Page 12 of Broken Rules

“There’s a wide spectrum with bondage from light to hardcore.”

“Light.”

“Got it.Next?”

She closed her eyes.“Anal.”Everything inside her froze as she spoke the word.She didn’t want to see his reaction, afraid he’d think her abnormal, as past lovers had.

His hand closed over hers and he squeezed.“Look at me, please.”

She finally opened her eyes.There was no shock or disgust in his features, only acceptance and a flare of excitement.

“No problem there.”He tilted his head just the slightest bit.“But there’s more, isn’t there?”

Her gaze left his face as she stood and pulled her hand away, then moved to the edge of the patio.She paced back to Tyler, turned without speaking, and paced to the edge again.Would Tyler understand her fantasy of adding another lover to the mix?Just once, she wanted to experience two men loving her.She wasn’t sure she could voice the deep dark desire within her.

Her fingers curled into her palms as she paced the small enclosure.Tyler’s scent of pine and masculinity made it hard to think.His hands on her shoulders stopped her pacing, and she turned and glanced up at him.

“I won’t judge you.”

“You wouldn’t be a co-owner here if you judged people based on their sexual preferences.”

“Tell me.”His voice had dropped a notch.

Her muscles tightened, and her belly clenched until she thought she was going to scream, but she couldn’t voice her desire.She shook her head.

“Do you want to experiment with another woman?”

She shook her head.

“Another man?”

She felt herself flinch in his grasp.He was guessing, but it was more than experimenting with another man.

“Is that it?”His head lowered.“Do you want two men pleasuring you?To worship your body, to take you to heights you’ve only dreamed about?”

She sagged in his hold.“Yes.”

“My Becca.”His lips brushed her cheek.“I think we’ll have a marvelous time together.”

“What if…” She bit her lower lip.

“What if what?”

Taking a deep breath, she forced the words out.“What if I can’t do something you expect?”There, she said it.Yes, they’d been lovers, but they’d both changed.Plus, for the past eight years, she hadn’t lived up to anyone’s expectations.Hell, not even her own.

“My expectations?”She heard disbelief in his tone.The next thing she knew, he gently caught her chin and tipped her face toward his.“I do not expect anything from you.This is allforyou, Becca.This is a safe place for you to explore your sexuality and sensuality.Myexpectations have no place here.”

The sincerity in his voice and his expression alleviated her concern.“But what if I can’t do something I’ve said I want to try?”

“Not an issue.Communication at all times between us.If we try something and you don’t like it, we will stop.”

“You won’t force me?”

“Consent is important.I might push you out of your comfort zone, but I would never force you.”He lowered his forehead until it touched hers.“Remember we will have a safe word, and the second you use it, I will stop.This is about pleasure, not pain.Your pleasure, Becca, not mine.”

She met his gaze head on, and hooked her fingers in his belt loops.“Then let’s do it.”It was time to let go of everything.She had this one week.Becca felt the stress and tension leave her body.

“Why don’t we go for a horseback ride?”

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