He grabbed her hips and pulled her back on his cock, forcing her to take every inch in her tight, tense hole. There was just enough lube from the plug to ease the way. Neither of them liked too much slickness—it had to hurt a little for Petra to get off. As for him, every second he spent in her ass was a fucking dream.
“Oh, baby,” he sighed, bucking into her. “I love your asshole. It’s so hot and tight. We didn’t do this either, the first night, did we?”
“No, Sir,” she moaned.
“But you wanted to. I bet you wanted this, you naughty slut. You wanted my fat cock in your ass?” He reached up and untied the knot from the carabiner, never stopping the jerking motion of his hips. When he released her arms he pulled her closer, pressing her down against the narrow horse. He could never get close enough to her. He always had to let her out of bondage at the end so he could grind on her, body to body, and squeeze her in his arms.
She yelped as he tugged on the chain between her breasts. He held it in one hand and slapped her thigh with the other. “You like that, huh? Or maybe not. You let me hurt you because I like it? Because you want to please me?”
“Yes, Sir,” she said in a breathless, earnest voice. “Yes, Sir. I want to please you. Please...”
“Please what?”
“I’m going to come soon. Please, can I come?”
“I don’t know. I want to fuck your ass a little longer. Maybe twenty minutes. An hour.”
He laughed at her whimper. They both knew he’d never last that long. Not in one sustained bout, anyway. He took off the clamps one by one, driving deep inside her to the music of each tormented wail. Then he grasped her thighs and pressed his palm right over her clit. He held her close, squeezing her sore breasts. He wanted to be completely inside her, at one with her sensuality and beauty. She made him a new, better man and he’d love her forever for it.
He’d keep her forever...
“Come now,” he whispered. “Come with me deep inside you.”
She bucked back on his cock a few times, riding his hand, and then she went off. He could feel her orgasm, feel the squeeze and rhythm of her ecstasy. It set off his own pulsing climax, heightened by the feel of her in his arms.
“Holy fuck.” He held her, wanting to stay buried inside her as long as possible. He breathed in her scent and basked in her closeness. When his fingers were able to work again, he unfastened her cuffs and rubbed her wrists. “Okay, good girl?”
She made some weak, fucked-out mewl that sounded pretty okay. He pulled out carefully, giving her ass one final pat. Then he lifted her, supporting her legs, and eased her up off the unforgiving horse. When he tried to set her down, she wobbled, so he picked her up again and carried her to a nearby bench.
Petra snuggled against his chest, drifting on the smell of him and the strength surrounding her. “That was nothing at all like the first time,” she whispered against his neck.
He chuckled and held her closer. “It was better, no? At least this time you came.”
Petra laughed with him, marveling at the way she used to be. She’d been so afraid, so closed off. So worried about her precious career, but ironically, she danced better now that she allowed herself to live and love on her own terms. She sat up and gazed into Rubio’s eyes.
“I was lost back then.” She smiled and tugged the tag on her collar. “Now I’m found.”
“Rubio’s Pet.” He nuzzled his cheek against her. When he drew back, he looked sober, almost sad. “I want to ask you something, but I don’t want you to say no.”
She sighed. “If it’s about the peeing thing, I gave you my final answer. Not even in the shower.”
“No, no.” He covered her lips. “It’s something else. Something important.”
He was making her nervous. She traced over a small, light scar on his arm, one of many on his body that reminded her just how much he loved her. “Ask me. I’ll try not to say no.”
“You know, we’ve been together over a year now. I mean, over a year since we first met, and we’ve been through a lot together. We’ve had a lot of ups and downs. And you put up with all kinds of stuff from me and I think you love me.”
“Of course I love you, you big pile of silliness.”
“Not being silly,” he said, easing her up. “I’m not being silly now. I want to ask you...if maybe...if...you know...”
“Please, just spit it out.”
He rubbed a hand over his face. “I want to know if I got a ring and gave it to you, and asked you to marry me, would you say yes?” His face softened, a pleading note in his gaze. “I wanted to ask first, before I did it.”
Petra stared at him. “So this is like...a pre-proposal? Are you asking me if you can ask me to marry you?”
“Sometimes I don’t understand your English. But I think so. Yes. I want to ask you to marry me but I don’t want you to say no. So if the answer is no, I won’t ask.”
Petra hid a smile behind her hand. He looked so serious. Was he really afraid she’d say no? But then, she’d fought the idea of love and relationships for so long. He must have taken her pause as indecision, because he launched into a persuasive spiel.
