The sound of the door alerted Jimmy that she had returned. He didn't know how long she'd left him here but he had dozed off. She carried a bag and a jug of water. She placed them both on the nightstand and proceeded to undress in front of him. He swallowed hard. Guess the game's not over yet. His body responded to her like it always does. He was in no position to hide it from her and she smiled knowingly at him. Damn her.

"Hungry?" She pulled some bread and cheese from the paper sack. Straddling him by the waist, she proceeded to rip off a piece of bread and feed it to him. Leaning over, very intentionally brushing her chest over his face, she grabbed the water from the nightstand and gave him a drink before sipping it herself and allowing water to trickle from her mouth down her chin and neck and between the valley of her breasts. Damn, she is good at this game!

"Alright, you got me." Jimmy sighed. "You win, okay? Can you untie me now and we can talk?"

"I don't see why you need your hands to talk Jimmy." She gave him an ironic smile and exhaled slowly as if contemplating his request. "Alright. As long as you agree, no more trying to dominate this…" She gestured between them, "whatever we're doing."

He nodded and looked at her earnestly. "You have my word."

Lou stood up and moved to the headboard to release Jimmy from the bindings. He sat up and they both smiled at each other as she handed him the bag of food. They ate silently, and nakedly, for a few minutes, sharing the bottle of water. Even after all the intimacy they'd shared, both were obviously nervous to discuss what it all meant.

"Lou -" Jimmy faltered. He wasn't great with words in general and now…. He cupped Lou's cheek in his palm, running his thumb over her swollen lips. "God I love you."

Her eyes filled with light. "I love you too, Jimmy."

"I'm sorry. The way I acted…. It was rough, aggressive. I was so jealous. Mad at myself for pushing you to, to...with another man." Jimmy couldn't control the way his jaw clenched or the involuntary way his fingers drew together to make a fist. "I shouldn't have sent you away. I was just...scared."

Lou put her open hand over his clenched one, gently she pried his fingers apart and placed her palm in his. "It's okay to be afraid, Jimmy. Let's just, let's not let it stop us from having this, from being together. Okay?"

"You don't hate me for the way I acted? I mean on the trail and with the.." His eyes went to the rope that now hung limply from the bedpost.

"Jimmy, I didn't hate it. And I could never hate you." She squeezed his hand tighter and smiled at him reassuringly.

"Then we're doing this? You and me?" She nodded and he attacked her happy smile with his own. Damn it's hard to kiss when I'm smiling so hard. His hands rushed her body with the same fervor of his mouth on hers. Lou was returning his kisses, her hands tangling themselves in his hair. But as his hands became more purposeful, she pulled back.

"Jimmy, I need some time before, between…" Tell me I don't have to spell it out for him. She held her breath, hoping he understood.

Jimmy shook his head, chiding himself. "Of course. Of course. I'm sorry, I -" He smiled as if something just dawned on him. Kissing her neck he whispered for her to lie back. As he sank onto his knees before her, Lou understood his intention. He kissed her sensitive slit and slipped his tongue between her folds. He licked her slowly and carefully before sucking her swollen kernel between his lips and circling it with his tongue.

Lou's hands grasped for the sheets as her body trembled. She instinctively spread her thighs wider and Jimmy smiled at her shameless enjoyment as she abandoned herself to him once again. His hands found her breasts and pulled at her firm little buds causing her to cry out in pleasure. Her short, struggling breaths signaled she was close and he pulled harder on her nipples bringing her to climax and scream his name aloud. Funny, of all the things Jimmy had ever accomplished in his life, nothing had made him so proud as hearing her scream his name in ecstasy.

He sucked, licked, and kissed her inner thighs as she came down from her high. His own extremity ached. It was harder than he could ever remember it being. He looked at Lou, his Lou, his woman. She was about to pass out, sated, spent. He stared at her sweaty, naked body and finished himself.