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“That’s me.” His mouth edged up. “Which means you’re Sexy ’n Submissive.”

Josie blushed at the screen name. Things had suddenly gone from awkward to

mortifying.

She shook her head. “I-I should go.”

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He reached out and caught her arm. “Josie, wait.”

She hesitated, turned to face him.

“There are a lot of people who hang out in that chat room, Josie. What are the

chances of the two of us finding each other?”

She chewed on her lower lip, not caring if it messed up her lip gloss. “Why didn’t you ever tell me you were into spanking?”

“Why didn’t you?” he countered.

Her face colored even more. “I didn’t want you to think I was weird.”

“I didn’t want you to think I was a pervert,” he confessed.

Josie let out a sigh that quickly turned into a laugh. “We’re a fine pair, aren’t we?”

“Now that we both admitted what kind of relationship we’re really looking for, I’d say that yeah, we are.” He glanced at the dining room. “What do you say we grab a

table so we can talk?”

She hesitated. She’d come here sure that she’d found her perfect match online. That shouldn’t change simply because that match turned out to be her ex-boyfriend. She

owed it to herself to see this through.

She nodded. “I’d like that.”

As Josie followed the hostess into the dining room, she was keenly aware of Gavin

behind her. Was he checking out her ass? He’d always had a thing for that part of her anatomy, cupping her bottom in his strong hands whenever she was on top during sex.

Had he been thinking about spanking her all those times? The notion sent delightful little shivers through her.

Josie tried to focus on the menu the waitress gave her but found herself replaying every sexy conversation she and Gavin had online. Now that she’d gotten over the

initial embarrassment of discovering she’d had kinky cybersex with her ex-boyfriend, it made what they’d done even hotter. Probably because she was now sitting here

imagining him doing all the erotic things to her they’d talked about.

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Despite how comfortable she was with him and the fact that they’d dated for almost two months before splitting up, this felt more like a first date. In many ways, Josie supposed it was. The Gavin she had dated had been “Vanilla Gavin” while this version of Gavin was anything but vanilla—at least based on the way they had chatted on the net.

She was still wondering how to start the conversation with this new and improved

Gavin when he spoke.

“When did you first discover you were into spanking?”

Oddly enough, that wasn’t something they’d ever discussed online. “I read a

romance book where the heroine got spanked and it turned me on more than any other sex scene in the whole story. I read that section so many times the poor pages fell out. It was all I could think about.”

“And here I thought romance books were boring.” Gavin leaned forward, resting

his forearms on the table. “Describe the scene to me.”

Someone else probably wouldn’t have noticed the subtle authoritative tone in his

voice, but she did and it made her pulse flutter.

“Well,” she said, leaning forward and lowering her voice. “The heroine was being

held captive by this handsome pirate. Only he wasn’t really a pirate. He was just

pretending to be a pirate so he could get back at his evil twin brother for framing him for a crime he didn’t commit. So he kidnapped his brother’s fiancée, hoping to expose the jerk for what he was.”

Gavin’s brow furrowed. “The hero turned to a life of a crime in order to prove he

wasn’t a criminal? Doesn’t make a whole hell of a lot of sense.”

She laughed. “It did in the book. But that’s not the important part. The spanking is.”

His mouth quirked. “I won’t argue with that.”

“As you can imagine, the heroine didn’t take to kindly to being kidnapped,

especially by her fiancé’s twin brother,” Josie continued. “In between trying to escape, 12

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she makes the hero’s life miserable. While he threatens to spank her a few times, he doesn’t make good on his promise until she embarrasses him in front of his crew. He’s about to tie her to the railing and spank her right there on the deck of his ship in front of his men, but relents at the last minute and takes her down to his cabin to administer her punishment. Not that it mattered, of course, because everyone on the ship knew she’d gotten spanked.”

“Sounds like the buildup was part of what made it so sexy,” he observed. “Did all

the anticipation of the previous scenes make the actual spanking better for you, or just leave you frustrated?”

Josie smiled as she picked up the glass of water the waiter brought when he’d taken their orders. “Oh, the anticipation definitely made it better. Trust me, that book gave my vibrator a real workout.”

Gavin’s eyes smoldered. “Mmm, watching you pleasure yourself. Now that’s

something I’d enjoy.”

Heat pooled between her thighs at his words. Why hadn’t he been able to get her

this hot and bothered when they’d dated? She supposed it was because he was no

longer the vanilla boyfriend she’d had back then. Unfortunately, the waiter came by with their dinner just then, putting an end to further reflection.

“What if the hero had spanked her in front of his crew?” he asked after their server had left. “Would that have been a turn-on?”

There was something decidedly sexy about having a conversation regarding

something as erotic as spanking in a public place. Even so, Josie glanced at the tables closest to theirs to see if anyone overheard, but no seemed to be paying attention.

“Yes.” She looked at him from beneath her lashes as she sprinkled pepper on her

tilapia. “In fact, I used to fantasize about what the scene would have been like if he had tied her to the ship’s railing and spanked her in front of his crew.”

He silently cut into the steak he’d ordered as he considered that. “The idea of

getting spanked in front of an audience arouses you then?”

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A blush crept into her cheeks. “A little.”

“If I put you over my knee, flipped up your skirt and spanked you right here in

front of everyone, would that turn you on?”

Josie stopped with her fork halfway to her mouth, her pulse skipping a beat. Her

pussy throbbed at the image his words conjured and she had to squeeze her thighs

together to ease the ache there.

“Yes,” she said softly. “Although it would probably get us arrested.”

“Probably.” His mouth twitched. “But I want you to fantasize about it the entire

time we’re having dinner.”

She was a woman obsessed with getting spanked, but not always comfortable

telling a guy about her kinky side. Fantasizing was what she did best.

