Author's note: Can you believe two chapters at once? Yowza.

Disclaimer: Until I find that pot o' gold I own nothing.

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She placed her hands on the sides of Julian's waist. She traced the lines of his abdomen with her fingers as she kissed his neck. She moved down his chest and then she hesitated for a moment, remembering what came next. She took a deep breath and leaned up to kiss him just as she snaked her fingers inside the waistband of his pajama bottoms.

His roar catches her off guard and when she looks at him she almost falls off. His eyes are more intense than she imagined, the desire so forceful within that she has to catch her breath.

"Take the chains off me now," he commanded in a hoarse voice. She smiled at the deja vu and stood up.

"Where are you going?" he grated out. "Come back."

She shook her head back and forth and blushed, turning away for a moment, struggling to gather her courage to move on to the next part.

"No, I don't think so." Her voice is squeaky and she can't quite look at him. "I'm not sure about you but I could use a little time to cool off. I'm just going to soak here in the tub."

Jenny moved over to the water, daring a look at Julian as she got close. His breathing was labored and his teeth were bared, and his eyes. Oh god, his eyes were so full of promises of desires fulfilled and pleasures to be had that she found it hard to stand.

And suddenly she couldn't go through with the rest. She lowered herself onto the side of the tub and glanced away. She cleared her throat before addressing Julian.

"I-I can't go on."

"What's wrong?" Julian was instantly concerned and struggling with the chains even more.

"It's just that…I'm not sure about doing the rest. I'm not brave enough." She whispered and shook her head. "Not when you're looking at me like that."

His desire began to simmer again.

"How am I looking at you?"

The cadence of his voice warmed her back up. She laughed as she turned to face him.

"Like I'm Little Red Riding Hood."

"And I'm the Big Bad Wolf, dying to eat you all up?" he nodded. "That's about right."

She shook her head and then bit her lip.

"Would it be okay if I didn't act out the rest?"

He nodded and jostled the chains.

"Does that mean I get to be set free?"

She smiled, a mischievous twisting of her lips that had him trying to break the chains again.

"That depends."

"On what?"

She lifted herself off the tub and moved over to the wall next to him, where she propped herself up.

"If you want to see the rest, you can. But I'd rather you remained like that until it's over."

He weighed the decision carefully. The fact that she was too shy to act out the rest of the fantasy intrigued him, but then if she was willing to show it to him then he should not pass up the opportunity. Although, given what she'd already done, he wasn't sure he could take it. But his mind was made up.

"Show me, Jenny."

She smiled at him.

"Are you sure?"

He nodded once and she stepped back out of view. The air in front of him shimmered and grew hazy, and when it re-crystallized he watched in rapt fascination.

Jenny placed one foot just above the surface of the water and then froze.

"Oh dear. That was pretty silly of me. I'm still partially clothed, aren't I? I guess I should remedy that."

Julian gasped as he watched his fantasy self raise an eyebrow in both approval and challenge. Jenny never looked away as she reached behind herself and unclasped her bra with one hand. Julian realized it was good forethought on Jenny's part to ask him to remain shackled. He was already dying to break free.

His breathing was more labored as she alternated her arms, using one to hold her bra to her skin while pulling the other one out of the strap. She winked at him as she stood before him. He opened his mouth to speak but before he said anything a curtain appeared in front of Jenny through which she was only visible as a silhouette.

Julian growled low in his throat as Jenny removed the bra and dangled it to her side before dropping it on the floor.

"Oh Jenny…" His fantasy self whispers. Julian's impressed Jenny allowed him speech, since he can't think of anything other than breaking the damn chains. He can only watch and groan as she shimmies out of the panties before slowly lowering herself into the tub.

With the curtain between them, Jenny began to wash herself. She lifted her arm out of the water and grabbed a nearby washcloth.

Jenny raised herself to her knees and turned so her profile was facing Julian. When she runs the washcloth under the tap before squeezing the water out over her chest, the rivulets chased away the suds and Julian groaned.

What was she talking about, not being good at this? If this was her first attempt he wasn't sure he was going to survive the subsequent ones.

But his train of thought was interrupted when Jenny's hands followed the water's path and his fantasy self broke the chains that bound him and stood up.

"Ready or not, here I come."

He reached out and tore the curtain down, and the image disintegrated. There was a long moment of silence.

"Finally," Julian whispered. Jenny watched as he wrenched the chains free and stood up.

When he turned to face her she took a step backward, overwhelmed by his gaze. He held his arms out to her and she smiled. But it was replaced by a look of confusion as she realized the chains were still dangling from his wrists.

"Why are they still on you?" she asked.

"Because you haven't unlocked them yet," he answered, taking another step toward her.

"Unlock them? How do I do that?"

He nodded toward her chest and she looked down to see that there was a golden key suspended on a chain around her neck.

"How did that get there?" When she looked up Julian was right in front of her. She gasped and took a step backward. He held out his wrists again.

Jenny pulled the chain over her head and held the key in her hand. She was dismayed to see that her grip was shaky. She cleared her throat and avoided Julian's gaze as she reached out and placed the key into one of the locks.

How had she failed to notice the locks before? It's not like you were looking at the chains during the fantasy, right? Her inner voice mused in a devilish tone.

She turned the key and with a soft click the lock opened and the chain vanished. Jenny jumped; unsure of what she had thought would happen. She positioned the key in the other lock and twisted it.

She barely had time to register the click before his arms were around her, hauling her against him. His mouth crushed hers and she was lost. Keeping his mouth fused to hers he lifted her hips and Jenny locked her legs around his waist.

He growled as their hips came into contact and backed them into the wall. Jenny was glad for the additional support as her limbs had become useless. All she could do was react to Julian as he kissed her with a deeper hunger than he had ever unleashed. His hands manipulated her flesh, infusing her skin with their heat, and he whispered her name in a voice so taut with need that it was a wonder he didn't implode.

The sound of a crash woke her up, and it wasn't until her parents came running into her room that she became oriented to that reality.

"Jenny? What's going on?" her father asked as he turned on the lights.

"Oh my gosh! Look!" her mom pointed and Jenny's gaze was drawn to one of the windows, which was smashed.

"Who could have done this?" Jenny started to get out of bed but her dad held out a hand.

"Wait a minute, kiddo. There's tons of broken glass here. Better wait until we get some of this cleaned up. I'm going to have a look outside; you guys stay here until I get back."

"I'm going to get the dustpan and vacuum," her mom announced. She turned around at the door to address Jenny. "Are you ok, honey?"

"Um, yeah. I'm all right."

"It's just, you look pretty flushed."

Jenny's cheeks reddened even more. "Oh, well I was pretty scared when it happened."

Her mom nodded and left to retrieve the cleaning supplies. Jenny flopped back down on the bed and pulled the pillow over her eyes. If she ever got her hands on the person responsible for interrupting her best dream ever, she would strangle them! She smiled a little as she thought of Julian's reaction.

One thing's for sure…he was going to be very impatient for her to get back to him.