Total pages in book: 140
Estimated words: 137144 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 686(@200wpm)___ 549(@250wpm)___ 457(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 137144 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 686(@200wpm)___ 549(@250wpm)___ 457(@300wpm)
She floated back down to Earth. Her body was in a weird state of dreaminess, and yet she was fully aware of him touching her.
However, she wasn’t sure she liked it. He was rubbing his hand up and down her belly, but it didn’t feel quite right. She felt too . . . free.
It sounded silly. She was safe here in bed with just him.
There was no danger, and yet her heart was starting to race. Her skin was growing tight.
“Hey, you’re all right,” he told her in a soothing voice. “You’re here with me. You’re safe. I have you.”
The words were just what she needed to hear. But her skin still felt overly sensitive, and she tensed slightly. She felt like she needed to run and hide to keep herself safe.
“Lily?” he asked as she slid out of bed and headed toward the bathroom.
She wanted to stay. She wanted to just be normal for once, but her skin was crawling.
And she had no idea why. Maybe a shower would make her feel better. She glanced at the clock. God, it was after midnight.
This was ridiculous. Go to sleep, Lily.
“Hey, stop and tell me what’s going on.”
Glancing behind her, she watched him get out of bed and immediately felt guilty. He needed his sleep as well. Walking over to her, he turned her toward him, his hands on her arms. This time his grip was firm, not soft and fleeting, and she started to feel better. Her tension and stress eased.
His gaze narrowed. “You like that, don’t you? Was it the way I was touching you? The soft touch?”
“I usually like it. But my skin feels so weird, so sensitive, and I feel the need to run, to hide. I don’t know what’s going on.”
He drew her close, wrapping his arms around her. Oh God, that felt so much better. She felt herself start to settle.
“It’s all right,” he told her. “I know what’s going on.”
Well, she was glad he did because she sure didn’t.
“Sensory overload,” he told her. “It’s like your nervous system just can’t quite take everything. So you go into freeze or flight mode.”
“So, you’re saying I really do have an issue with my nervous system?” It was meant to be a joke, but it didn’t really come out like that.
“If it helps, it happens to a number of people.” He just held her tighter. “What we have to do is lower your heart rate and your cortisol levels. Is me holding you tight like this helping?”
“Yes, it is.”
“Good. So next time you have an earth-shattering orgasm, instead of touching you lightly or letting you run, I’m just going to hold you really tightly, okay?”
“Okay,” she said hesitantly. He just kept holding her for a long time, then he picked her up, carrying her back to the bed.
He lay on his back and positioned her so she was lying on top of him once more.
Then he wrapped his arms around her, and she started to breathe easier. Her body was finally relaxing.
“You were such a good girl to let me do that. God, you tasted so good. There’s a problem we’ve got now, though.”
Right, the fact that she went cuckoo after coming. She got it.
“Yep. The problem now is that I’m addicted to your taste, which means I’m going to want to do that all the time. We might have to get you a chastity belt or something to keep me off you.”
That was not what she’d expected him to say, and she leaned up, staring down at him incredulously. Her legs fell on either side of his hips, so her pussy was pressed against his lower abs.
She suddenly realized that she hadn’t seen him completely naked, and she really, really wanted to.
“A chastity belt to keep you from putting your mouth on my pussy all the time?”
“To keep me from eating you out all the time.” Then he licked his lips. “Yep, that’s going to be a real problem. I seem to have some impulse control issues when it comes to you and that delicious pussy of yours.”
She smacked both hands down on his chest, giving him an exasperated look. “Harvey, you seriously cannot say stuff like that.”
“I seriously can,” he replied. “And I just did.”
Harvey grabbed hold of her, rolling them both onto their sides so they were facing one another. “Now, it’s time for some sleep. I’m going to go to sleep with the taste of you on my tongue. I’m pretty sure I’ll sleep like the dead. But I want to know that you’re going to sleep first.” He cupped the side of her face with his hands, staring down at her.
She could already feel the fatigue washing through her, and she nodded, her eyes growing heavy.
“Yeah, I’m pretty sure I can sleep now.” She closed her eyes as he brushed his lips over her forehead. “Good girl. Now, do as you’re told and go to sleep.”