She felt his pulse quicken under her fingertips but his game never faltered. He shifted in his seat and she contemplated what direction to take when he asked, he actually asked, for her to elaborate. Either he was determined to show her up, or he was his own worst enemy. Maybe both.

“Well, it is a shame we didn’t finish our shopping today, but I can be resourceful,” she said. Stooping a little lower, she wrapped her arms loosely around his chest and rested her chin on his shoulder. It painted a perfectly innocent picture since nobody else could hear her words. “I don’t need ropes or scarves to tie you up and put you entirely at my mercy. Although, you didn’t watch me pack. There is every possibility that there are more than just clothes and toiletries in that bag.”

Turning her head just slightly to rub her cheek against his neck, her eyes only left the game screen to look at his hands, to look for any shake or twitch. “Or maybe I will just blindfold you and bind you on your knees so you can beg more easily.”