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Taking his bottled water, he headed back to Bill He needed to know the secrets going on between Jesse and Jake

Jake slaeon roo for him to explode He didn’t look happy about thatat her for ht Out of all the men she’d seen, the mystery man was the first not to make her terrified

“We can’t keep fucking doing this,” Jake said, turning back to her They’d known each other for a lifeti her secrets

He walked to the far wall and stared up at the camera she knew stood there

“What’s this about? Have you found a woman for your own play?” she asked

“Fuck, Jesse, this is not about that The man at the bar is my boss His name is Ryan Carter and he owns this club”

“So?”

“So, fuck, you didn’t even see his interest in you, did you? God, he’s going to fire azing down at the floor “I’ve got a reputation to think about, Jesse”

"We’ve done nothing wrong I don’t see a probleht One week had passed since the last time she saw him No matter how much she tried, Jesse couldn’t find release with her own hand “You promised me you could help me” Tears filled her eyes The shock wave of emotion threatened to pull her down

“No, don’t cry” He turned, going to her side and wrapping her in his arms “Shit, I’m sorry I just don’t knohat to say to him”

Jake was her brother’s best friend He’d been the o when she’d been taken At fifteen she’d been walking hoot out of the car and kidnapped her He’d taken her to an abandoned farm over thirty miles from where she lived Pain consumed her at the memories and she locked them out, terrified to let them appear in her mind She’d been taken by a h He’d taken her andher body

No, don’t think about it

She cut the memories of his touch from her mind Since that awful part of her life she’d visited a physiatrist regularly talking about her feelings The irls Jesse knew she would never be the saed anymore but whole At least that’s what the outside world and her faotten drunk with Jake for her twenty-fourth birthday and adas in her drunken state of what happened with the man who’d taken her The only tiasm had been when she caused a bite of pain toward her peak Ever since then she’d been terrified of what it allshe hoped to have was the ability to reach an orgasm

Unlike everyone else Jake listened and the followingdifferent He’d taken her home down to his basement where she discovered a whole neorld Jake talked nonstop about bondage, Doreed to play the part of his submissive within the basement That day would stay with her forever He didn’t push her boundaries as he worked her body over What he’d given her was the ability to reach orgas thesexual between them Jesse wasn’t even attracted to Jake but his ability to bring her pleasure made her feel indebted to him

When Extreme opened Jake asked her to co for her and stopped her and Jake froettin

g too close She didn’t want a sexual relationship with him He was her brother’s best friend and her savior when she needed him

Wiping her eyes, she stared up at him “I’m sorry We should really stop this”

“It’s not you, Jesse Crap, seeingyou at all What would your parents say? What would your brother say?” Jake walked aiping the sweat from his brow

“You’ve given h already”

“No, I’ve not given you everything There’s nothing between us I’ to marry you, or be able to vet every man who enters your life”

“One year has been otten more pleasure in the last year than she had since she’d becoally have sex

“You’re notto open my eyes” Jake looked at her “I love you, honey I really do and I care about you You’re a great friend, but I wouldn’t be a good friend if I let this continue”

“It’s okay” She turned toward the door “Will I see you Sunday for dinner?” Every Sunday her parents went the whole hog ofa full roast

“Don’t go yet I’ you alone with this” He turned her back to look at him “Do you trust me?” he asked

“You know I do It’s a silly question” She sed"

“Then trust ive you what you need when I cannot”