“We already live together, you know? And it’s good. You make me happy, always. Even when we fight, an hour later I want to love you again because of your smile, and how you make me feel. And if you don’t want to make babies, is okay. I don’t care as long as I have you.”
Now she was the one silencing him with a finger to his lips. “You don’t have to talk me into it. The answer is yes. It’s absolutely yes.”
“Yes?” His expression brightened. “Yes, you’ll marry me?”
“Of course I will. I feel like we’re already married in our hearts.” She pressed her palm against his chest. “Although, in my opinion, this is a really shoddy proposal.”
“Is not the real one,” he protested. “Just feeling things out.”
“I see. Well, for the real one I think you should get some flowers, and romantic music, and maybe a ring.”
He gave her a lopsided grin. “I was going to ask when I was fucking your ass over there.”
Petra burst out laughing. “That would have been worse. But, maybe, oddly appropriate.” Her laughter died away as she reached to caress his stubble-roughened cheek. “And when it comes to babies, we’ll see what happens. Maybe we can have a little girl like Ash and Liam, and we’ll call her Fernandina, and she’ll look exactly like you.”
“Oh, no,” he muttered. “Perhaps some other name.”
“And she’ll be a great ballerina. Or not. Maybe we’ll have a little boy. Maybe we can have both.”
“I think you would make pretty babies,” he said, toying with a lock of her hair. “Someday, if you want. No pressure. But how do you think they would look? I’m so dark, you’re so light. Maybe our babies will be medium.”
Petra had never wanted babies. That was never her dream until she thought about having a baby with Rubio, and then her feelings changed. He would make such a great dad, such a loving and sensitive parent. He loved Alanna and the baby adored Rubio, batting and squealing at him whenever he bounced her on his lap. Maybe they’d end up having “medium” kids, and maybe not, but she understood now that either way, there was a lot more to life than the spring and fall seasons and the summer tour. There was a lot more to life than class and technique and rehearsals.
She shifted on her sore bottom and looked into the eyes of the man she loved, the man who loved her the perfect amount. “Are you sure you want my babies?” she asked. “I’ve been told I have a tragically big forehead.”
“Aw, Petra,” he said, blushing pink beneath his bronze skin. “Your forehead is perfect. Really, I don’t know who told you such a thing. Your forehead is the most beautiful forehead in the world.”
Epilogue: Twelve Years Later
Waiting parents lined the walls of the East London dance studio, their smiles reflected in the facing mirrors. If any of them noted the two ballet legends in their midst, they didn’t make a fuss about it. Petra had been retired five years now, though Rubio still danced with City Ballet on occasion. Both of them taught workshops and acted as consultants at various ballet companies.
But not this one. This little company was ruled by Madame Doubrovska, an eccentric old lady who lived and breathed ballet, even in her mid-seventies. “Chins up, children,” she chirped to the group of preschoolers as they took their places in front of the guests. They were mostly pink-tighted girls, but also a few boys in white shirts and navy tights, one of whom had jet black hair and shining dark eyes like his daddy.
Petra glowed with a mother’s pride. It was Federico’s first recital, a small affair held right in the dance studio. Ruby took her hand and squeezed it. “Look at him,” he whispered. “Such turnout at four.”
She shushed him, squeezing his hand back. Looking at her son, she had to agree. They hadn’t pushed Federico toward dance, but he’d seen daddy dance enough times to want to emulate him. The children demonstrated simple ballet steps to the applause of their parents. Their awkward pliés and wobbly arabesques were touching. Petra remembered her early classes, when dance was all about her teacher’s approving smiles and her soft, pink ballet shoes sliding across the floor.
The children did some gymnastics next, tumbles and cartwheels on multicolored mats. Petra didn’t think she was being biased—Federico was strong and coordinated, and more graceful than the other kids. Dread battled with pride. Ballet was a hard life, although they’d enjoyed it. She looked over at her husband and saw the same conflict in his speculative smile.
When the gymnastics exhibition was done, they pushed the mats to the side and the teacher called smaller groups of children to dance short pieces. Five little girls hopped and swayed to an upbeat song, and then a young boy and girl performed a short balletic version of a nursery rhyme.
Then Federico came forward with two young ladies. He took his place between them and did a pose so Rubio-esque in quality that Petra gasped. As they began to move to the classical music, it became apparent that Federico was fonder of one of the girls than the other. When he focused his attention on her, the other girl protested that he wasn’t doing the right steps. Madame Doubrovska tried to get them back on track, but by that point Federico had struck out on his own, moving boldly to the music.
“He’s a rebel,” Ruby whispered in her ear.