Page 149 of Enthrall Ecstasy
We dried off and then both of us slipped into the luxury robes provided.
“I’m thirsty,” I said, knowing that would work on him. “Your submissive needs water.”
“That wasn’t enough water for you?”
I dragged him toward the door.
“This is totally out of order, Rue.”
“Oh, shut up, sir.” I guided this big hulk of a guy along the hallway.
We found the kitchen stocked up with enough food to feed a small army. I brought out of a plate of lasagna and proceeded to microwave the dish. Shay sat at the kitchen counter watching me. After it was heated, I served up two china plates of food, grabbed some cutlery and poured us both a glass of water.
We settled in, sitting opposite each other at the kitchen counter feasting on Italian. The food tasted deliciously home-cooked.
I smirked. “Was this cooked in the Imperial kitchen?”
“It was.”
“Amazing things happen in there,” I joked.
Shay dabbed his mouth with a napkin. “I didn’t realize how hungry I was.”
“See?”
“You’ve settled in well.”
“I’m versatile.”
“I can see that.”
I watched his reaction. “I savor our times together.”
“I enjoy spending time with you, too.”
“Other than surfing,” I said, “what do you do in your time off?”
“I don’t have much time for anything other than work.”
“I hike around Laurel Canyon.” I took my last bite of food. “We can hike together, if you like?”
His expression changed to concern.
“Or you can never see me ever again after this,” I said. “If that makes things easier.”
“Why would it make things easier?”
I’d just be one of the other submissives when the time came. I’d see him pass by from afar. That was my destiny. Our future set out before us.
“You grew up in Beverly Hills?” he asked.
I knew where this was going. He would see me as privileged and find another reason to point out our differences.
“I was spoiled with love,” I began. “My mom came from Georgia. She taught me the meaning of gratitude. It was a very southern upbringing.”
“Sounds idyllic.”
I felt a stab of fear that if I didn’t connect with him now, I never would. “What do you like to do?”
