Chapter 40

He starts by ordering us dinner. He decides to get Chinese food from a little place down the street, and by the time it arrives, my entire body is trembling in anticipation.

I still remember the first time he and I ate Chinese food together. We were both naked, and I was blindfolded. Calder tried to help me eat - but as I remember it, we ended up getting distracted and never even finished the meal. It has to be intentional, him ordering Chinese food again, and I can't wait to see what he has planned for me this time around. He's asked that I continue to wear my new lingerie, and I've happily consented. My imagination runs wild as he lays out the various cartons on the kitchen counter.

"There you go," he says, tossing me a pair of wooden chopsticks. "Eat up."

I blink at him. "Just... eat?" Surely there's more to it than that.

But he nods. "We've had a long day. We need some energy."

I eye him suspiciously across the feast of fried rice and General Tso's chicken. He's ruffling throu