She ate a few forkfuls of her mashed potatoes.

“Actually, yes.” She took a sip of her drink.

I took a sip of my drink to hide the look of shock on my face. Out of all the girls that I’ve hosted, none of them have wanted to negotiate anything in the manual. They were just happy to be in my presence and getting all their needs met.

“Go on.”

“Those two nights of dinner to talk about sex, I would like to trade that for us to have one night a week to be regular—”

“Regular?”

“Let me finish. Regular as in… talking and speaking like normal folks who live together. Oh, I also would like for you to be affectionate towards me. And kiss me too. And cuddle. I like to cuddle.”

I scoffed. “I’ve been complimenting you since you walked in here. And I will kiss you, during scenes. And I sleep alone. I’ve made that clear.”

“Youknowwhat I’m talking about, Diesel.”

The way she says my name riles my dick back up.

“I don’t understand.”

“If I have to walk around with every one of my holes leaking with your cum, have these workout and journaling sessions, and whatever else you want me to do, then I am going to get something that I want. And those things are what I want. It doesn’t have to be every night.”

She had a point, but that was not how it worked. I made the rules. I ate several bites of food while she kept her eyes on me.

“The gifts that I want. One of them is you being affectionate towards me.”

“The gifts are for the end of the—”

“Can I see that manual?”

“Why?”

“Because I asked for it.”

As I handed it to her, she pulled a pen from her purse.

“Oh good. The Cosmo didn’t ruin it that bad.”

Opening the manual, she scanned a few lines with the point of her pen.

“Here we go.”

“Alright, so, let’s see the first one to go. Breeding?”

She drew a line on the paper.

“What are you doing?” I hissed.

“Um, negotiating.”

Snatching the manual, I saw that she’d scratched outbreedingon the paper.

“What the fuck!”

She snatched the manual back. Scanning the paper, she chewed on the end of the pen.

“Let’s see what’s next. Bondage?”