Inappropriate or not, Kelly couldn’t hold back a chuckle. She cupped her crotch. “If you ever feel the desire to punch me between the legs, please tell me before it gets to that stage.”

When Lucy tipped her head back and burst out laughing, Kelly’s heart sung for joy. Her lecherous gaze zoned in on the jiggle of Lucy’s boobs. Damn she had a nice set.

Regaining her composure, Lucy went from jovial to serious. “Where do we go from here?”

My bedroom, Kelly wanted to say, but held off. They still needed to set some boundaries.

“I might not come across as worldly and confident to others, because I’m not,” Kelly said. “But, behind closed doors, I get off on being in control. It’s got nothing to do with my job or needing to feel validated, it’s just the way I’m wired.”

“I get that, Kelly. Believe me, I do. I have a high stress job but my desire to submit has nothing to do with having to let that go. I didn’t have to worry about paying bills or saving to buy a house when I was fifteen, yet, that’s the first time I woke up tangled in my sheets. Fighting to get free, I somehow ended up with the blankets bunched between my legs…” A blush crept up Lucy’s neck. “And, I experienced my first orgasm. As I got older, I invented more ways to restrain myself and get off. How pathetic is that?”

Sensing an opportunity to lighten the heavy mood, Kelly threw a revised version of Lucy’s words back at her. “Keep playing coy, Lucy. It’s very becoming.”

Smirking, Lucy poked her tongue out.

With the speed of a sleek black panther, Kelly pounced on Lucy. In one fluid motion, she had Lucy on her back, pinned between herself and the sofa cushions.

“For the record, I don’t think you’re any more pathetic than others have made me feel because of my desires. However, I think you need a lesson in etiquette.”

Heat shimmered in Lucy’s eyes and Kelly ran with it.

“Do you normally crawl around office floors on your hands and knees? What if the kitchen hand, young Benjamin, had walked in on you with your backside pointed to the door and your skirt practically around your hips?”

The memory of the gorgeous sight lit a fire in Kelly’s belly. The sooner she had Lucy out of her jeans the better.

Lucy’s eyes went wide, her expression an adorable mixture of amusement and horror. “Oh, my goodness, I didn’t even think of that.” Lucy sucked in a breath, her breasts heaving against Kelly’s chest.

Heat sizzled between them and Kelly yearned to feel skin on skin. With any luck, Lucy would take the bait Kelly had dangled and she’d be naked before long.