Me:That depends. What exactly do you think this mouth can do?
 
 A beat. Then:
 
 Dog:Now you’re speaking my language.
 
 Another message follows, seconds later.
 
 Dog:I’d bet it’d look good wrapped around my fingers first.
 
 My breath catches.
 
 Ishouldback off.
 
 Imeantto just bait him. Set a hook.
 
 But something about the brazenness—the raw, reckless honesty of it—makes heat bloom low in my stomach.
 
 My thumbs move before I can think.
 
 Me:You think you could handle it?
 
 Dog:I can handle you flat on your back, legs over my shoulders, begging.
 
 Jesus.
 
 I swallow hard, the burn of it hot and low, and squeeze my thighs together without thinking.
 
 This is supposed to be a game.
 
 But I’m slipping, fast, and it feels too good to stop.
 
 Me:I don’t beg.
 
 Dog:You will.
 
 I bite my lip.
 
 Stare at the phone.
 
 Then type slowly, deliberately.
 
 Me:You’re all talk.
 
 Dog:Say the word, sweetheart. I’ll show up. I’ll ruin you so good you won’t remember that bastard’s name.
 
 I exhale, shaky now, my fingers brushing over the waistband of my leggings as if on autopilot.
 
 Me:Tell me how.
 
 His answer comes without hesitation.
 
 Dog:First, I’d make you take off your shirt real slow. Let me see what I’m working with.
 
 Dog:Then I’d push you down and put my mouth everywhere you’re trying to hide.
 
 Dog:And when you’re shaking and soaked through, I’d flip you over and fuck you like I don’t need to breathe.
 
 I drop my phone on the blanket and press my hand between my thighs, eyes fluttering shut.