Part 21 (2/2)

Thorne started to laugh.

When I poked him in the ribs lightly he made a big production out of it. ”Ow!” he fake-winced. ”Okay, I'm sorry! No baby rabbits! Jeez! Stop torturing me!”

I tried to get up and he pulled me down again.

”I need to go the bathroom!” I said.

He let go and I was about halfway to the door when he called out for me. ”Elena?”

I stopped and turned. ”Yes, Thorne?”

He sat up in bed. ”Do you want to please me?” he said in the same seductive tone that was a bit more obvious now that I was hearing it post s.e.x.

I smiled. ”No,” I said and started walking to the bathroom.

I could hear Thorne talking behind me, going on and on: ”What? NO! Elena! That's not what's supposed to happen! This line...it's sacred you can't taint it by saying no to me! You have to say yes! You always have to say yes, that's how this works! Does no one respect me in this house! This is an affront! Elena! Elena!”

The volume on his voice was only turned down a little when I turned on the shower. I closed my eyes. Standing under that stream of warm water, everything was beautiful. As much I feared that with Thorne I tended to lose control, when I think about it I don't think I'd ever been more in control of myself.

I was completely lost in thought, when I felt someone's presence. I opened my eyes to see Thorne standing in front of me, and the water had already drenched him.

”Thorne?”

He placed his lips on mine and kissed me, hard.

The pleasure that I thought had absconded came rus.h.i.+ng back.

THE END.

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