Page 78 of Masked

“I just think it’s cute that you’re blushing now, but you didn’t when we were playing.”

That made her blush even harder, and he leaned in to kiss her cheek. “You’re stunning either way. I enjoy seeing both sides of you. Now take a bath. I’ll be back soon, and I’m just in the next room if you need to holler for me.”

She eased her aching body into the warm water and sighed as it enveloped her like the perfect hug.

Noah’s soothing voice filtered into the bathroom, but she couldn’t make out what he was saying on his phone calls. It didn’t matter, though. She just liked the sound, and it nearly lulled her to sleep before he came back.

“Any chance of you skipping class tonight?” he asked.

She didn’t open her eyes as she shook her head.

“Didn’t think so. You’re too reliable for that.”

She laughed. “You say that like it’s a bad thing.”

“It’s not. You just look so tired. It would make me feel better if you got more sleep.”

She hummed as he stepped into the tub and settled in behind her, wrapping his legs around her.

“Food and fresh clothes will be here for you soon. Gage and Ripley are almost done and will meet us at the school with your phone. I have a last-minute appointment, so they’ll sit with you while you’re in class and then take you back to the apartment and we can get ready for the club together.”

She laid her head back against his chest and looked up at him. “Sounds good. Are we going to… do things at the club tonight?”

“Feeling sore?”

She giggled and nodded.

“Is being sore a good reason for me not to use you when I want to?”

She bit her lip. “That’s up to you, Sir?” It came out as more of a question than a statement and he winked.

“Exactly. But you’ve been a good little slut today, so I’ll consider taking it easy on you tonight.”

“Tell me about yourself,” she murmured when they both stayed silent for a few minutes.

“What do you want to know?”

“Anything. Where did you grow up? What is your family like? What do you do for fun?”

“I do you for fun,” he teased.

She elbowed him in the ribs, and he reached up and pinched her nipple until she squealed.

“Seriously, I don’t have a lot of time for fun, and I definitely prefer my fun to take the form of a gorgeous woman obeying me. My family is… distant. We were never close, but they don’t like that I went into a different line of work than they wanted me to. My grandmother was the matriarch of the family and she controlled the purse strings though, so they said little because she supported me. Then she left me everything in her will. Everyone else got ten dollars.”

Her mouth dropped. “Wow. That’s one intense grandma.”

He laughed. “Let’s just say she wasn’t the kind to wear an apron and make us cookies.”

“And where did you grow up?”

“Southern California. The family estate is still there. Her will states that it can’t be sold and has to stay in the family. Technically, I could get around that, but I haven’t had a reason to. So I charge the family rent instead because I’m an asshole.”

“You are not an asshole.”

He laughed. “Reva, I just spit in your mouth and fucked you in dirty an abandoned house. I’m an asshole.”

“But I wanted all of that. Maybe I didn’t know I wanted those things until after the fact, but I definitely wanted them.”

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