His face softened. “I’m sorry for that, but I’m not sorry you’re free. Well, were free. Because now? You’re mine, and don’t think you can just walk away.” His eyes filled with humor. “I do have handcuffs, after all.”
She laughed, as she was sure he’d intended. “That you do.”
Before she could say another word, Jeremy got out of bed and pulled on Santa-themed boxers and a T-shirt. When he was done, he grabbed her by the hand and playfully yanked her out of bed. “C’mon. Let’s go see what we can scrounge up for dinner.”
She yanked back. “I don’t have any clothes on. Again.”
He grinned. “I know. Feels good, doesn’t it? And this way, my submissive beauty, I can touch you when the mood strikes me.”
She pushed aside the reflexive embarrassment and thought about what he’d told her several times over the last few days. Whenever, wherever, and however. If he wanted her naked, she knew he had a good reason. And his good reasons had been proven to come with at least one and sometimes more than one incredible orgasm. Besides, he was right. It did feel good. Liberating in an odd sort of way, like shedding the skin of her old, unfulfilling sex life.
Even the word submissive felt better than it had, especially when Jeremy said it like that, his voice low and approving, his eyes hot with banked desire. “You with me, kitten?”
She reached out and grabbed a fistful of his shirt, tugging him down for a swift kiss. “I’m with you.”
He barked out a surprised laugh, then pulled her close for a lingering one, his hands gripping her hips and making her heart flip-flop.
Together, they stepped out of the bedroom into the living room, freezing in their tracks. Right smack in the middle of the floor was Oscar, sound asleep and purring, curled up on a nest of stolen underwear—including the pair she’d been wearing and the single pair Jeremy had allowed her to bring. The pair that had been in a fully zipped duffel bag.
“You should’ve named him Houdini.” She shook her head.
Jeremy laughed. “I told you, he’s a dominant beast who has an underwear fetish. He’ll do whatever it takes to get your underwear.”
She grinned. “He’s not the only one. I know someone else like that. And as it turns out, I like that dominant streak in a guy. And his cat.”
He grinned back, then his face turned serious and he spun her around, pressing her back against the wall, leaning his forehead against hers. “I swear to you, kitten, I’ll never use my dominance to hurt you. Never in anger. Never to embarrass you. Never to be cruel. Only to increase your pleasure, and mine.” He kissed her sweetly, laced his fingers with hers and held them against the wall. “You’re my Christmas miracle, elf-girl, and you have my word. And no, I won’t tell your rabbi.”
His words were a vow, a solemn promise that hinted at so much more to come, coated in his trademark teasing style. Her eyes teared up even as she laughed and she had to blink to be able to see his sweet, sexy face. “I believe you, Jeremy. Never thought I’d trust another man, but I do. And Hanukkah is about a miracle too, so if my rabbi asks, let’s just go with that. Deal?”
He grinned and kissed her again, bumping his hips against hers. “Deal.”
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Jodie Griffin has always been a reader, but never imagined being a writer. She’d read anything she could get her hands on (including cereal boxes) but school papers were written one painful word at a time—and never over required word count. Then, one ordinary day, something changed. A story idea came, demanding to be put on paper. After several years of practice, she took the leap, submitted her first story, and hasn’t looked back since.
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ISBN-13: 9781426897450
MATZOH AND MISTLETOE
Copyright © 2013 by Jodie Griffin
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