“It never mattered what you wanted to specialize in,” he said.
“I was planning to become a medical examiner,” she said.
There was a long silence while Justin processed what she’d said. When it finally all settled into his mind his eyes lit with understanding. “Because of your empath abilities?”
Had it not been for the years of practice at schooling her features, Caitlin was sure her mouth would be hanging open in shock at that moment. “You really do get me, don’t you?”
Justin’s lips curled up into a sexy smile. “I’ve been after you for more than three years. Let’s just say I’m a very observant stalker.”
“Does that bother you?”
“No,” he said. “I kind of enjoy stalking you.”
She gave him an annoyed looked until he put his hands up in surrender.
“Just kidding,” he said. “Your career choice would have bothered me at first because I didn’t know you yet. All I knew was that you excited me and you were going to be a doctor. In my mind that made you perfect. Once I got to know you, I realized you’re perfect for many other reasons. Now, your happiness is all that matters. If you want to go that route, that’s fine with me. Since you’ll be working with humans, it’ll be a harder career to pull off after twenty years of not aging.”
“Now is not the time to think about getting me pregnant,” she said with a shudder.
Justin laughed. “In case you’ve forgotten, Lydia was changed with no baby. We don’t have to procreate if you don’t want to, but please don’t tell my mother that. She looked heartbroken when she realized you weren’t pregnant. Watching her cuddle Hope has convinced me that my mom will be pushing for grandchildren soon. As far as I’m concerned, I’m not aching to become a father anytime soon. When I saw Tempest and Aiden’s triplets, I did get a little excited about the idea of seeing you pregnant, but I’m not going to push you to have a baby. You’re all I need.”
“I might change my mind someday,” Caitlin said. “Actually, I’ve always liked the idea of having one child, but for now I just want to get my life together.”
“Fine with me. I’m selfish, so I want you all to myself right now anyway,” Justin said. “With the control you have over your abilities, you don’t have to stay away from people. Maybe you should rethink your career choice. What I said about being fine with whatever you choose is true. Okay, so I’d be lying if I didn’t say I want you to work with me, but it’s your choice.”
Before Caitlin could reply there was a panicked shout from another booth. “Olivia!”
Caitlin turned to see a frantic mother with a little girl about five. The girl was turning red almost purple. Justin was across the room in an instant. He reached for the little girl, but the distraught mother tried to block him.
“He’s a doctor,” Caitlin said in a soothing voice and sent waves of calm toward the mother. “Let him take care of your daughter.”
Justin flipped the girl upside down instead of trying the Heimlich maneuver. Then she felt the compulsion in his voice.
“Let your throat and neck relax,” he said. “That’s it.” His palm came down on her back twice and a chunk of hotdog flew out before she vomited all over the front of his jeans.
Justin handed the crying girl off to her mother who was weeping and thanking him. “I guess I should go home and change,” he told Caitlin. “Thanks for calming the mother down. If you hadn’t been here, I’m not sure I could have saved the girl.”
Caitlin pulled Justin’s head down and kissed him. “That was incredible. Although it’s not the way we learned to handle that kind of situation.”
He shrugged. “She’s so tiny that I was afraid I’d injure her doing the Heimlich maneuver. You were pretty incredible yourself.”
Caitlin felt a little uncomfortable which was strange because it’s not like Justin didn’t praise her for things. Maybe it was just that she’d never been a part of saving anyone’s life and Justin was giving her credit for helping. The whole thing was pretty intense, and it was making her rethink things.
“Maybe it would be nice to work with the living,” she said thoughtfully.
Justin grabbed her hand and squeezed. “I won’t lie; having you work with me has been my dream since I first met you, but your happiness is the most important thing to me.”
Tears burned the backs of Caitlin’s eyes. Not fighting her emotions all the time was strange and a little overwhelming, especially with Justin’s emotions affecting her too. Damn that man loved her, and it was amazing.
“Let’s go home so I can get cleaned up,” Justin said. “After that, I want to spend at least an hour inside your body.”
The rush of heat that ran through Caitlin’s body made her involuntarily squeeze her legs together. There were moments when Justin knew just the right thing to say.
Chapter Fifteen
The house was empty when they got back, much to Caitlin’s relief. Justin showered while she waited impatiently for him to come into the bedroom. The idea of joining him in the shower was tempting, but she’d decided to surprise him instead.
Her patience was rewarded when Justin entered the bedroom wearing nothing but a towel. Droplets of water still clung to his chest, making Caitlin long to lick each one off. He stood frozen, staring at her in the black thong which tied at the sides and her black strappy sandals. She wasn’t sure if they were the same ones she’d worn the day they’d first met, but Justin seemed to appreciate them anyway.
His eyes traveled up her body slowly, and she could see the outline of his erection under the towel. “You love pushing me, don’t you?”
She raised an eyebrow and gave him a condescending look. “I certainly can’t be held accountable for your lack of control.”
“Speaking of control,” Justin said and walked toward the chest of drawers at the other end of the room. “Those sandals reminded me of one of my favorite fantasies about controlling you.”
As Caitlin’s belly fluttered with nerves and excitement, Justin rummaged through one of the drawers and pulled out four ropes.
