Presque Vu

Chapter 26

Raina stopped once she had returned to the dining room, pulling a chair away from the table and situating where they would have plenty of space. She placed the pillowcase down behind it, carefully arranging its contents so that she could quickly retrieve what she needed and then waited.

She wasn't surprised that Shannon was the first to join her, the smile on his face almost as big as the one he had started her session off with. She got the impression that he hadn't cared one bit who won, as long as it wasn't Jared. He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

"You were amazing in there, kitten. I'm so proud of you."

Raina smiled back at him. "Flattery won't get you out of this."

"God, I hope not," he said with a broken wink. Raina laughed.

Jared took his time before joining them, a scowl on his face but the hint of a smile around his eyes. Raina hoped that meant he was going to be a good sport. Her plan counted on that. She gestured toward the chair she had pulled out.

"Jared, have a seat please," she instructed. He gave her a wary look but complied. She couldn't tone down the grin that was threatening to take over her face. She turned to Shannon. "I'll be right with you, pumpkin." Shannon laughed and she turned to face Jared again. "As for you...." she straddled Jared, one arm thrown over his shoulder, her nails tracing their way down his chest... "you've been a very naughty boy."

Jared growled at her. "Careful, princess."

"You said if I won I get to do what I want. This is what I want." Raina leaned forward and brushed her lips against Jared's, trying to get him to relax. He resisted her, keeping his lips pressed together in that tight frown until she began making slow circles with her hips, gliding her still sick sex over his exposed length. When her tactics elicited a groan from him she slipped her tongue forward until it found his, her hands traveling to grip the back of his head. Once she was sure she had his complete attention she let her hands drift slowly downwards, over his strong shoulders and down his muscular arms, guiding them slowly behind him. She was careful not to let him notice her reaching into the bag behind the chair, and she had slipped the cool metal handcuffs in place before he realized what was happening. When he heard the click he abruptly tore his mouth from hers and Raina leapt from his lap before the tantrum she was sure was coming started.

"Raina...." Jared growled, tugging at the cuffs. She quickly stepped behind him, gathering the next item from the bag. She could hear Shannon laughing behind her as she knelt at Jared's feet, securing his kicking legs to the chair with the bondage tape he had shown her the previous night. He may have been pitching a fit but she noticed that he hadn't told her no. She was quite certain he could have kept her from securing his legs if he wanted to.

She stepped in front of Jared and waited for him to settle down. When he had stopped fighting she began again. "Now, as I was saying, someone here has been a very naughty boy."

Jared grinned. "You haven't seen naughty yet, Princess. Wait until I'm loose."

Raina shook her head and made a clucking noise. "Now don't make this worse for yourself. Do you know why we're here sugar?" she teased, hoping Jared would recognize his own tactics.

"I haven't done anything wrong," he groused

"I beg to differ there." She put her hands on her hips. "When we discussed being open and honest with each other, was that rule only for me?"

Jared stopped struggling and his expression changed to one of puzzlement. "No, of course, it wasn't. But I have been open and honest with you."

"Have you?" The realization was still coalescing for her, she knew he was wrong, explaining it was on the tip of her tongue but she was having a hard time figuring out how to verbalize it. "You seem to pick and choose what you are honest about."