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He drew in a deep breath and blew it out. “Yeah, I really do. For the first time in weeks I feel like I can finally breathe. I have you safe at home and my relationship with my father is on the mend. Nothing else matters, not even the election. With you and my family, I already have everything I could ever want.”

“I’m so happy,” I said as I pulled him in for a kiss.

He came easily, kissing me slowly, but as things started to heat up, he pulled away. “Aww, don’t go. It was just getting good,” I whined.

“You need to heal—”

“No! Your dad, my doctor, said that moving is good,” I reminded him.

“He also said it had to be within reason and you and I both know sex between us isn’t reasonable,” he pointed out.

I laughed. “It is pretty extraordinary, isn’t it?”

Topher laughed too. “It sure is.”

“Okay, how about we compromise,” I suggested.

“What did you have in mind?” he asked, looking at me skeptically.

I reached over and slid my finger along the hard ridge inside his sweatpants. “I’m suggesting that we get to have some fun, but I let you do all the work,” I told him, arching a brow at him in what I hoped was a seductive gesture.

Topher sounded breathless. “Do you mean…”

“I want you to make love to me, Topher.” I held my breath, wondering if he was still going to insist that we wait. He stood up and I smiled as he offered me his hand. “Does this mean yes?”

“This means yes…with certain rules.”

“Oooh! Kinky,” I said as I stood up. I leaned into him, nuzzling his ear. “Will I get punished if I’m a bad boy and break a rule?” I purred.

“Yes,” he breathed. “And your punishment will be that we stop.”

I pulled my head back and frowned at him. “Well, that doesn’t sound sexy at all.”

Topher laughed at my pout. “Just follow the rules and you’ll be fine.”

“Fine, what are these rules?” I asked as we walked through the house together, locking doors and turning off lights.

“There’s really only one. I’m in charge and you do whatever I say.”

He let out a little yelp as I grabbed him with my good arm and spun him around, sealing my mouth over his. “This just got a whole lot better. And what exactly will you have me do?”

I followed Topher up the stairs and down the hall to his bedroom. Charlie huffed when we told her to wait outside then we shut the door. Finally, he turned to me and began slowly unbuttoning my shirt. “That’s simple, lie there and take whatever I give you,” he told me in a low growl.

His words were like a shot of lust that went straight to my groin and I moaned. My balls grew heavy and blood rushed from all other areas of my body, settling in my cock and making it impossibly hard. Topher moved slowly, cautiously, as he pulled my shirt off then helped me readjust the sling around my arm. “This stays on,” he said firmly.

I knew better than to risk our good time by arguing with him, so I kissed him instead. Topher told me to sit on the end of the bed while he retrieved the supplies from the side table drawer. He tossed them on the bed and then knelt on the floor in front of me as he slid my socks from my feet. The love in his eyes as he looked at me took my breath away.

Never, in my entire life, had anyone looked at me the way Topher Brooks looked at me—like I was more important to him than anyone else in the world, like I was his whole world. I knew how he felt though because he was everything to me. He was my reason for breathing.

I brushed a wayward strand of hair out of his face. “I love you so much and I don’t ever want this to end.”

His smile made me melt. “Me either. I was going to ask you this later, but… close your eyes.” He bit down on his lip.

“What?” I was curious about what had him suddenly acting so shy.

“Just close your eyes,” he repeated.

I smiled at him and let my eyelids shut. I listened as he moved away from me and then it sounded as if he were opening and closing a drawer. His voice was close again when he told me I could open my eyes. My heart started beating double-time and my eyes darted to his questioningly when I saw him standing in front of me, holding a little black box. He held my gaze as he lowered himself down on one knee.

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