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slaps, she began to sob.
    He was relentless. "No. More. Lyin'. Missy."
    She nodded into the comforter, crying freely. "Yes, sir." It seemed like he was spanking harder.
    When she couldn't take one more smack, he stopped, and pulled her into his arms as he lay down on the bed. She cried into his shoulder for a few minutes, until she was all cried out. Her butt still throbbed and tingled with itchy sparks.
    "You're so mean to me," she whispered.
    "Come out to dinner with me again tomorrow night."
    Gabby didn't have the energy left to lift her head. "Even though I lied to you?"
    "You just paid for that, and have a clean slate. You're not gonna do it again, are you?"
    "No, sir."
    "Then you pick a place, and that's where we'll go."
    She slid her hand down his torso and cupped his half-hard member. "Anywhere?"
    "Well, I don't want to go to Nebraska, but that's about my limit."
    "How about New York? I know a little place right outside Central Park."
    She could sense him nodding, but she was more interested in the hardening flesh in her hand.
    "You make the reservations," he told her. "Mmm. I like that. Don't stop."
    She squeezed. "Okay. I'll make reservations. There's something I'd like to eat right now, though."
    He chuckled. "Don't let me stop you, li'l girl."

Chapter 3
    Gabriella woke later than usual the following day. A smile crept over her face as she remembered the night before. It had been perfect, magical. When Ace touched her, she wanted to burst with pleasure. He was gorgeous and smart and funny. The way he spoke was like maple syrup, sweet and unlike anything she'd ever known before. He treated her like a precious person, and she wondered at the way that made her feel. The demands that he made upon her—decorum, manners, cooperation, even obedience—added to her sense of being cared for. He could be a little forceful, and wasn't always comfortable to be around, but he was never oblique. Ace made his wishes known, along with his opinions but at the same time, he listened to hers attentively. He didn't treat her like unwashed pavement.
    She was beginning to look to him for his greater experience as well. Although their age difference was something she wanted to ignore, Gabby had to admit that it made her take him more seriously, listen more carefully and look for the reasoning behind his words. There was no getting around the age difference, but it mattered and it didn't, all at the same time.
    When he went back to Texas, she'd miss him a great deal. She never expected to have things become more permanent, but he had insinuated himself in her life and she couldn't fool herself into thinking that she wouldn't be very alone after he left. She wasn't the fling type, even if she wished she could be, and neither was he. What made her think she could use him and walk away?
    She indulged herself in an extra hour of sleep since she'd not gotten home until after 3:00 a.m. Ace seemed inclined to have her stay until morning, but they both realized that wouldn't work out with Gabby's mother waiting at the apartment. And she was waiting.
    Although her conversation with her mother didn't devolve to screaming and growling, Gabby's mother had called her some pretty rude names. Resentful, Gabby tucked her mother in bed and retreated to her own room in sleepy defeat.
    It started all over again the next morning.
    "I see you managed to get out of bed this morning. Out of your bed, that is. You crawled out of his bed late enough…or maybe you were kicked out."
    Gabby gritted her teeth. "I'm not getting into it with you, Mama."
    "Ashamed?" She shifted around in her recliner and groaned.
    "No. I am not ashamed." Gabby began walking away. She needed to get busy cleaning the house. She liked to take advantage of days when she wasn't scheduled to work. It seemed like the household chores never ended.
    "You should be. Come back here."
    Gabby stopped but did not turn back to face her mother. "I don't want to argue."
    "Honey…honey…" Her mother