Playing Rough: 3 Hot Tales of Sensual Submission by Jaymie Holland

before.
He hadn’t asked much about her personal life since they started
working together. She faltered for a second.
    “It’s fine with just me and my calico,
Amanda,” Tanya said. “I wanted a fresh start and a big change.
That’s what I got when I moved here, and then some.”
    A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
“Culture shock?”
    “You could say that.” She smiled. “But I
adapted pretty quickly.”
    He studied her as if recalling something.
“You’re from the Midwest and most of your family is in Kansas.”
    “Yes.” Even more amazement filtered through
her before she responded. “I have a few extended family members
sprinkled around the country. None in California.”
    He smiled. “You’re not married and no
boyfriend.” She blinked. Had she told him that? No, she didn’t
think so.
    She pushed a strand of hair over her
shoulder. “How did you know all of that?”
    The server arrived and set Tanya’s mojito in
front of her and Austin paid for her drink. After the server left,
he said, “When I’m interested in something or someone I find it
out.”
    The emphasis on someone made butterflies skip
in her belly. Had he meant because he wanted to know more about her
as his assistant, or something more?”
    Anxious to change the subject away from
herself, she said, “What about you? Were you ever married, do you
have a girlfriend, been here long?”
    She almost felt embarrassed by asking him the
personal questions, but he had opened it by talking about her
personal life.
    He smiled. “No, no, and I was born in Anaheim
and have lived here my entire life.”
    Austin picked up his glass of scotch. “You’ve
been on the support staff for almost a year now,” he stated after
the waitress left. “Do you like the job change as my executive
assistant when I started at the company?”
    “Yes.” She smiled as she leaned back and
crossed her legs at her knees. She bumped his leg with her shoe and
pretended not to notice. “At times it can be a little rough, but
nothing I can’t handle.”
    The corner of his mouth turned up. His smile
was so sexual that she had to squeeze her legs tightly together.
“So, do you mind the rough? I have the impression that you like
that part of it.”
    Her eyes widened and she tried to keep her
jaw from dropping. “I—I” Her face had to be bright red. Here was
her chance and she was speechless. So much for mojito courage.
    He tapped his fingers on his glass. “I didn’t
mean to embarrass you. I think you saw the pictures on my computer
earlier today.”
    She felt a little reckless. “I know this is
the mojito admitting more than I should but I really liked those
pictures. I’ve seen them before.”
    He studied her with intensity in his gaze.
“Where have you seen those types of pictures?”
    She bit her lower lip before she spoke. “Ok,
but I don’t want to get into trouble.”
    He looked intrigued. “You won’t.”
    A deep breath. “On your computer. You leave
it connected to your home network.”
    He raised his brows. “So you’ve known all
this time?”
    “Since day one.” She nodded, the movement
making her feel even more tipsy while she wondered if she was about
to lose her job. “I can’t get some of those images out of my
mind.”
    “Tomorrow morning I should probably be fired
just for talking about this with you.” He paused and met her gaze.
“So tell me. Did you think they’re hot?”
    She swallowed. “Yes, thought they were hot.
Exciting.”
    “Would you like to be one of the women in the
pictures?” His voice was low, sexy as he leaned forward in his
seat. “Would you ever like to experience what it feels like to
submit to someone?”
    She bit her lower lip before she said, “Yes.”
She felt the sudden urge to run. She couldn’t take the sensual
assault anymore. She couldn’t believe that she was talking about
this to Austin.
    The waitress set another scotch in front of
him and asked Tanya if she wanted another mojito. She