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“Yes.”

“Please don’t call me love. Can you call me Nicola?”

“Why don’t you want me to call you love?” Women. He would never understand them, especially this one.

“I just don’t want to be called what you call other women you have had in your bed. I know this is temporary, but I really don’t want to be lumped in with those women.”

It was then that it hit him. She had no idea how their relationship was affecting him. He debated for about a second or two until he finally decided to tell her the truth.

“Nicola, look at me.”

It took her a moment before she raised her head up.

“I swear that I have never called a sublovebefore. I promise.”

“You’re being truthful with me?”

He nodded.

Her expression lightened, and his damned heart almost melted right there. This woman had him by the bollocks and she had no idea. Even after what he told her, he knew that Nicola was his idea of the perfect sub.

She leaned up for a kiss. “Thank you, Jensen,”

Then she rested her head against his chest. In a matter of a few minutes her even breathing told him that she was asleep. He could lay awake worrying about their relationship, but he couldn’t keep his eyes open. In moments, he felt himself falling asleep, promising to talk to her about their issues.

chapterfifteen

Nicola’s phone buzzed just before six the next morning. She grabbed it and saw a pic of her mother on the screen. She glanced behind her to see if it woke Jensen, but he was already up and out of bed. Since that first night, that had been his routine each morning. It was odd for her.

She clicked her phone on.

“Happy Birthday,” her parents said together.

“Thank you.”

“You didn’t answer the first time we called on the FaceTime,” her mother said.

She smiled. “Sorry. I just woke up.”

“That’s late for you.” As much as her mother and she had traveled for her skating career, her father hadn’t done that much. Being in a different time zone was completely foreign to him.

“It is just before six, Dad.”

“Ah. So, do you have the day off?” her father asked.

“I’m not sure. Jensen said we had something to do, but he didn’t really say what it was. Our work is just about wrapped up here.”

“Are you going to have time to pop in? We haven’t seen you in a long time,” her mother said.

Nicola rolled her eyes. She had just seen them less than a month ago, but she did understand. She was their only child.

“I don’t think so, but maybe next month? We don’t have much on the schedule, and I would love to just hang out with you two for a little bit.”

“That sounds fine,” her father said. “Are you making Jensen take you out?”

She smiled. “No, not this year. Serenity has invited us over for dinner.”

“That will be nice. Time with friends is important,” her mother said. “We just wanted to call and wish you happy birthday. You should get some flowers from us today.”

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