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and look at me. It is hard to see your emotions
when your face is so completely hidden. Words easily tell lies, eyes don’t.”
    She stood, looking at him directly.
    “I’m sorry I overreacted. You don’t
know me well enough to trust me and I should have been more patient and given
you an explanation. I was not lying or trying to trick you. I do have my dark
moments and I do miss my sons desperately. I understand the pain you have been
through and that makes me even more interested in having a relationship with
you. Do you enjoy being a Sub, or did you just do it to make your husband
happy?”
    “I grew up with parents who pushed
me to be independent. They wanted me to take control of my life and do
everything for myself. I always felt as if it was overwhelming. Then I met Jack
and over time he began to take control of our lives. I preferred it that way.
For the most part, his input was good, even though I didn’t always agree with
him. Over the last year or so of our marriage, he became stricter as if he was
trying to…I don’t know. Maybe break me so I would simply bow down to his will
without any thoughts of my own. It became harder to please him and then he
asked me for the divorce. I guess I blamed myself for not being submissive
enough.”
    “Submission is not about having
your heart or your mind broken. It is about allowing another person control. It
is done through trust and love, not through being overly strict or cruel. Those
are things that we don’t have yet. That is part of the reason I didn’t want to
get into this conversation with you. I wanted to give us time to get to know
each other.”
    If he was as real as the words he
spoke, then Haley wanted nothing more than to do just that. She wanted to get
to know him. She had already trusted him enough to allow him into her head and
her emotions. She had never told anyone about her relationship with Jack
before. She had kept it bottled up inside, feeling guilty and wondering what
she could have done better. At the same time, she had known the divorce wasn’t
really her fault. Jack had been cheating on her with a younger woman. “I think
I would like that.”
    He gave her a smile. “I would too.”
The washer buzzed and he tugged it open. Haley pulled the dryer open and they
worked together to transfer the clothing from one machine to the other. It was
the beginning of their partnership, each helping the other in the ways they
needed. Wasn’t that what it was supposed to be like?

  Chapter
Eight
     
    Austin walked into the house as
quietly as he could. The two dogs heard him, bounding off the cushion and
racing to him. He snapped his fingers and pointed to the floor and both dogs
instantly sat.
    He actually loved their exuberance,
but would not allow them to jump on him. It was simply a matter of maintaining
alpha-ship and good doggie manners. Putting the laundry basket against the
wall, he knelt down between them. Austin showered their heads with kisses as he
heartily stroked their fur.
    Med sat up, staring at him with
sleepy eyes. “What the hell time is it?”
    “Six.” Austin stood and walked over
to the sofa, sitting down in the center. April and then Jake jumped up to
either side of him and lay down with their heads upon his thighs.
    “How did it go?”
    He couldn’t help but smile. The
night had been interesting. “She’s far more than I ever imagined. Her husband
really fucked up her head. He was a controlling dominant… No, I can’t really
say that. It actually sounds like he was a good Dom until he found someone else
more interesting. Then he turned into a horrible Dom. I know she wanted me to
make love to her, but the timing wasn’t right. We slept in our underwear with
her curled up in my arms. She was disappointed, but she’ll get over it. I
already told her I need to work today and I will call her later, but I want to
give her time to think. She is a woman who analyzes small facts for their
significance. Let her dwell over