“What happened to all of those special bondage toys you bought?” Caitlin asked with a nervous laugh.
“My first bondage fantasy was ropes,” he said. “That’s exactly what I plan on using now. Do you want to lie down like a good girl? Or do I need to put you over my knee first to get you to comply?”
Caitlin laughed and shook her head. “Okay, that good girl thing was not sexy at all.”
He smiled sheepishly. “Yeah, it sounded a lot better in my head. The choice is still the same.”
Caitlin raised an eyebrow and gave him a disdainful stare.
Justin chuckled. “I’m hoping for the second option.”
After a moment’s hesitation, Caitlin sat down on the bed to remove her shoes.
“Leave those on,” Justin ordered, “but take the panties off.”
As much as Caitlin liked the idea of what Justin wanted to do, she hated taking orders. “You know I’m only doing this because I want to, right?”
“I’m well aware of that. You know I’d never ask you to do anything you didn’t want to do, right?”
She snorted and tossed her panties at him.
Justin caught them in one hand, brought them up to his nose and inhaled. “You are so hot that I can’t get enough of you,” he said and put the panties in the drawer where he’d gotten the ropes.
Caitlin shuddered.
“Lie back on the bed,” he ordered.
Caitlin did as he said and watched as he tied her arms and legs to the bed. Since he’d broken the bedposts to free himself, the ropes had to be secured to the bed frame. She couldn’t stop herself from pulling at the ropes to test them, even knowing there was no way she could get free.
Justin stepped back and watched her wiggle around on the bed tugging at the restraints. “This may be one of the sexiest things I’ve ever seen,” he said in a hoarse voice.
“I didn’t think I’d like this so mu
ch,” Caitlin admitted.
“Can I blindfold you?” he asked.
“Don’t even think about it,” she said and gave him a look that clearly said he’d regret trying.
Justin just shook his head. “Tied to my bed and still looking at me like I’m beneath you. What am I going to do with you?”
“Shall I make some suggestions?”
“I’ve got a few ideas of my own I’d like to try first,” Justin said, one corner of his lips quirked up in a lopsided grin.
Caitlin watched as he walked away from the bed and draped the towel over the back of the chair. Even when she’d been ready to kill Justin, she’d been impressed with his body. Now she had to wonder why she’d waited so many years to see him naked. When he turned, she wasn’t surprised that he was already fully erect.
“Do you have any idea how sexy you are in nothing but those shoes and ropes?” he asked as he sat on the side of the bed and brushed his fingertips from the rope on one of her wrists along her arm. “My self‑control is ready to snap.”
When his fingers trailed along her ribcage and up to cup her breast Caitlin arched into his hand. Justin took the hint and bent forward to take her nipple into his mouth. Suckling with just the right amount of pressure, he soon had her tugging at the ropes again as she writhed against his mouth. Her eyes drifted shut, and one of his hands slid between her legs to stroke her.
“You’re so wet already,” he murmured and then blew on her sensitive nipple before his mouth covered the other nipple. All the while his fingers continued to stroke her. He pulled back and watched her face intently. “Do you want to know what I fantasized about doing to you while you were tied to my bed?” he asked as he laid on his side and continued to strum her aching clit with his finger.
“I think I can guess,” she said in a strained voice.
“I’ll bet you can’t,” Justin assured her. “Lucky for you, I plan to show you.”
Justin settled himself between her legs and used his hand to lift her off of the bed so he could place his mouth over her and suckle her clit.
Caitlin fought the urge to scream and tried to grab Justin’s hair until she remembered her hands were tied. She’d never imagined this type of sexual torture could be so exciting. Having Justin completely in control of her pleasure freed her to drown in the erotic sensations.
His tongue moved away from her clit and slid inside of her. With her hips lifted and her legs tied, she was powerless to move against him as his tongue drove her insane. He alternated between erotic thrusts and tortuously slow strokes.
Caitlin’s body coiled tighter with her impending climax. That’s when Justin stopped and settled her back onto the bed. She glared at him as he moved away from the bed and grabbed an armchair. Justin situated the chair close to the bed and propped his feet up on the end.
“What are you doing?” Caitlin asked and continued to move in a desperate attempt to bring her legs close enough to relieve the sexual tension. The ropes kept them just far enough apart to make that impossible.
“Bringing my fantasy to life,” he said, and it was obvious by the rough sound of his voice that he was torturing himself too. “Tell me you want me.”
“I think that’s obvious,” she said.
“Beg me to take you,” he ordered.
Even in her aroused state, she gave him a haughty laugh. “Beg you? I don’t think so. If that’s part of your fantasy, you’re going to be disappointed.”
“I won’t be disappointed at all,” he assured her as he stood and walked across the room. “In my fantasy, it takes a lot to get you to beg, but it’s worth it,” Justin said and removed another item from the drawer where the ropes had been kept. This time he returned with something wrapped around his right index finger. It was blue with nubs on it. “Have you ever played with one of these?” he asked.
“No,” she said and eyed his finger eagerly. “Have you?”
