He answered, Absolutely.

Wow.

That just turned me on and made me curious.

Crap.

This is I paused, a little, I searched for a word, unusual.

One side of his mouth curled up. Yeah. Its also me.

Can I be me? I asked and his brows drew together.

What?

If Im, um yielding to you, I dont know if I mean, can I be me?

Uh yeah.

How?

Youll get the boundaries.

Without any explanation?

Babe, I bought you that phone because you needed one. I bought you those dresses because the way you dress, I know you like clothes but cant afford the good shit, so I got you the good shit youd like that would make you happy. I did not do any of that shit to buy anything from you. And me doin something nice and you implying Im buyin you was not cool. So that, that would get punishment in a way youd have trouble sittin down for a couple of days. I told you I drive my ride when youre in it. You kept pushin that, knowin I laid that out, that would get you punishment. I already explained the dance floor. Are you not seein the pattern of boundaries here?

But I like to dance, I whispered.

Then put on music at my place and dance all the f**k you want. Have a party and ask all your friends over and dance. Go out with your girls not at my club and dance. But youre in your section in my club, you dont dance.

This didnt seem that bad.

So you dont mind guys looking and getting close at other clubs?

Babe, they might look but they wont get close. I told you go out and dance with your girls at another club but that doesnt mean I wont put a man on you. I will and Ill do that for three reasons. One, not only you but both your girls are beautiful and I already explained the recipe for disaster you are on your own. The three of you is a triple threat and makes me all kinds of uneasy. Its a miracle your girls scene with Nick was the first you three had. You need a man on you and you do the town not in your section at my club, you got one. Two, I dont want some ass**le touching you or getting near you, you. And I got a man on you, that wont happen. And three, hes your ride, no taxi fares, you can all get hammered and still get home safe.

Seriously, how could one man be so awesome and so crazy all at the same time?

I think I need to think about this, Knight, I said quietly.

Then do it but dont think youre f**kin doin it alone in your bed. Ive waited a week for your body to be under mine between my sheets and Im not waiting any longer.

Im not sure I started.

You dont want me to f**k you tonight, Ill wait until the morning when youve slept on it and you agree. But as youre sleepin on it, youll be doin it beside me.

I blinked.

Then I stiffened.

Then I snapped, Seriously?

He leaned in, grinning.

Grinning!

Anya, babe, clue the f**k in. The first time I met you and onward, I have been the man I explained tonight. And you have held on, followed me, come to me, kissed me and didnt want to let me go. Tonight, I said no booze. You said okay. Tonight, I sent Kurt to get you off the dance floor. I watched, babe, and you left the f**kin dance floor. Not ten f**kin minutes ago, I told you to come here, you didnt get close enough, I made it clear I wanted your ass in my lap. And babe, right now, without a word of protest, you are sittin with your sweet ass in my lap. I get this shit is intense because Im intense, thats the whole f**kin deal. I get itll take you a while to get used to it. But you want it. Fuck, you even like it. You just dont understand it yet. But you will.

Knight Sebring had scared me often. Hed confused me maybe more. Hed totally freaked me out. Hed also been very sweet. And now he was being all of them. Except maybe the sweet part but kind of that too, since he was being open with me, laying it out honestly and taking the time to explain. Though he did think the end was a foregone conclusion, his arrogance didnt come as a surprise since hed been that way before. Further, I couldnt blame him for that because what he said was absolutely right.

I wanted to know his secrets. I wanted just to know more about him. I liked spending time with him.

But he still freaked me out.

Whats workin in that head of yours? he asked softly and I realized Id gone unfocused so I focused on him.

You scare me, confuse me, freak me out and youre also sweet so I dont know what to do with you.

He was honest, I could be too.

Okay, babe, he whispered, his thumb gliding back across my lips, my cheek then his fingers clenched gently into my jaw as he went on, another bonus. You take me how I am, I take the burden of you having to wonder all the time what to do.

There it was. Confusion again.

Pardon? I whispered back.

Youve carried a heavy load for a long f**kin time, Anya. You trust me, I take that burden. Dont look into this shit, ask around and make assumptions. You are not wearin that dress because Im whats considered a classic Dominant. You dress yourself. You eat what you want. You live your life. But you trust me, you keep lettin me in, I share your load. And you give me you, we work out, in it for the long haul, I swear, baby, Ill be happy to take it all and let you live free.

And there it was. Sweet.

My tension ebbed away as my belly melted and I whispered, Knight

Anya, baby, I wanna take you home but I still got shit to do. And I want you to sit right where you are while I do it. Then Ill take you home. Then Ill take you to bed. Then youll sleep with me. Were done talking. I laid it out. You get me. Im givin you time. Tomorrow, you decide.

I licked my lips.

Knights thumb stroked my cheek.

Then, it wasnt lost on me all it said about me, about him, about how I was with him already, when I whispered, Okay.

One side of his lips curved up and I knew it wasnt lost on him either.

Then he sat back, pulled his phone out of his inside jacket pocket and hit some buttons.