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Cat nodded. “Okay.”

Hannah took Jake’s hand and let him lead her into his condo. She took a few steps away when he released her and then stiffened and twirled around to face him when she heard the lock snick. Her gaze went from him to the door and back.

“So, um … why did you need to see me?” she asked. She knew she didn’t disguise the fearful tremor in her voice because his eyes narrowed on her.

“I don’t like the look on your face,” Jake said. “I hope you aren’t thinking that I’d ever hurt you.”

“I … no.”

He crossed his arms over his chest. “Really?”

“Oh, well. It’s just that I don’t know you, and I’ve never seen you mad, so if I’m anxious right now, I hope you’ll take that into consideration.”

He tipped his head forward. “I will. My first question is, why were you hiding from me?”

Oh, God. The last thing she wanted to talk about was the night before. “I wasn’t.”

Chapter Nineteen

Jake stalked toward her, and she stepped back until she hit the wall. He placed his hands on the Sheetrock beside her shoulders and leaned into her personal space.

He had no idea what she was hiding, but they wouldn’t leave the condo until he knew.

“Would you like to think about that answer, Sweetheart? Because if I find out you’re lying to me, you’ll be punished.”

Her eyes widened. “Punished? You can’t punish me.”

He narrowed her eyes. “I’ve told you before that submissives get punished.”

“I’m not sure I’m submissive, for one thing. For another. I don’t have a Dom, so this is irrelevant.”

What the fuck. He knew there had been a lack of communication between them because of circumstances out of his control. But she lived with him. They had sex. Did he really have to put it into words?

“What makes you think you’re not my submissive?” he asked.

“Jake, you barely pay attention to me.”

“When?”

“In the club, for one thing. The two times I’ve worked, you haven’t been around. Don’t you think if you were my Dom, you’d want to be there with me, especially the first night? Instead, I got dropped onto Cat and Macy’s laps. Did you not think I would be terrified at first? This is a whole new world to me.”

“I haven’t had a choice, Sweetheart. There was no one else to work in the basement with the needed experience. I had you with Macy and Cat because I knew they’d watch you like a hawk. I also checked in with Macy every half hour. I would have had you with me if I thought the basement wouldn’t have freaked you out.”

He watched her think about it for a moment.

“That doesn’t make us … whatever it is. Dom/sub pair,” she said.

“How about the fact that you’re living with me, sleeping in my bed, and we’re having sex?”

She looked away, but not before he saw her attempt to hide her feelings.

“I think you feel responsible for me since you found me and don’t know what to do with me. Maybe you’re trying to find a way to get me to leave without hurting me. You don’t have to worry, Jake. I’ve been hurt many times. A few more won’t matter. As far as the sex, it was one time, and you didn’t enjoy it. So, it doesn’t count.”

He was flabbergasted. “You don’t think I enjoyed having sex with you? Fuck. It was the exact opposite.”

She glanced at him and looked confused. “What?”

“I enjoyed it too much.”

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