“Not yet,” he said. “I bought it just for you. We’ll start with this. Don’t worry; if it’s not enough to make you beg I’ve got plenty of other toys.”
Caitlin stifled a moan. “Bring it on.”
He chuckled and settled on to the bed beside her. His mouth claimed hers, and the vibrator on his finger pressing against her clit. The vibrations were weak as he made slow teasing circles. His tongue caressed hers and explored her mouth in a maddeningly slow way that had her dying to grab his hair and pull him closer. When the vibrator on Justin’s finger picked up in strength his tongue increased its tempo. His mouth left hers, and he kissed his way down to her neck and sucked at her pulse.
Any minute she knew Justin would bring her to screaming bliss. That’s when he stopped again. This time he laid next to her and played with her erect nipples. Caitlin was left panting and lifting her hips, trying to find relief.
“Ready to beg?” he asked and looked up at her with raw hunger in his eyes. It was then that she decided Justin would be the one to beg. She might be tied up, but he was being tortured too.
“Something tells me I won’t be the one begging,” she said with a knowing smile.
His eyebrows went up. “Now that sounds like a challenge. Care to place a bet?”
“Why not?” she said with as much confidence as a horny woman tied to a bed could manage. “Name your terms.”
“Winner gets to ask the loser for any sexual favor at a time and place of their choosing,” he said. “Before you agree, remember I’ve had a lot of time to fantasize about having you in all sorts of different places.”
Caitlin hesitated, wondering if she was being too confident. Lydia got off on exhibitionism, but Caitlin wasn’t much into the idea of people watching her have sex, especially the kind she enjoyed with Justin. Then again, she expected to win the bet. What really surprised her was the fact that, despite her nervousness about what he might choose, she was more than a little turned on at the thought of losing this bet to Justin.
“Don’t think you can win, do you?” he asked with a cocky grin.
Caitlin gave him an arrogant glare. “Since I have more will power than you, I’m sure I can win. You’ve got a bet.” Despite the confidence in her voice, she was a little apprehensive about the bet. Still, it had taken the edge off of her arousal so she was more in control. Judging by Justin’s labored breathing, it was having the opposite effect on him. He appeared to be even more aroused by the idea of winning the bet. Actually, he was probably getting turned on thinking about losing the bet too.
Cocky grin in place, he stood beside the bed. “I’d offer to shake on it, but I can see you’re a little tied up at the moment.”
“Very funny,” she said in a bored tone.
“It seems I’m not keeping you properly entertained,” Justin said and walked across the room. This time he opened a different drawer. “I guess I’ll have to try harder.” When he turned around he was holding a pair of lacey panties.
“How many drawers of toys do you own?” she asked in disbelief.
Justin looked back at the chest of drawers and then back at her. “You probably don’t want to know. Since I met you I’ve done a lot of shopping.”
When he got to the foot of the bed, Justin untied Caitlin’s legs and then ran his hands up the inside of each leg, stopping just short of the spot she wanted him to touch most. Finally he slipped the lacey panties over her ankles and slid them up her body. “These are special panties, he said as he flashed the remote control, which doubled as a cheap looking ring.”
“Lydia has some like this!” Caitlin said and saw Justin cringe. “Well, hers are faux leather.”
“I really don’t want to picture my uncle doing anything sexual with Lydia. I prefer to imagine them sitting around and drinking tea or something like that.”
“Lyd doesn’t drink tea. They have wild and freaky sex,” Caitlin said.
“I’ve heard them,” Justin said with a shudder. “Stop reminding me or I’ll leave you tied to this bed while I go to the gym.”
“I would mak
e you pay dearly for that,” she reminded him.
“Then no more talk about my uncle,” he said and slid the ring onto his pinky finger.
Caitlin burst into laughter. “A pinky ring? That’s quite a statement.”
Justin touched something on the ring and the panties started to vibrate. Caitlin arched her back up off of the bed, and Justin smirked at her. “You’re right; it is a statement, one that says ‘I’m going to win this bet.’ Just relax while I check my email.” With that he slipped on a pair of shorts and sat in front of his laptop.
The vibrations weren’t very strong, and they were just teasing her. “What are you doing?” she demanded.
“Checking my email,” he replied and looked over his shoulder. “You gonna be okay over there? Was there anything you wanted to ask me for?”
“So, your plan is to bore me to death?” she asked.
The smile he gave her was pure satisfied male. “I’d hate to see you bored.” He reached down in front of him and the vibrations increased, making her whimper. “Just rest up while, I take care of this,” Justin said.
Caitlin knew he believed he’d won, but that was so not going to happen.
For the next fifteen minutes, Justin tormented her by changing the vibrations on the panties every couple of minutes. By the end of that time, he was sitting in the chair, hands steepled under his chin, watching her intently as she writhed, moaned, and rubbed her thighs together to try to bring herself to orgasm. The expression on his face told her he thought he was moments from winning the bet.
Caitlin found that focusing her abilities was a little harder when she was really aroused, so putting her plan to win the bet in motion wasn’t easy. Reaching out to Justin, she allowed the tendrils of lust to caress his skin and sent images of him climbing onto the bed and finding release in her body.
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