylor

Author:Maddie Taylor [Taylor, Maddie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2015-02-09T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

“Okay, baby. Come to me now.”

At his low command, Jessie pushed away from the wall. It was time for the reckoning. She hated this part, almost preferring another round with his belt than spilling her guts and revealing all her turbulent thoughts and emotions—almost, but not quite. She wouldn’t be able to put him off any longer. Slowly, she made her way to where Marc sat on their bed, coming to stand between his spread thighs. The third time she’d been in this position today, it was quickly becoming a habit.

His hands, as if unable to resist touching her, moved to her still warm bottom. Drawn to him despite their conflict, Jessie reached for him as well. As her fingers came to rest on his firm biceps, they flexed, instinctively testing his steely strength.

“Did you come to any conclusions?”

“Yes. My poor self-esteem makes me nutty and I act like an idiot.”

He squeezed her full cheeks. “Don’t be flippant. I’m serious about this. Do you need more time in the corner to think?”

“No.”

“Then stop putting yourself down. We’ve talked about this before, cara.”

“I know. Negative self-talk perpetuates my poor self-image.”

He arched his brow at her. She sounded as sarcastic as a surly teenager. “I’m sorry, but it doesn’t help when everyone else puts you down. It’s a form of brainwashing. When you hear something often enough, you start believing it.”

“First off, not everyone puts you down. I certainly don’t, nor does Stacy, Jared, your mother, or a host of other people I could name, so stop exaggerating. Ordinarily you are warm and loving, as well as kind and intelligent. You know that. Don’t judge yourself through anyone else’s eyes. What’s in here,” he tapped her chest with two fingers, then moved to repeat the gesture at her temple, “and here is what counts. Bashing yourself with put-downs often becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy.”

He paused, watching her as his fingers kept stroking. “Given time, my family will come to know love and respect you as well.”

Her snort of disbelief was telling. “According to your family, I’m a slutty nurse, nothing more than a glorified assistant to the esteemed doctor, who had the gall to seduce you into proposing. I’ll never be good enough or accepted.”

“Bella, I love my family, although on days like today I seriously question why, but it doesn’t matter to me what they think about your chosen career. Nurses are respected professionals. Do you imagine I could do my job without good nurses performing their magic? Without an efficiently run hospital, where would I do surgery? Who would care for my patients post-op? I know I have never minimized the importance of a nurse’s role. My family does out of ignorance, or to push your buttons. They’ve obviously identified that this is a sore spot with you. Next flaw…”

Damn! Were they really going to go down the entire list of her shortcomings? Another spanking was looking easier by the minute. Shaking her head in confusion, she blurted out, “Is this really necessary?”

“Jessica,” he warned before she went further.

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