Page 45 of Only for the Moment
“Are you afraid I would use a label against you, see you or treat you as less than I did before?”
“You wouldn’t.” But othersmight. They would see her as less than. Just as she’d been guilty of seeing subs as less than.
Isaac’s mouth tightened, his eyes narrowing. “Let me make something very clear, Ken. What’s between us isn’t going to be open to anyone else’s interpretation or criticism or interference. If you had been wearing my collar that night, the visit to Club X would have gone exactly the same. I’d never allowanyone to use you or treat you as inferior. Being a sub doesn’t mean that. Submission is the most precious gift you could give me besides your love, and I’d never let anyone demean you or use it against you.”
Kennedy’s eyes went wide. “L-love?”
“Love.” Apparently he wasn’t afraid to say it. And when he dropped his head to nuzzle her neck, her ear, surrounding her completely, her fear drainedaway too. “No matter what happens, I will cherish everything you give me. Everything else we can figure out together. Build your trust in me on that one promise, and know I’ll keep it.
“If tonight is a no, then it’s a no. I’m a big boy; I can take a no.” She felt his lips curve against her neck. “I’d love a yes, to know that you’re willing to try, but if we need to wait, we will.”
He would wait,but thinking back on the need she’d seen in his eyes, Kennedy realized she didn’t want to. Why wait when he needed her now? Something inside him was reaching out for this, for her. And something inside her needed this too.
Grasping her courage with both hands, she gave him the only answer she could: “Yes.”
