Page 83 of Pretty Little Thing

Twenty-One

Clive

Nora chuckles softly,but I didn’t say anything funny.

She lays on her side with her back to me. The bed sheet rests up on us. I lean over with a hand on her naked waist beneath the sheet and kiss her shoulder.

“What?” I ask.

“Nothing,” she says.

“You’re laughing at nothing?”

“No, not nothing.” She turns her head back and I brush the blonde hair off her temple to see her better. “This is nice,” she says.

“You didn’t think it’d be nice?”

“I didn’t expect it to be so quiet and sweet afterward.”

I chuckle, once again pressing my lips against her soft skin. “You never cuddle after sex before?” I quip.

“I have, obviously. I just didn’t expect it after that.”

I run my hand up her bare shoulder. “It’s called aftercare.”

“Oh?”

“If a scene gets too intense, a Dom will often comfort their sub after. Hold them, talk it out, let them know that are not, in fact, a worthless cum-slut created to be used and disposed of.”

Thankfully, she laughs. “Oh, good, because I was wondering...”

“It fosters intimacy, strengthens the bond.”

She touches my hand in front of her, gently sliding her nail along the back of my wrist. “Is that why you held me when I passed out at Red Brick?” she asks.

I nod. “Yes... and I really was worried you’d fall and hit your head.”

“I might have,” she says. “I could barely stand.”

“I know. I caught you, though.”

“You certainly did.” Her smile widens. “That’s really nice, actually. I didn’t know BDSM had that sweet side to it...”

“It’s important,” I say. “Doms comfort their sub and subs reassure their Dom that they did nothing wrong and they enjoyed the experience.”

Nora turns onto her back to get an easier look at me. “Is that what I should be doing now?”

“If it’s true. If I did something wrong, I’d like to know that as well.”

She reaches up to touch my cheek. “Well, I had fun,” she says, smiling. “And I do not, in fact, believe I am a worthless cum-slut.”

I laugh. “Good.”

Nora’s eyes glide downward, stopping at the edge of the sheet just below my abs. “So...” Her voice falls, along with the question obviously lingering on it.

“What?” I ask.

“Do Doms and subs ever have, like... regular sex? Or is it always so intense?”

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