The air is bordering on electric when Ben steps away and takes up a spot on the couch and Ruby has to take a moment to catch her breath. Ben had always been different, had always made Ruby feel like she was important and that she mattered but now, there was something different in his gaze and she craved more of it.

"Why don't you come over here? Bed's comfier than the couch." She shifts so the black lace of her thong shows once more. "You really think that I'm a good girl, Ben?"