Series: Little Cakes Series by Pepper North
Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 44942 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 225(@200wpm)___ 180(@250wpm)___ 150(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 44942 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 225(@200wpm)___ 180(@250wpm)___ 150(@300wpm)
She drew in a deep breath. “I also want to be your lover, Wyatt. I—” She cut herself off and pursed her lips.
Wyatt waited, deciding to let her process her words and spit them out.
She surprised him when she stepped even closer and slid her arms around him, hugging him.
He smoothed his hands down her back and held her tight, kissing the top of her head, waiting.
She mumbled something against his chest that he couldn’t hear. He was pretty sure one of the words was sex, but that was about it. So, he tipped her head back and met her gaze. “Repeat that, kitten. I couldn’t hear you.”
“I’ve never had sex,” she whispered. “I’m scared and I don’t want to disappoint you.”
Wyatt blinked several times as he processed her words. She was a virgin? His mind raced as he ran through the past few weeks with her. Duh. How could he have missed the signs? No wonder she got nervous every time he dropped her off.
Lark jerked her gaze away and tried to wiggle free, but Wyatt held her tight, not letting her go. He realized he’d let too many seconds go by without responding.
“Kitten… My sweet Little girl. I’m sorry I hesitated. You surprised me. I had come up with a hundred possible reasons why you didn’t want to be alone with me, but I failed to consider that one.”
My God. This precious woman was a gift from heaven. His sweet girl was all his in every way.
She cleared her throat. “If you don’t want to keep seeing me, I’ll understand.”
His brows shot up to the ceiling. “Why on earth wouldn’t I want to keep seeing you?”
“Because you probably want a woman with some experience who knows what she’s doing. I can’t give you that. I should have told you sooner. I kept meaning to, but I chickened out every time.” Her words were coming out in a rush now, tumbling over each other. “I don’t know anything about submission or sex. I probably suck at both. It’s just that I really like you. A lot. And I never thought I’d meet someone I felt this way about, and I have so much fun with you, and you make me feel so special, and I want to be yours. So, I pretended I was yours in every way.”
More tears fell as a sob escaped that broke his heart. She’d been struggling for weeks, unable to talk to him, and he hated how stressed she’d been over something so…well, huge. Yes, it was huge. But she was so very wrong about how he would feel about it.
“Lark, my sweet girl.” He swiped at her tears. “First of all, I don’t need you to be experienced in submission or sex, kitten. You’ll learn about both as we go along. And, I don’t care that you’re a virgin. That’s not anything to be ashamed of.”
“But I’ll screw it all up,” she wailed.
“There’s not a right and wrong to making love. Nor is there a right or wrong time to decide to have sex. The fact that you’ve been so selective awes me. What a gift you’re giving me.”
Wyatt paused to wipe the tears from her cheeks. He pressed a soft kiss to her lips and celebrated her response to him. “I hate that you’ve been worrying about it all this time. Needlessly. I don’t need you to be experienced in bed, kitten. We’ll figure all that out together.”
“Really?”
He gripped her face with both hands. “Lark, you’re mine. And I’ll keep telling you that until you believe it.”
Her bottom lip trembled. More tears fell. “I’ve never felt this way.”
“Me neither, kitten. It’s special.”
“It’s scary.”
“Yes. It is. But that’s because it’s intense. I don’t want you to worry about us having sex. I’m glad you finally told me. It explains a lot. I’m not going to pressure you.”
“Actually, I’d kind of rather wish you would. I mean, it’s so stressful. Now that you know, I’d rather you just have sex with me now so we can get it over with.”
He stiffened and then chuckled. “Kitten, we are not going to quote ‘get it over with.’ Not a chance. We’ll take our time. When it’s right, you’ll know.”
She sighed as if he’d disappointed her.
“We’re not having sex tonight, Lark,” he informed her firmly. “But before we eat, I do think it would help you relax if I spanked you.”
She sucked in a breath, but the little shiver he felt coming from her spoke volumes.
“As your Daddy, I expect you to talk to me when you have a concern. Always. I don’t want you to hold things back. Especially not when they’re important. If you keep secrets from Daddy, I will swat your bottom to discipline you. Understood?”
Another shiver. “Yes.”
“Yes, Sir, or yes, Daddy.” He lifted a brow, knowing he was pushing her but also believing she was ready.