Page 8 of Jacqueline's Quest

“Ass play?” She shook her head and held up her hand. “Sorry, this is all so much to take in.”

"We'll go slow," he said. "Ass play for me makes me uncomfortable. It's the idea of taking something up my ass."

“Okay.” She blew out a shaky breath. “So, as your Domme, I would ask why this makes you feel awkward or nervous. Even though you talked about pegging earlier?”

“Now you’re getting it.” He grinned. “It’s the idea of someone playing with my butt. However, I am always willing to try. As long as it is you.”

“Okay.” She glanced up at him. “What else?”

"Sex is on the table for us." She'd glossed over it, but he wouldn't allow her not to confront the issue. He hoped to fuck they'd never be put into a situation where they had to perform, but if they were, he wanted her in the zone. "While we're together, you are the only one I will be having sex with and vice versa. In long-term arrangements or relationships, Doms and subs don't fuck around on each other. They're exclusive with each other." Murray snared her gaze "I'm also not into sharing what's mine. I'll expect you to be the same where I am concerned."

A possessiveness and something else flared to life in her eyes. “You talk like it’s a given we’ll have sex.”

“I think both of us want it. When it happens is up to you, but know, Jaqueline, you’ve already got me by the balls. I’m yours.”

She took a step back, giving them space. “We both know research and real-life applications are two different things. What you’re saying and what will happen are two different things.”

“That they are,” he stated. “Are you on birth control?”

“Excuse me?”

“Birth control. Areyouon it? Do you take a pill, get a shot, or have an implant to prevent pregnancy?” They didn’t have time to beat around the bush and birth control wasn’t some naughty word.

“That’s none of your fucking business.” Her accent thickened and her arousal swirled with anger, transforming her features into a beautiful, yet deadly, enchantress.

He snagged her arm when she turned away from him. The Dom in him, wouldn't allow her to storm away. Be damned the consequences or her modesty. They were in this together. They couldn't clam up every time the questions became more invasive. It was part of their dynamic now. She stumbled into him, her lithe form pressed to him, and Murray groaned. Having her so close, tested his control. Her full, round breasts rubbed across his chest. His head went light. His heart thundered.

He needed to rein in his control.

“It is my business because when we fuck, I won’t be wearing a condom. I need to make sure I don’t mistakenly knock you up.” The thrill of being inside of her, bare, leaving his mark on her—fuck, he needed to calm down. Murray always wore a condom, but with Jaqueline—he tossed aside his rules for her.Christ, he felt like a caveman with her, and if he was honest with himself, he was fucking proud of it.

“You—”

“Asshole? Dickhead? Jerkoff? Or wait… How about douchebag cocksucker? Which one works best for you?” The corner of his mouth lifted. “I’ve been called all those a time or two.”

“All of them.” She twisted in his grip, trying to break free.

“Answer my question, mi cielito,” he cooed.

“Nicknames don’t mean shit right now,” she snarled.

He shrugged. “Helps me. Please answer my question.”

She huffed at him. “I take pills.”

He nodded. “I’m clean. My last sexual encounter was six months ago.”No wonder why you’re being an asshole.Due to all of their recent missions, he hadn’t taken the time to let off a little steam. Now, he’d been glad he waited. “I don’t fuck bareback though. I always wrap my dick. With you though, I don’t want anything between us.”

“Murray I—”

“R.O.O.T requires us to get yearly physicals, I had mine six months ago,” he pressed on, ignoring the desperate edge of his name on her lips. “We’re also required to give quarterly blood and urine samples. My last one was three months ago. I’m clean. I’ll request Rae, who is our resident doctor on base to forward my records to you.”

"Okay..." Confusion tinged the word. When he expected her to reciprocate, she didn't, instead, she stood there, staring at the ground.

“When was your last test and the last time you had sex?” he hedged.

“Must you be so blunt?”

“Yes. Where we’re going, Doms speak in explicit terms. We use words like pussy or cunt and dick or cock. It’s so there’s no confusion with what they want. You’re going to need to learn to do so rather quickly.”

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