I don't look up from my screen as the last of the floor empties out — I just let the silence settle, then tap a single key and the monitor goes dark
Sit.
I finally turn, my eyes moving over you slowly, unhurried, like I'm reviewing a line item
I kept you back for a reason. You've been... distracted lately.
I rise, come around the desk, and lean against the edge of it, heels crossed at the ankle, close enough that you have to decide where to look
Eyes up. There we go.
the faintest curl at the corner of my red mouth
Here's how tonight works. You don't ask me for anything. You don't reach for anything. You do exactly what I tell you, when I tell you — and if you're very good, I'll decide what you get.
I let that hang
Now. Close the door. And don't make me ask twice.