Corruption - Leigh Lennon Page 0,19
Maddox. This is what I need, an anger that will help me forget him so I can move on.
“As I said, I’d like to spend as much time with you as I can get. In a week, you should be ready to agree to be my sub for the next six months. I want to make sure we’re compatible. But I can’t imagine that in a week of being in your life that I’m not going to want you in six months’ time. And I want to take care of you, so this contract would be different because your needs are different.”
The waiter starts back toward us again, and Drake takes no time to let him know we aren’t ready. And again, in him, his demands always need to be met. He must need to get this part past him in order to enjoy the rest of his night. “Do you have any questions yet?”
I start with a shake of my head but realize right away what he needs from me. “No, I don’t.”
His smile reaches his eyes, then he continues, “I told you what I’d provide for you, and if we decide to continue together, I’ll simply break the lease on your apartment. No biggie. If in six months, we decide we’re not a match, you’ll stay there for the remainder. It will give you time to find a job and other arrangements. On top of that, I’ll pay for your tuition at one of the community colleges around here since getting you into the university would be impossible with classes starting next week.”
I’m speechless, I’m shocked, and I don’t have the words to express my amazement, but something is still off with him even though he’s easy on the eyes.
“I take care of those who are mine, and you will be mine. My everything. Listen, I’m not buying you, and I’m not paying for sex. It’s just part of you belonging to me.”
“And what do you expect from me?” I ask, and if he’s the Dom I hope he is, this won’t offend him.
“I expect obedience at all times and to be respectful. Besides school and time set aside for studying, you’ll be whatever I want you to be. I’m a fair man. I’m a man who needs not only control but companionship, too.”
In my mind, I’m calculating things, adding and subtracting what I’d need to make this work.
“And when I say I take care of everything that is mine, you’ll have a car, and I’ll be sure you are provided with medical care whenever you need it.”
The waiter stands ten feet from us, waiting on permission to approach, and when Drake gives him a nod of his head, he’s in front of our table, and Drake orders for me. This is just part of showing him I’m a good sub, and as he reaches for my fingers, I’m left to wonder if this could really be my life. If I could be chosen for once. And in all of this, if I can give up on the hope of Maddox.
“I want you to come to my home after the club,” Drake says, opening the door for me after the valet retrieved Tori’s car.
He reads the grimace on my face, and his face reddens like before because he’s gotten my answer. “It’s not that I don’t want to,” I begin. “I have to get home by ten in the morning. I’m working a long shift tomorrow. It’s just…”
It’s his turn to return my grimace with his scowl. “And that’s why we’ll change your living arrangements if you become mine.”
“Yes, thank you, Sir,” I agree as the wind whips my hair into my face. He pulls the tendrils behind my ear, leaning in to place a chaste kiss on my forehead.
“I want you to wait until they bring my car around. Then follow me to the club?” he asks but even in his question is a demand. But it’s the control and not the man that makes my core ache for release tonight.
“Yes, of course I will.”
I settle into my car after he closes the door for me when he goes to settle the bill. The beep of my phone reminds me I’ve not checked it since leaving Tori’s house. Pulling it from my purse, I smile at Tori’s text.
Tori: Hey, babe. What time will you be back tonight? I won’t be home until three? You?
It’s almost midnight, but after I change and get ready, I can’t imagine leaving