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Tea lifted on her toes and spoke loud enough for him to hear. "Linus, I don't know if I can fly professionally again, for a while, at least. I might need to just figure out what I want my life to look like from here.”

I put it on speaker and held it toward her as Linus answered. "Tea, please, take that time. Anything I can do, just ask and it's yours. Anything. And in the meantime, I've decided to step back from international travel for a while. My daughter's influence, you know. She and her new husband are talking about starting a family as soon as possible, and I'd…well, I'd like to be involved. I wasn't, when she was young. I can't fix that, but I can do better this time around."

"I think that's a good idea, Linus." She pressed a kiss between my shoulder blades, lazily caressing my length. "Now, if you don't mind, it's three-thirty in the morning here."

"Oh, my god. I'm sorry! I'm so used to talking to my PAs, who are used to me calling at odd hours, that I didn’t even think about the time difference. I'll let you guys go. And remember, anything you want or need, ask me."

Tea sighed. "Linus, about the helo—"

“Tea," he cut in, tone sharp. "Not a word. I couldn't possibly care less. It's a thing. I'm already designing a new one with Roth—which, if you would like keep-busy work, I could use your help with. We can do conference video calls and share specs remotely via secure server.”

"That would be kinda fun," Tea answered. "I'll take you up on that."

“Okay, kids. Get back to bed." A pause, a chuckle. "Or whatever. I have to go, too. We’ll talk again later. Bye, you two!"

Tea took the phone from me and led me back to the bedroom by the hand. Her eyes sparked and sparkled with desire as she looked at me, standing naked by the bed with a raging hard-on. "Goddamn, you're fucking sexy, Mr. Badd." She sauntered toward me, shoved me roughly backward, so I fell onto the bed. "And you're mine."

"Yes, I am," I murmured, grinning so hugely my jaw and cheekbones almost hurt. "Completely."

I moved to shift further onto the bed, but she pushed down on my quads to pin me in place—more with gesture than strength.

"Stay," she commanded.

"Woof," I answered, still grinning.

"Hands behind your head."

I laced my fingers together behind my head. "Now what?"

She fit herself between my thighs, ran her hands up my stomach and over my chest, dragged them back down until she was gripping my cock in both hands. "Now?" She bent forward, tits draping on my thighs. "Now you lay there and do what I say."

"Yes ma'am."

She grinned. "Good boy." Her grin faltered for a second. "Jax, I hope you know—"

"It's fun," I interrupted. "It's hot. I fucking love being playful with you. It's a game, and I'm here for it."

Her grin came back brighter than ever. "God, I love you. You get me."

"I get you, and I've got you," I said, reaching for her.

“Nope.” She batted my hand away, pushed it back down to the mattress. "Hands behind your head, mister.” She pinned my hands up over my head. "You said earlier to take what I need from you, right?"

"Right."

"That's what I'm doing." She stroked my cock with one hand, leaning over me, mouth moving against mine. "I'm taking what I need from you, and you're gonna lay there and enjoy it."

"Yes, ma’am,” I said, eyes fluttering and rolling back as she pumped my length until I was helplessly humping into her hand. "Ah, fuck, that feels so good."

"I woke up without you next to me," she said, frowning. "I didn't like that. Don't do it again."

"No, ma'am, I won't."

"You're my anchor in this world, now, Jax. I woke up without you, and for a second, I forgot everything. I thought I was alone again. All hard inside,” she said, and tapped her chest with her fist. "I don't want to be that anymore, so I need you. You…soften me. And I like this version of Tea."

"Me too," I whispered. "But I love all the versions of you."

"Except the Super Cunt."