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quickly bounced out of bed, rummaged through the dresser where she had put her clothes last night and headed into the bathroom to wash up and dress. As her bare feet sank into the carpet, she marveled at the size of her room and bathroom. The two together were the size of her entire studio cottage on the Tremaine estate, and she knew she was going to enjoy having this private haven to herself in this huge mansion.
    A high pitched squeal of laughter echoed in the hallway as she stepped out of her room fifteen minutes later. Down the hall, Nora came running naked out of a room, her pink buttocks bouncing as she tried to escape Adam who was hot on her trail. Adam, naked and sporting a huge hard on, grabbed Nora around the waist from behind and with little effort turned her and flipped her over his shoulder.
    “Morning, Sophie. Don’t mind her. If she didn’t want a session with my paddle, she shouldn’t have smarted off.”
    “You moron, I didn’t… OW!” Nora yelped when Adam smacked her ass sharply adding to the red hue before turning back towards his room, giving Sophie a good view of his taut buttocks. “Sophie, help me!”
    Sophie would have been worried about how to respond to this scene if it hadn’t been obvious the two of them were enjoying their play. “I think I better get to work. If you’re not down in a couple hours, I’ll check on you,” she answered with a smile.
    Nora gave her a wave before bending down and nipping one clenching buttock, earning her another swat. Still smiling, Sophie made her way downstairs. Even though she knew her face was red from embarrassment, she wasn’t nearly as mortified this morning as she had been yesterday. In fact, she found she was a little envious, wondering what it would be like to be that open and carefree while indulging in an active sex life, something she had never been lucky enough to indulge in.
    Adrian wondered what Sophie had witnessed upstairs that caused her to enter the kitchen with a rosy blush and wistful smile, a blush that paled and a smile that slipped when she spotted him.
    “Oh, I thought you’d be gone by now,” Sophie said, then felt herself cringe inwardly as she realized how that sounded. “I mean, I’m a little late getting started this morning and thought everyone would be at work by this time.”
    “I’ve been at work in my home office and am just grabbing another cup of coffee before I leave. Do you have any questions or need anything before I go?” He didn’t know why, but Adrian found himself perversely amused by her flustering and discomfort around him. She was kind of cute when she was caught off balance and didn’t know what to say or where to look. Maybe keeping her off guard and flustered was his way of retaliating for the way his attraction to her had caught him off guard and was leaving him flustered about how to deal with it. Rather petty of him, he admitted to himself without any remorse.
    “No, thank you. I think I can manage fine on my own. I’ll leave dinner in the oven so it’ll be ready whenever you get home if that’s all right.” Dressed again in black slacks and a short sleeved pewter gray shirt, he was a tall, imposing man, his muscled arms crossed as he leaned indolently against the counter and eyed her coolly out of those cold as ice dark eyes. But that coldness couldn’t hide the sorrow and guilt reflected in their obsidian depths, at least not from someone like her who battled those same emotions every day.
    “That’s fine. Help yourself to whatever you want for meals. My number at the office in Pendelton is by the phone as well as my cell. Try not to bother me if it’s not important.”
    “No, of course not,” she quickly assured him. “Have a nice day.” She watched him walk out, wondering if it was the fact that he was battling demons similar to her own that had her making excuses for his rudeness or if her awakening libido had been dormant for so long that she found herself desiring anyone