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said,
    “You May Already Be into SM”.
    The following questions appeared:
    Can you get off by having your nipples bitten?
    Jana’s eyes sprung wide. She loved having her nipples pinched and bitten.
    Do you enjoy being fucked hard and wild?
    Yikes! Did she have to admit to that one too? She squirmed in her chair and leaned forward.
    What about lovers who tie each other up with silk scarves?
    Jana relaxed, her shoulders dropping as she inhaled and said, “Never done that one.”
    Do you like to be spanked?
    No! Emphatically no. Then she paused. Tommy, her last boyfriend, had occasionally swatted her playfully on the ass in passing. She had found that arousing, even looked forward to his next whimsical mood.
    And yes it stung, not to mention she hadn’t been turned off by it.
    What did that mean?
    She scrolled down and froze when she read: Congratulations! You may already be a pervert.
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    Uneasy laughter spilled from her lips as she read on to discover that there were many forms of BDSM. One of the most common mistakes was linking BDSM with nonconsensual violence, rape and brutal acts—like abuse. “The failure to distinguish between nonconsensual fantasy and the reality of consensual play is all too familiar,” she read aloud, before she heard a door slam.
    Frantically, she pushed one button and then another, the screen going blank just before Nicolas entered the room.
    “Hey,” he said, and then frowned. “Is everything okay?”
    Jana’s heart was running a mile a minute. It pounded so hard it throbbed in her ears. Then a sense of relief rushed over her—that was close. She fought back the giggle that teased her throat.
    “Fine. I’m fine.” She released the mouse and lowered the cover on Lisa’s Powerbook, before pushing to her feet.
    He reached out and placed his hand on her shoulder. “Are you sure?”
    Nicolas was too observant.
    He continued to search her face. “I have some time off and—”
    “Lisa isn’t here.” She took a step away from him.
    What looked like frustration wrinkled his brows. “I know that. I just thought perhaps you’d like some ice cream.”
    “Ice cream?” The surprise in her voice was obvious even to her. Crap.
    She hated it when he threw her off guard, which was becoming more and more frequent. Today ice cream, yesterday he had asked her to go to the zoo, but an emergency call from the restaurant had interfered with the trip.
    Damn Nicolas.
    “A little milk, sugar and vanilla, perhaps a strawberry or two… Ice cream. Harmless ice cream.”
    She had to laugh at his teasing. For once the rogue looked harmless.
    His hands tucked in faded blue jeans. The Arizona State University T-shirt he wore looked like it had seen better days. He looked casual, relaxed. Even his hair looked like it had been finger-combed.

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    “I’d like that,” she said. For the first time, she wasn’t scared things might get out of control with Nicolas. He was an enigma to her and she couldn’t help but want to know more about the person behind the charismatic persona he wore.
    He extended her his hand. She hesitated, staring down at it before lifting her gaze to meet his.
    Sapphire eyes twinkled as he said, “Take it. I promise not to bite.” His warmth folded around her hand. He raised her wrist to his mouth and set a gentle kiss upon it. Through half-shuttered eyes, he whispered,
    “Well, maybe a nibble or two.”
    She tried to wedge her hand out of his, but he held tightly. “I-I really shouldn’t go,” she stuttered. What was she thinking?
    “Come on. It’s too late to chicken out now.” He winked and she felt her heart melt.
    This was wrong. She shouldn’t consider going anyplace with this man, but she wanted to.
    With a deep, calming breath she gathered her courage. “Okay.” It was just ice cream. As he escorted her out of the house, his hand slipped away from hers, sliding across her