his breath touched my belly through the thin fabric of my nightgown as he spoke, "i'm not asking, kitten." i was about to say i didn't feel right sleeping next to celia when his hot mouth closed over my puckered nipple, and an unbelievably hard tug inside me quickened my pulse and made the lips of my sex swell.

he let go quickly, but the damage was already done. the residual wetness left by his mouth continued hardening my nipple as the air touched it. my breath was seemingly harder to come by, but caleb seemed calm and in control.

"now," he said over the roar in my ears, "are you going to get in this bed and go to sleep, or are you going to give me a reason to torture you in a thousand different ways that don't hurt?" a whine escaped my throat.

he coaxed me toward the bed, but i dug in my heels and gently refused to move. caleb sighed deeply.

i knew i was testing his patience, but i wouldn't relent. "please make her go," i whispered.

"wouldn't that be mean?" he teased me from previous conversation, and i smiled in spite of myself. he regarded me for a few moments, then rolled his eyes playfully and yelled, "celia!" i jumped. celia woke with a start and rubbed the sleep from her eyes.

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