Page 70 of Inbetweeners
Emmett came round to find Phoenix sitting on the edge of the bed, his head in his hands.
“Phoenix?” he croaked.
Phoenix spun round. “I killed you. Fucking hell, Emmett!”
Emmett sat up and swallowed hard as he rubbed his throat. “Vin did. Not you.”
Phoenix gaped at him. “You saw him?”
“No, I saw you. Well, I caught a glimpse of him in your eyes and you smelt different, but other than that, you looked like you, sounded like you. Except I know it wasn’t you.”
“What did he want?”
Emmett wasn’t going to tell Phoenix all of it. “He’s pissed off that he can’t control you.”
“Did he know you’d come back to life when he strangled you?”
“Yes.”
Phoenix dragged his fingers over Emmett’s face. “You lost another life because of me. It’s not safe for me to be tied to you when we sleep. You’ll have to fasten me to the bed and not sleep near me.”
“I thought—”
“I know what I told you. I might not want to be restrained like that, but I’ll have to get over it because I don’t want to hurt you. Ididhurt you.” He released a shaky breath.
Emmett’s heart leapt.You care.“What’s your issue about being tied up?”
“My father…” His fingers dropped to Emmett’s neck. “I can see the marks my hands made. Fuck! I’m sorry.”
“An apology and it wasn’t even your fault.” Emmett caught hold of his wrist and kissed his fingers. “The marks will go. We need a way to deal with Vin.”
“I won’t go back to sleep.”
“That’s not going to work. It’s only two thirty in the morning. We both need to sleep. Tell you what we’ll do. I’ll tie your hands to the headboard. Then I’ll find a way to make your toes curl and you’ll forget about being tied up.”
Phoenix’s eyes widened. “Is that a promise?”
“You think I can’t make your mind go blank or your toes curl?”
“I don’t think it’s a good idea.”
Emmett blinked. “You’re saying no to a blowjob? I can’t help feeling offended.” His confidence levels plummeted.
“It’s not a good idea.”
“I could have done without the repetition, dickhead.” Emmett rolled off the bed, took another tie from the wardrobe and grabbed the one they’d used before.
“Lie on your back and lift up your arms,” Emmett ordered.
“Don’t fucking tell me what to do.”
“Now you’re just being stroppy for the sake of it. Don’t you ever let anyone take charge?”
“Not until I had no choice.”
Which won him a rush of sympathy. But… “I’m not a demon. I’m not going to hurt you. Though you do make it fucking tempting.”
Emmett fastened one wrist to a wooden slat and pulled the knot tight without Phoenix freaking out. He kept checking Phoenix’s face to make sure he was okay as he secured the other wrist. Emmett was already hard, his cock making a tent in his shorts.
