Page 23 of Indulge
“One.”
He finishes up and hands me the steaming mug.
“I need a nap after this. Can you show me my bedroom?”
He chuckles.
“Your bedroom?”
I nod slowly.
“Yeah. I assume you have more than one bedroom in this mansion, Irish.”
“I do. But you ain’t having any. You’ll be sharing with me.”
I nearly spit out my coffee.
“Don’t fuck with me. This wasn’t part of the deal.”
He places his huge, tattooed hands on the counter.
“Remind me of the terms of the deal that you negotiated so hard on, Princess.” He grins.
I want to slap him. We haven’t negotiated anything. We just said we’d make a deal.
“I get my own room. We stay away from each other for the majority of the time. No touching. You don’t tell me what to do. I won’t be making you lunch for work. Nor cooking dinner. I’ll have access to your bank account.” I pause, tapping my chin.
“Oh, and I’d like a kitten to keep me company. Maybe two.”
His face doesn’t change. He doesn’t speak either. So I keep pushing.
“I can go out and make new friends. But I’ll agree to not bring any lovers back to your house.”
His jaw tenses.
“I expect the same courtesy back. I don’t wanna see or hear your conquests. I bet you’re loud, Irish.”
I’m rambling. But I’m kinda enjoying seeing him get progressively more irritated by me. Maybe this is how I get him to call off the wedding.
By being as annoying as possible.
“Oh, and did I say that I’ll need access to your bank? Hopefully you’ve got a Black Amex. I’m good with numbers, I could do some trading for you? What else…”
“Oh, we aren’t done. Please continue.” He gestures with his hand, his tone mocking.
“I’ve been informed I have a wardrobe of clothes and shoes here, I’ll need more. What about a boat? Do you have one?”
He shakes his head.
“No touching.”
A slow smirk spreads across his lips.
“You already said that.”
“Oh.” My mouth opens, it’s kind of a shame I said that. He’s drop-dead gorgeous. Totally my type, and I bet he knows what he’s doing in that department. He oozes sex. I’d guess a pleasure dom.
“What does no touching include, Princess?” he asks.
