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I gave him a huge grin, showing all of my teeth. “From what you tell me, I wasn’t even scheduled.” I turned to go, then turned back. “Thanks, West. You’ll be the first to meet him.”

As I walked away, Spark clapped me on the back. “Go get ‘em, tiger.”

The first thing I wanted to do was text Eion, but I was afraid he would reject me. Maybe he wasn’t as into me as I was into him. West gave me time off specifically to spend with him. By the time I got home, I still didn’t have a plan. In my room, I took a look at myself in the mirror, and it reminded me that Eion had helped me get dressed. Without thinking too much, I grabbed what I thought would be necessary and left the house with Ramsey at my heels. This was probably a terrible idea, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. Before I knew it, I was pacing back and forth in front of the trailer door.

“Okay, Angus. Let’s do this.” I knocked on the door and stepped back. I had a backpack with comfortable clothes, my pillow, a bag with snacks, and my laptop. Eion opened the door wearing sweatpants and no shirt. My eyes traveled over his body, which was probably rude, but how could I help myself? I hoped he wouldn’t send me away, but I wouldn’t blame him if he did. I am not worthy of a man like him. Under this facade is an ugly, insecure guy with nothing to offer.

“Angus?”

“Hi. Um. I held up my bag in one hand and my laptop in the other. Netflix and chill?”

He laughed a little and smiled at me. “Shouldn’t you be working?”

“They sent me home early because I was too happy after our afternoon together.”

He stepped back. “Come in then. I see you brought a few things.” I looked at everything I had brought and couldn’t even explain it. First and foremost, I figured I should explain the dog. Barnaby was looking down the steps at Ramsey adoringly.

“Who is this?” Eion squatted down.

Usually, Ramsey didn’t approach people, but he seemed perfectly comfortable with Eion. “This is Ramsey. I hope you don’t mind that I brought him. I dunno, I thought maybe you’d enjoy his company.”

Ramsey got up on his hind legs and licked Eion’s chin. “It’s absolutely okay.”

“I didn’t know what kind of snacks you would like, so I brought a variety of candy, chips, cookies, and of course popcorn. In my backpack, I brought some casual clothes, but I thought you might be interested in helping me out of my corset. And I dunno, a pillow seemed like a good thing. Maybe you are busy and don’t want company. We can go, or you can keep Ramsey overnight if you would like.”

Using his very effective technique, he pulled me into the trailer and kissed me hard. Then he held me at arms-length for a minute and smiled. I loved his smile. He took everything I had then and found spots to stash it all. He brought Barnaby over to him, and introduced him to Ramsey. They sniffed each other, then started to play, which immediately melted my heart.

“Is it okay that I showed up?” I whispered. I hoped he wouldn’t tell me it was too much. He stepped close to me, his hand ran down my arm to my wrist, then he took my hand. Using his other arm, he pulled me in tightly, even though he didn’t have his prosthetic on.

“Angus, it is more than okay. I was sitting here thinking about you.”

“Really?”

“Yes.” He took my hand and placed it on his chest. “See how hard my heart is beating? That’s what you do to me.” I wanted to say something deep, but I was completely at a loss for words. And this was the moment my mind decided to short-circuit because I started to giggle. He held my hand and cocked his head at me, which for some reason made me giggle more. When he started to smile at me and giggled a little, I giggled harder. It was only a few moments before we were both laughing together.

When I finally started to calm down, I looked at Eion, and it made me feel warm and happy. “I’m going to kiss you now,” I said while I tried to get myself back together.

“I would love that.” When my lips met his, it felt like fire under my skin. Any doubt I might have had about our connection was gone because it was more electric than it had been that afternoon. When he leaned into the kiss, his hand moved to the back of my head and deepened it. Our tongues were hot and wet as they moved against each other. It didn’t take much for Eion to get me going because there was something special about him. “You’re a really good kisser, Angus.”

“You are pretty fantastic yourself.”

He chuckled a little, then kissed me hard again. “How about we get you into something comfortable? Knowing you were there wearing that really did things for me.” The fact that he thought about me was beyond what I had hoped. I didn’t want to get too excited about it, but it appeared we had both spent the evening thinking about our afternoon together.

“Help me unlace this and get it off?” I raised my eyebrow at him.

He grinned at me. “It will be my pleasure, but I can’t be held responsible for what my hands or lips want to do.”

“I understand how these things can happen.” When I pulled him against me, I could feel him solid in his sweatpants. Taking off the corset is going to be more fun than putting it on, I suspected.

Chapter fourteen

EION

Angus showed up on my doorstep with his dog, a pillow, and still wore that corset I had laced him into earlier. When I saw him there, it felt like my heart literally stopped. It had only been hours since we were together, but my body still buzzed from earlier in the day. It took all my self-control not to drag him into the trailer and kiss him stupid. Inviting him in was the easiest thing I had ever done. The man was laden with bags, which had made me smile. I had no idea what he expected from the evening, but his being here in my space was enough for me.

You could tell from my sleep pants how I felt about his request. The kiss he gave me a few moments ago had made my toes curl. We weren’t young men, but Angus made me feel like I was twenty again. All I wanted was to touch him, then use my lips to tease goosebumps over his skin. “Do you like me in the vest, Eion?”

“Mrmph.” That was a ridiculous question. There were so many things that were hot about the corset, including the fact that he was bound, which woke up my dominant side. I didn’t want to necessarily hurt my partner, but spanking, binding, and pinning down my lover was a kink I leaned into. I would be more than happy to top Angus, claim him, and control him, but I could also be a power bottom. Happily, I would instruct him on what he needed to do to please me. “I do. You should be bound tight all the time.” My voice was already gravelly.