“Why are you so interested in trying it?” he replies keenly. “I’m curious, maybe to a fault.” His mouth twitches with the hint of a smile. “You’ve mentioned that.” He pulls a black silk ribbon from the cabinet. As he brings it over to me, he pauses, his eyes cascading down my body. He seems to realize that I’m still fully clothed. “You’ll need to take these off. Leave on your bra and underwear.” He clears his throat as I quickly tug my shirt over my head and shed my pants, throwing both in a pile in the corner.
