hair.
“Okay,”shesaid,eyestippingaway,andthenreturningrightbacktohis.Connecting withhim,despitehiswordstothecontrary,stillstrokinghissurprisinglysoftblack hair.Waitingforhimtotellhertostop.
ChapterTwelve
NOFOUNDhimselfhavingtoputeffortintonotrespondingtoherquestion,toher touch,whichwas…unusual.Normallyhehadnoproblem,whatsoever,keepinghis thoughtsneutralandmostofall,tohimself—especiallywherewomenwereconcerned.
ButthisAmericanwomanwassoconfusing.
Runningintotheapartmentlate,andonlyseemingtomomentarilyregisterthat she’dbrokenseveralcardinalrulesbeforeinquiringabouthisday.Hehadn’tbeen preparedforthequestion,orforthelookofconcernthatsuddenlyreplacedthe apologyinherlargebrowneyes.Andhertouch…
Itwaslikenothinghe’deverknown,anditmadehimwanttoleanintoherhand, likeaweakdog,pantingforaffection.
Buthewasn’tweak.Nakamuraswerenot, couldnot beweak.
Soeventually,hetookherbythewrist,pullingherhanddownasheinformedher,
“ThisisnotwhyIcamehere.”
Andnowherconcernwasreplacedwithobviousembarrassment.
“Yeah—Imeanyes,Iknow.Iknowthisisn’twhyyoucamehere.Youboughtmeall thatprettylingerie…”Sheseemedtobespeakingtoherselfmorethantohim,asshe straighteneduptoastandfromherformercrouchingposition.“Ishouldtakeashower andchange.Justgivemeaminute.”
Finallyagood,properresponsetohertardiness.But…
“ Iie ,”heanswered,usingaratherimpoliteformoftheJapaneseno,ashishand tightenedaroundherwrist.
Hedidn’twanttobesoweakastoneedhertouch,butnordidhewantto completelygowithoutitnow.Especiallynotinthewakeofhisdisastrousdinnerwith hisfatherandbrother.
“ Iie ,”hesaidagain,beforeadding,“Youhavealreadykeptmewaiting.Nowyou mustmakeituptome.”
“Okay,”shesaid,staringdownatherslenderbrownwrist,claspedtightinhishand.
“ButI’mnotexactlysurehowtopleaseyouwithoutallthestuffyouboughtme.”
Astrangeconfession.Andheexperiencedthesamesensehe’dhadduringtheirfirst interview.Thatshewassomehowaninnocent,despitehavingbeenhiredasanOsaka Charmgirl.
“Itpleasesmetowatchyou,”heexplainedquietly.“Thesamewayasbefore.”
Andonlythendidhereleaseherwrist.
Ana’seyebrowsraised,“Oh,youwantme,to…?”
Shetouchedthehemofhert-shirt,seeminglyneedingreassurancetocontinuefrom No,whofeltlikehewasgoingcrazy.
Shehadn’tpreparedproperlyforhim.Hadsofarseemedmoreinterestedinasking himabouthisdaythaninmakinghissexualfantasiescometrue.Innearlyadecadeof mistresses,he’dneverhadonestartoffsobadly.
Andhe’dneverwantedonesobadly,either.Noalreadyknewhewouldn’tbeableto waitforhertogetready.Toprepareherselfforhimpertheinstructionshewascertain Miyukihadgivenher.
HisearliererectionhadvanishedassoonasRiyuwalkedintohisofficetotellhim hisfather,Kazuo,andhisbrother,Hayato,hadcomefromTokyoforthedayand wishedtohavedinnerwithhim.
ButNopulsedinsidehispantsnow.Thefleshbetweenhislegswakingupatthe meresuggestionofherhandalonghert-shirt’shemline.
Andinsteadofsendingheraway,hegaveherasinglenod.“Keepgoing,please,”he toldher.
Soshedid.Tentativelyremovingeachitemofclothinguntilshewasnakedbeneath hisintentgaze.Hewatchedherbendoverandpickuptheshoesshe’ddiscarded.
“ShouldIputtheseaway?”
“ Hai ,”heansweredwithaliftofoneeyebrow.“Whenyoucamein,youshouldhave takenthemoff.Thatistheproperway.Butnow…”
Hecalledherforwardwithasimplehandmotion.Oneshehesitatedtoobey.Ittook heramomentbeforeshedroppedtheshoesandsteppedcloser,hergazerefusingto meethis.Hesoondiscoveredwhy.
Thisinnocent-seemingAmericangirlwasalreadypreparedforhiminthemost importantway,hernakedmoundglisteningintheroom’slowlight.
Abeatpassedashiscockoncemorepulsedwithunadulteratedlust.Andthenthey bothwatchedinmesmerizedfascinationasheraisedhishandand…
Theinwardhissingsoundofherbreathwhenhetouchedherwasaseroticas anythinghe’deverheard.Hersexwaswarmtothetouch,andsodeliciouslywet,he foundhisfingersinstinctivelymovingdeeper,probingasheasked,“Haveyoubeenlike
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