He chewed, swallowed and his brows went up. “That’s what you wanted to ask?”
I shook my head.
Then I blurted, “You have a cane?”
His head tipped slightly to the side and he asked, “What?”
“You, um… the other night, you said I needed a, uh… strap or cane. So, um… do you have one? Of, uh… either of those.”
He studied me and then a slow, lazy, wicked smile spread across his face.
My toes curled.
“Doin’ your homework?” he asked quietly.
“Just curious,” I somewhat lied.
He kept smiling his wicked smile as he answered, “Both, baby. No whips, no paddles, no crops. You want me to branch out, we’ll go shopping.”
I blinked.
“Shopping?”
“Shopping.”
Oh my.
Knight kept explaining. “Strap, the edges are smooth. You’ll feel the sting, Anya, but no marks. And just to ease that curiosity, you f**k up a little, you get my hand. More, you get the strap. Huge, you get the cane.”
I tried not to squirm on my stool and failed but congratulated myself anyway because it was just a little squirm.
Knight, however, didn’t miss it and I knew this when his arm came out, his hand hooked around the back of my neck and he pulled me to him twisting me and leaning in until our faces were close.
“You know, but I’ll tell you anyway, I’m f**kin’ thrilled you liked takin’ that so much, babe. But that shit doesn’t happen unless you earn it. You wanna experiment, after pancakes, I’ll get inspired. But I tan your ass when you jack up and only then. You like it, you earn it. And I’ll tell you this too even though I already told you, you want that game, I’ll be f**kin’ thrilled to play it with you. But that’s how it is. We got our safe word, we’re good to play the game whenever you want. And if you don’t get this, I’m controlling, that’s what this is about. But baby, you enter that game, that’s your way to control me. You with me?”
Controlling Knight.
I liked that.
I nodded.
“Don’t be nervous or shy about this shit, Anya. I’ll take you as far as you wanna go as long as I’m comfortable with it. You do not sit on anything you’re uncomfortable with either. I go too far, you say the safe word. You do not hesitate and I’ll stand down immediately. No repercussions, baby, and I won’t be disappointed. I promise. We have only what we got right now, I’m way good. And it goes the other way, you like something and want more, you also tell me. And I’ll give it to you. Yeah?”
I nodded.
His eyes held mine.
Then he asked gently, “Now, while I’m eatin’ pancakes, am I looking for inspiration?”
I nodded again.
He grinned again, slow, lazy and wicked.
My legs started trembling.
“Eat,” he whispered then he let me go.
I pulled in a steadying breath and turned my attention to my pancakes.