Teaching Bailey (9 page)

    
"I can hear your thoughts, feel your emotions just as you do and I can control your mood. Make you feel as I want you to feel."

    
Intriguing! Don't forget mind blowing orgasms. What else can you do?

    
"You would be amazed at the things that I'm capable of. But I fear just as this is freaking you out, allowing you to know all of it at one time maybe too overwhelming for you.  Let me just hold you tonight and then when you wake up, I will explain everything."

    
Okay. I'm not ready to leave you anyways. I want you to hold me tight all night, even while I sleep. I want the feeling of safety and security, that I feel when I'm in your arms. I want to crawl into your chest, fall asleep, and wake up exactly the same.

    
"My body is yours Sweet. Trust me."

    
Zach, Ashley.

    
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No, don't worry. I have already spoken with your sister and she is taking care of them. She assured me to worry about nothing and I had to promise her something in return." She saw the look on Damien's face. She didn't like it. It made her nervous.

    
"What did you promise her?"
Answer me damn you! You can't say something like that and then just leave the girl hanging.

     "Calm down. I'm so not leaving you hanging." He smiled and she knew what he meant and he definitely didn't leave her hanging in the least little bit. "It's not bad entirely."

     "Entirely? Entirely!!! Tell me."
Jesus, are you trying to give me a heart attack or just scared the shit out of me over and over tonight?

    
"She asked me if I had a brother. I told her yes. So I kind of have to introduce them. But it doesn't really matter because it was only a matter of time anyways."

    
That's it she thought. She looked at him puzzled as hell. She didn't understand why he seemed to think of that as a bad thing. "You make it sound like it's a bad thing. Is he a convict, married, gay, ugly, fat? Come on I could go on forever here." She giggled feeling relief that it was nothing. Everyone had family members that embarrass them but come on. Really, this much anxiety was uncalled for, or so she thought.

    
"If only you knew you wouldn't think it was uncalled for." His voice fell to a whisper.  She watched his reaction. 
Did I irritate him?

    
"I'm not irritated, Sweet."

    
"Stop that. I told you, I can handle you reading my mind, I can even handle you controlling my emotions but damn, at least let my thoughts be just that. Even if you know."

     He smiled
. "Agreed."

    
He rolled off to the side of her pulling her closely to him.  She snuggled into him.  But she began to wonder why his body was so chilled when hers was on fire. She felt like she had been just engulfed by flames.

    
"If you’re too cold, I can move.  I won't be upset."

    
"I said let my thoughts be them please."
Damn men.
Never listen.

    
His snicker was atmospheric changing itself. She still had questions, very weird questions but they could wait until morning. Her cheek rested on his chest and she was briefly aware that she couldn't hear his heart beating, but sleep graced her with its heavy presence.

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