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she had tears in her eyes, but come on, her own family hadn’t been there for her when she needed them.
    “Kelly, don’t you dare cry,” Jay warned. “You let one of those tears fall, and Kat’s going to be blubbering all over again. I mean it. You handle her if that happens. It is definitely not my fault this time. And if you seriously think we would abandon you, you need to look around, honey. We’re fucked up and we’re family. If you want to sub for sex, more power to you. We’re all still going to be a little terrified of you anyway.”
    Kelly broke out into a huge smile. Yup, she’d made the right move. She’d be okay with this crew behind her. And they’d understand if she needed to realize her inner Domme at times. Because Kat was right, she had become dominant in some areas of her life. And she liked knowing that a lot. Sub or not, nobody would take over her life again. She was strong enough now to know what lines she wouldn’t cross. God, she hoped Troy accepted her offer. She was ready. And she wanted him.

Chapter Four

    When Kelly got home, Troy was sitting on her front porch. Well, apparently her day wasn’t over yet. She was really hoping he was a slow reader. Maybe fell asleep halfway through. God, she did want to face this, but that didn’t mean it was easy. She’d had no idea what her next move would be if he turned her down. She just couldn’t imagine letting anyone else touch her, dominate her. Shit, maybe she’d moved too fast with this. He was going to go ballistic when he found out she couldn’t even let a guy touch her in a sexual manner. It’d be like trying to Dom a wild filly. Maybe he’d brought carrots with him? Shit, she was screwed.
    “Hey, Troy. Want to come in?” She couldn’t help but be timid right now. Troy just nodded his head and stepped aside to let her open the door.
    “We need to talk, Kelly.” He was making himself comfortable on her couch and patting the next seat for her to sit. She took the chair across from him and he huffed out a laugh. “Kelly, I need some more information than what was in those reports. I know it must have been a really traumatic experience, so I won’t go into the attack yet, but I need some history. I need to know what’s been going on since then.” Well, that made sense. She’d have been concerned about his ability to top her if he didn’t get some more facts about her. She nodded for him to continue.
    “I also need to know what you expect from me. But this is going to be a two-way street, Kelly. I won’t begin this unless I get your agreement to some of my terms. We can negotiate scenes and how we want to proceed. I’ll do my best to ensure your needs are met, but I have needs of my own. If you aren’t willing to consider those, then this isn’t going to work.” She knew he’d have expectations. That was how a sexual D/s relationship was supposed to work. She was more than willing to see to his needs, provided she could physically get to the touching part.
    She didn’t just want him to top her. It was imperative she be able to trust him enough to help her determine how far her submission went. She knew enough to know that anyone could take the control. She wanted to be able to give it. If she couldn’t do that, she had little hope of ever having a real relationship with him. God, she hoped he might want that someday. She was still too nervous to talk to him, so she just nodded again. Jesus, words would be nice, Kel. Get your shit together.
    “I don’t want a D/s agreement or contract. This will not begin and end at the club. If you want me to top you, it will be a part of a real relationship between us. I want honesty and commitment from you in and out of the bedroom.” Troy was staring at Kelly’s blank face. This would be where those words could be handy. He wanted all that now ? When she still had so much shit to work through and he was hunting down a serial killer?
    “Troy, I hadn’t really considered you