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something, but
his long night of sexual activity caught up with him and his brain just refused
to function as he sank down into sleep, cradling Ainsley to his heart.
    By the time Aric awoke, half the day had passed. Ainsley lay
curled against his side but the instant he moved, her eyes popped open. Shocked
eyes gazed at him for a moment before they lowered. He grabbed her chin in his
fingers and pulled her face close. Her eyelids dropped shut and he brushed a
kiss over her forehead.
    “Go soak in the tub,” he murmured. “Don’t budge from there
until I tell you to.”
    She wriggled away from him, scurrying across the room to the
bathroom.
    “Leave the door open!” he called out as she stepped inside.
    She disappeared from his sight and he heard the water come
on. A few minutes later, the toilet flushed. With a grin, he got up and headed
to the guest bedroom where his father usually slept when he visited. He
showered quickly and padded naked back to his bedroom. The sound of gentle
splashing came from the bathroom.
    Aric dressed quickly and took the elevator down to his club.
In his office, he made a couple of quick phone calls and then went down to the
security room, where he found his daytime guard watching college football along
with the security cameras.
    “Hey, Chuck. How’s your wife?”
    The guard turned in his swivel chair and grinned. “She’s
good, boss. What’s going on?”
    Aric leaned his hip against the counter and set Ainsley’s
rental car keys in front of his employee. “The car should be in the lot.
There’s an overnight bag in it. Can you bring it in? Oh, and I ordered some
food. It should be here in a half hour. Just put it in the elevator with the
suitcase and send it up, okay?”
    Chuck nodded. “Sure, boss. Anything else?”
    Aric smiled thinking about his second phone call. “Yeah,
Luke is bringing a piece of furniture over. Should be here within the hour.
Same as the food and the suitcase, okay, Chuck?”
    The security guard nodded again, curiosity in his faded-blue
eyes. “You got it. Stick it in the elevator. Send it up.”
    Aric patted the guard on the shoulder. “Great. Thanks,
Chuck.”
    Going back to his office, he raided the locked cabinet
beside his desk. He took out a flogger, a paddle and nipple clamps, grinning
widely at the thought of using them on Ainsley.
    When he walked into the bathroom fifteen minutes later, he
found her dozing in the sunken tub, the heated, jetted water swirling around
her body. He knelt beside her and stroked her hair. She opened her eyes and for
a split second he saw raging hunger in the pale irises. As quickly as it had
come, the emotion fled and Ainsley dropped her gaze from his.
    “How are you?” he asked softly.
    She shrugged. “I’m fine, Sir.”
    Feeling an odd twinge of anger that she was obviously hiding
her emotions from him, Aric rose to his feet. “Lunch will be here soon. You may
get out of the tub and get ready. Your suitcase will be here in a few minutes,
and after lunch, I have a surprise for you.” He turned toward the door but
stopped when he heard her turn off the jets. “Oh and Ainsley? You may wear only
my robe. It’s on the back of the bathroom door.”
    He left the room, closing the door behind him. While she was
busy in the bathroom, he set the table on the glass-enclosed part of the
terrace and collected the food Chuck had sent up. He left Ainsley’s overnight
case just inside the bedroom door.
    He’d just finished opening the food containers when Ainsley
appeared, wearing his forest-green silk robe. The material clung to her lush
body and his cock responded instantly to the visual.
    He gestured toward the table. “You may sit down.”
    She seated herself and he pushed her chair in, then reached
for the takeout containers. He dished up the spicy Mexican food and sat across
from her. As he picked up his fork, he said, “You may eat now, Ainsley.”
    She never lifted her gaze to his, which pleased the Dominant
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