So, while they ate and talked about things totally unrelated to the

dominant/submissive lifestyle, she pictured Gavin ordering her to get up and come

around to his side of the table in the middle of the conversation. Blushing hotly, she’d obey his command, going to stand beside his chair. When she got there, he’d scold her for some transgression—real or imaginary—which would get her almost as hot as the

spanking itself. Then he’d take her by the hand and guide her over his knee.

The restaurant’s patrons would be shocked, of course, but they wouldn’t do

anything to stop what was about to happen. Not even when Gavin pushed up her skirt to reveal the tiny bikini panties she wore. He was her dom and she was his submissive.

At this moment, he owned her, which meant he could do anything he wanted to her.

And they all knew it.

Josie stole a glance at the nearby tables, imagining the two businessmen at one and the couple seated at the other watching as Gavin brought his hand down over and over on her upturned ass. She wouldn’t look at them, though, afraid they’d see how flushed with excitement her face was. Then again, they would probably be able to see how

excited she was anyway because her panties would be drenched.

The image was so vivid Josie’s pussy spasmed.

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In her fantasy, Gavin pulled her to her feet with a stern warning never to behave

like that again. Then he sent her back to her chair where she had to sit on her red-hot ass for the rest of dinner.

Josie fidgeted in her chair as if she really had just gotten spanked. She would have continued daydreaming, but the waiter came to take their empty plates. She was still so caught up in the fantasy that all she could do was shake her head when he asked if she and Gavin wanted coffee and dessert.

She hastily sipped her water, afraid that if she didn’t do something to cool off, she might demand that Gavin spank her right there and then.

“I just realized,” she said as he signed the credit card receipt a little while later,

“that I never asked how you discovered you were into spanking.”

He folded his copy and put it in his wallet. “I read about it in a men’s magazine

back in college. They had an article about getting kinky in the bedroom with erotic spanking, along with some tips and step-by-step advice on how to do it.”

She grinned. “And here I thought men’s magazines were only filled with half-

naked women and the inside scoop on your favorite football team.”

“They’re filled with that stuff too. But sometimes they have pretty good articles.

And I have to admit, the one about spanking was damn good. It definitely made me

want to spank my girlfriend at the time.”

Josie felt a ridiculous stab of jealousy at the thought of Gavin spanking anyone but her. “Did you?”

He chuckled. “No. I wasn’t sure she’d go for it and I didn’t want her to think I was some kind of depraved creep. I didn’t actually spank a woman until I was with my next girlfriend. She was more adventurous in bed to start with, so I figured she’d be willing to give it a try.”

Josie was curious despite her jealousy. “And?”

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“And it was just as much of a turn-on as I imagined.” He gave her a sexy smile.

“Though not nearly as hot as I know spanking you is going to be.”

Josie bit her lip to stifle a moan. She desperately wanted to ask Gavin back to her place so she could finally feel that big, strong hand of his on her ass, but her submissive side wanted him to take charge. He must have read her mind because he got to his feet and held out his hand.

Her heart beat double time as they left the restaurant, but instead of suggesting they go someplace private so he could spank her, Gavin proposed taking a walk along the Riverfront. Back when they had dated the first time, Josie thought a moonlit stroll was romantic when they’d done it, but right now all she wanted was for him to redden her bottom. She walked hand-in-hand with him past the historical marker signifying

General Oglethorpe’s landing and the statue of the Waving Girl, trying hard to hide her impatience.

The farther they walked the more deserted the riverwalk got, so the highly coveted gazebo was empty. Unable to pass up the chance to have it all to themselves, she and Gavin strolled over to it.

The moment they stepped inside, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her. His

mouth was more possessive than she remembered, his hand finding its way into her

long hair as he plunged his tongue into her mouth to take ownership of hers. Josie moaned, sliding her hands up to tangle fingers in his hair as she kissed him back.

“I’ve been waiting to spank that gorgeous ass of yours since that first day I stood behind you in line at Starbucks,” he said when he finally dragged his mouth away.

Josie melted at the softly spoken confession. So he had wanted to spank her when

they’d dated the first time around.

“I can’t wait any longer,” he rasped, capturing her mouth in another long,

intoxicating kiss. “Lift up your skirt and bend over the railing.”

She blinked up at him. He couldn’t be serious. “Here? But anyone could walk by

and see.”

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“That’s what makes it even more of a turn-on.” His dark eyes glinted. “Now, be a

good submissive and bend over.”

Heart pounding, Josie walked across the gazebo. She slowly lifted up her skirt, then placed both hands on the railing and bent at the waist, obediently sticking out her panty-covered ass. The evening breeze was cool on her skin, and she shivered as much from that as from anticipation. After weeks of getting spanked online by Gavin, she couldn’t wait to experience the real thing.

She held her breath as he stepped up behind her and placed one hand on her back.

Being held down in place fulfilled her longing to be controlled, and she bit her lip in anticipation. Instead of spanking her right away like she expected, he ran his hand over her derrière, caressing her curves. She sighed as his fingers trailed along the edge of her panties. Perhaps she could wait a little longer for that spanking.

Apparently Gavin had waited long enough because he lifted his hand and brought

it down with a resounding smack on her right cheek.

Josie gasped. But the sound barely escaped her lips before his hand came down

again, this time on the opposite cheek. Warmth spread over her skin, along with a sting that left her breathless. She’d thought he would warm her up first, and secretly liked that he hadn’t. The spanks stung more that way. While getting spanked was about

giving up control, it was also about the pleasure she got from the pain. The combination of the two was enough to give her the most amazing of orgasms afterward.

She arched her back, lifting her ass higher in the air, silently begging for more. She knew a submissive shouldn’t do that, that she should take whatever her dom offered and be content, but she couldn’t help herself. She needed more.