“I love you, Matt.”
* * *
As soon as she’d said it, Kate’s stomach dropped. What had she been thinking?
But for one brief second, she saw the same feelings gleaming in his dark eyes. And then they blanked out. He was so good at hiding his feelings, but she’d seen them. He loved her.
He gazed at her, and stroked his hand through her hair—so much for the imaginary chains—then he drew her to his body again, cupping her head to his chest. She could hear his heart beating. She was warm tucked against him like this, his big cock still inside her. She closed her eyes and let the steady rhythm lull her, until she finally fell asleep.
* * *
When she awoke again, he was still inside her, but he was growing hard again. She glanced at the bedside clock and realized she’d only been asleep about twenty minutes, but tendrils of sunshine were streaming in the window.
She arched against him, enjoying the feel of his rapidly hardening cock inside her, but he flattened his hand on her lower back, stilling her movements.
“I think it’s time for more sleep, not sex.”
She smiled. “I’m not tired.”
“That’s because you’ve been sleeping. I couldn’t do that with your soft, sexy body as a blanket.”
She laughed, then leaned in and kissed his neck. “Poor man. I feel so sorry for you.” At that, she spiraled her hips, loving the feel of his big cock swirling inside her.
He tipped onto his side and drew away from her, his big cock pulling out of her.
“I would think you’d love to wake up to a willing woman wanting to have hot morning sex.”
But when she gazed at his face, he wore a serious expression.
“That little episode was fun, but we’re here to train you as a sub so we need to stay focused.”
She stroked his cheek. “Matt, I think you’ve done a great job helping me accept my submissive side. I’m loving being your sub.” She nuzzled his neck.
“That’s good. Then”—he hesitated for a moment and she glanced up at him—“maybe we’re done.”
“What do you mean ‘done’?”
He sat up, his body sliding away from her as he did. She sat cross-legged facing him.
“You said it yourself. You love being a sub. It sounds like we can end the training period.”
“I said I love being your sub,” she corrected. “I’m getting the idea that when you say you want to end the training period, that means you want to end our week together, too.”
“That’s right.”
She frowned. “This isn’t about the training. This is about the fact I said I love you.”
* * *
Damn it. Matt had hoped to avoid this. He had hoped she’d take the hint and let it drop.
“Kate, I already told you, there is no future for us.”
“I don’t believe you. I saw it in your eyes. I see it now. You love me, too.”
“Kate, don’t…” He turned his gaze away from her.
She grasped his chin with her soft fingers and turned him back to face her.