Stef's POV

Tell him Stef! Tell him now!

My conscience screams at me.

All day I have been contemplating whether or not I should tell Dom how I feel.

A part of me just wants to get this off my chest. The other part of me just wants to hide and keep everything to myself.

I fall back into the bed and breath.

What do I do?

{-}

"Two more!" I yell, urging max to do two more pull ups.

He successfully does two more and drops down from the bar.

"You're kicking my ass."

He admits.

"That's my job." I laugh.

I'm about to start my pull ups when Stef walks into the gym.

Immediately I can tell she's nervous but I can't tell what she's thinking.

"Hey, can I talk to you?" She picks at a string on her shirt.

"Yeah."

I tell max I'll be back and lead Stef out of the gym.

We stop right outside of the doors.

"What's wrong pup?" I run my fingers through my wet hair.

She looks and the ground.

"Nothing's wrong, why would you think something is wrong?"

Obviously something is wrong.

"Hey, I need you to trust me, I need you to be able to tell me anything. I'm going to spend the rest of my life with you." I speak honestly and take her hand in mine.

Things between Stef and I are getting serious. Really seriously, and I will spend the rest of my telling her how much I love her.

"Well I just wanted to tell you that.. I'm ready."

Her face is blood red.

"Your ready? You mean ready ready!" I can't help the shock.

"Yes ready ready. What do you think about that?"

Slowly she looks up at me biting her nail.

The excitement in my pants goes from 0 to 10 in seconds.

This is the moment! The next level in our lives.

I wanna do her right here right now. On this floor.

Be a gentlemen Dom.

I can't though. I can feel my bones rearranging and I'm starting to see red.

"Um...can you wait for me in my office? Please." I can't hurt her the moment she tells me she's ready to have sex.

She nods and walks to my office.

I hurry back into the gym before I can follow her and bend her over my desk.

"Max, I need your help!"

He stops the treadmill.

"What is it?" He walks over to me.

As soon as I tell him the news he literally pins me to the ground.

"I can't help it max! She literally gave me permission to...you know."

The more I think about it the more excited my wolf gets. And my boner.

"Pull yourself together Dom. She didn't just give you permission to fuck her. She told you that she was ready to start this next chapter with you,"

"This means you have to be ten times more careful with everything you do. You need to take everything into consideration, for your future." He makes a lot of great points looking down at me.

I never thought I'd be getting relationship advice from max. Not this early at least.

"She's scared Dom. You can't push her."

He holds out a had to pull me up.

Once I'm on my feet again I feel something cold against my wrists.

"Where the hell did you get handcuffs max?"

"Remember when I wanted to be a cop?" He laughs.

"I can't trust you around her just yet so I cuffed you."

This is stupid but he's right. I don't even trust myself.

After refusing to release me max personally escorts me to my office.

"Do i need to come inside with you?" He opens the door.

"No thank you max, I'll be okay."

I enter the room and shut the door.

With the handcuffs still on I sit at my desk with Stef in the chair in front of me.

"Are those handcuffs?" She giggles.

"You noticed."

"I'm not going to ask why." She nods.

"Thank you. Now where were we?"

"You're not going to make me say it again." She grins and blushes.

I nod.

"Oh please, I'd love to hear it again."

She see's my smirk and bites her full pink lip.

"Okay, I won't make you say it again but we do need to talk about a few things..." I struggle to get a pen and paper.

She laughs at me.

I clear my throat and prepare for awkwardness.

"Number one. Condoms?"

She looks dead at me, her face burning.

"What about them?" She asks playing with her hair as if the question doesn't bother her.

"How do we feel about them?"

I smile at her innocence.

"Um...I don't know. We are mates, right?" She sits Indian style.

"Very much so."

I write to be determined next to condoms.

"Number two. Limits?" I watch her intently.

"Anal, hands down."

We both burst into laughter.

"So no anal." I write this down.

"Not yet at least." She whispers.

My innocent mate is a freak.

"You really want me to brake these handcuffs and bend you over this desk?"

She bites that lip again.

Fuck.

I can't do it yet. I made a vow.

I don't know if I want to tell her about the marriage thing or just let it be a surprise.

Surprise.

"Number three. Safe word?" If I ever hurt her it will be the death of me.

"Oh we don't need a safe word. I'll just claw your dick off."

Did she just?

Completely and utterly shocked I gasp for air.

She laughs at my reaction.

"You're kidding right?" I cover my piece.

"Nope."

She is innocent and freaky all rolled into one. I love it!

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Authors Note

Sorry for the long wait. Major writers block! Anyways I have some news. I have a new book out here on wattpad. It's called Anastasia's amazingly not so amazing, but also amazing journey. I'd really appreciate it if you all could check it out and give it a vote. Just look for it in my works.

Lastly there has been a title change! I don't know how I feel about it so you let me know.

Thanks so much.

#DB