Total pages in book: 73
Estimated words: 70014 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 350(@200wpm)___ 280(@250wpm)___ 233(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 70014 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 350(@200wpm)___ 280(@250wpm)___ 233(@300wpm)
Stefan perked up slightly like he was in class and knew the answer the teacher was looking for. “Like kneeling and spankings? I read about those.”
Something in his tone had shifted and he sounded eager, not worried, so I let my voice soften so I could tease him a bit. “Yes, I bet Kenzie’s books have lots of subs kneeling for their Doms and being bent over laps and tables to get a spanking.”
“He…” Stefan paused and blinked a few times. “Some of his books called spankings funishments.”
That was definitely the right word for what Kenzie and his Daddy were doing.
“Because for some couples they explore punishments in fun ways and they’re part of a scene that leads to a wonderful orgasm, not anyone actually needing to change their behavior.” I didn’t think Stefan was the spanking-for-punishment type based on the barely controlled eagerness I could see in his eyes.
“If we were going to explore a fun spanking, it could be part of a scene where we pretended you’d been naughty or it could be a slow scene that gently built up to spanking. There’s no right or wrong way to do it. We could even start with a scene from a book you read and take cues from that.” His immediate blush said he had plenty of material to choose from.
“But…but we’d start with a date?” This time he was nibbling on his lip and not the adorable Lunchable he’d packed for himself.
“There’s no right or wrong for that either, but we could start with having lunch or dinner and then pick out one or two other things to try.” I had to scramble to think of good options, though. I hadn’t come in expecting our conversation to head in that direction. “We could try a simple scene like kneeling or something like that, or we could do something like curl up on the couch and you see what you think of a binkie while I read to you.”
His eyes widened and he had to swallow a few times before words came out. “Which…which would you prefer?”
“Either, honestly, but I think the easiest way to start might be with the reading idea. It feels like it would be less stressful for you, but that might be me overthinking it.” Stefan seemed like the type to need time to warm up to the more sexual side of a scene, but I waited not so patiently as he slowly nodded.
“I…That makes sense.” The nodding continued as he processed the idea or whatever was running through his head. “The…your friends didn’t make it sound scary.”
Thank goodness for cheerful oversharers?
“I’m glad. I know this is new and I don’t want to push you into anything that sounds scary.” I couldn’t help letting a bit of heat show and it sent a shiver through him. “But making you a bit nervous could be fun.”
Blink.
Blink.
“Like…like the way some people enjoy scary movies? That…that adrenaline rush?”
Smart men were very sexy…and curious ones were off the chart.
“Yes, just like that.” Slowly running one hand along my thigh, I tried to keep how new he was to the lifestyle at the front of my mind. “The anticipation of a spanking or a scene might make you feel a lot of different emotions but not the bad kind of fear. I want you worked up and shaking with desire as I tease you with your first spanking, not fear.”
“I…I might be a little bit worried.” That soft confession almost made me smile but I didn’t want him to think I was laughing at him. “But…but that’s to be expected.”
It was.
“We just need to do our best to establish good communication so that there are no misunderstandings.” Wanting to make sure he understood what I meant, I teased him a bit. “I’m a dragon but not a psychic.”
Stefan frowned and a tiny pout escaped. “Oh, you can’t read minds or anything? I was hoping I just hadn’t done it right to make it work.”
He was disappointed the dragon in front of him couldn’t read his mind?
“Well, technically it’s possible between mates but it’s not something that happens on a regular basis.” Mostly because it’d been a long time since more than a handful of dragons each generation had found their mate.
“Really?” Stefan squirmed excitedly and I could almost see his little side peeking out. “Is information on that in the restricted section?”
“Yes. I think so.” Frowning, I ignored how cute he was and tried to remember the books in that area. “I don’t know what’s in there exactly. I took a field trip there when I was a kid, but it’s not part of my council duties or something that I was focused on personally.”
Stefan’s expression volleyed between disappointment and acceptance.
“But we can look together once I get the right person to fix the door.” And to figure out what had gone wrong to begin with. “That’s a priority.”