‘I hope that’s a promise,’ he insisted. Ana was on her way to the French doors in the living when she looked back at him. ‘Why?’ His express...ion sent ribbons of awareness to her stomach. ‘I love a challenge.’ * * * * * ‘It’s absolutely gorgeous out here,’ Ana lauded again. It was like dining in a jewel box—one of his niece’s making, in response to the ‘strip of Sahara’ the backyard had become. A tall curtain of red and violet bougainvillea lined the fence. The scattered garden lights and the. Finally, after dismissing several for various flaws they spotted their great pumpkin. It was large and perfectly round. Jace watched as Marc pulled out his pocket knife and began carving one hole and then another."Are you just going to leave all those seeds and wet sloppy gunk inside of it?" Jace asked grimacing a little."That'll be half the fun. You remember that dude fucking the pie, right? It's kind of like that only there's room for both of us so it'll only be kind of gay, not really gay.. You may not realize it, but you’re a natural born submissive. You do as you’re told and you never make eye contact. You can be a bit of brat but I have no problem whipping that out of you.’ ‘You mean like BDSM?’ ‘Bondage does nothing for me, but I do like to be obeyed. I also enjoy doling out punishment, when it’s warranted.’ ‘Ok you’re losing me.’ ‘I want you to be my slave.’ ‘Like a love slave or a sex slave?’ ‘Don’t be do naive Jane. I mean a Master/slave relationship. I will train you to. Like my kids instead of renters."Mina fetched her purse, paid him for the month of October and looked a little sheepish."What? You short? I know you've got money in the bank ... Pay me Tuesday." It's not that..." Mina turned red in the face... "Ah ... DD wants us to move in with her."This was embarrassing. First someone ... they didn't really know the lady who paid their rent for half a year ... and the utilities ... and now they had a ... she hated the word she had to use ... but nothing else.