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that much more exquisite, knowing what you’re going through to
offer it.”
    He stepped away with a mischievous glint in his eye as he
said, “Not to mention knowing you could put me flat on my back if you wanted,
and are choosing to submit anyway. You’ll have to show me that trick at some
point. I’m almost done with the ropes and then we can head back. When you’re
ready, we can sit down and talk about hard limits and soft limits, what you
think might turn you on, and what’ll turn you off. But, if you want to wait a
few weeks, just date for a while first, that’s okay.”
    “You’ve seen my house, I’d like to see your yacht. Do you
have plans for tomorrow night? I could be there around eight? Maybe we can talk
a little and then you could take me for a ride around the lake? Or am I being
too forward, inviting myself?”
    “You’re being honest, and I like honesty. Come hungry and
I’ll make you dinner.”
    “I’ll have already eaten by then, but drinks might be nice.
What do you drink when you aren’t drinking beer? I don’t suppose you drink
wine? I can pick something up on the way.”
    He smiled. He had a beautiful smile. “No need. I have a
great desert wine I can open.”

Chapter Three
     
     
     
    The next night, Abbott followed Kendra to the marina but
wasn’t obvious about it. The two had talked, and Kendra had decided she’d go
for a regular relationship with Eric instead of a traditional human companion
arrangement. If he happened to be okay with her drinking his blood, it would
just be the icing on the cake.
    Abbott would wait until she used their mind connection to
let him know she was ready for him before he boarded the yacht to help her
explain the whole vampire thing. Strict rules kept humans from knowing about
them, and the humans who knew of their existence were metaphysically bound so
they were unable to tell the secret. Once she told a human what she was, she’d
be required to bind him to her before she could leave his presence. However, a
proper binding involved biting him, which she wasn’t going to do without Eric’s
permission.
    If Eric chose not to be bound, she’d have to erase his
memory, so he wouldn’t remember her telling him.
    Bindings had to be witnessed, and while Kendra was one of
the four people Abbott had empowered to certify a binding, she couldn’t
authenticate one she created, which was the main reason for Abbott’s
attendance.
    She was having second thoughts about telling Eric, but knew
it had to be done sooner or later, and had a feeling that with Eric, sooner
would be much better than later. As she exited her car, she saw him climbing
some wooden steps towards her, his energy so bright and strong he practically
glowed.
    “Hi Kendra, I believe you’re even more beautiful than I
remembered. It’s good to see you.”
    She smiled at the warmth in his eyes. “It’s good to see you
too, Eric. Which of these boats are we climbing onto?”
    He offered his arm, and her hand settled around sculpted
muscles and warm human. His heart rate sped at her touch, and she was comforted
with the knowledge she affected him as much as he did her.
    They walked side-by-side past the area with slips for the
boats, to a dock with huge shed-like structures on either side. Eric led her
into one of the sheds and Kendra stopped in the doorway and stared at the huge
yacht in the gigantic boathouse. The garage-type door to the bay was open on
the other end of the boathouse, so they had a view around the side of the boat
out into the water.
    As they stepped up onto the gigantic yacht, she realized it
was bigger than the pirate ship that’d tried to rob the ship she’d sailed on
from England to India so many years ago. Hell, it was bigger than the ship
she’d sailed on, for that matter.
    When Eric took her inside she was even more amazed —
it was a home, not just a boat. He walked her around and she saw three
bedrooms, two and a half baths, an impressive office, a living room on