Dark Love (Complete)

21

Inara would have liked more time to try and calm herself but remembering her last episode with him on timing, she hurried to her parent's room and knocked on the door.

"Dad, mum, Lemuel is taking me out."

She hoped they couldn't hear the tremor she was fighting to keep from her voice.

"Enjoy your courtship." Her mum said.

"Chastely." her dad added.

"I love you." she said and hurried to the room Amara used as a studio. The door was open and her sister was engrossed at her canvas, replicating the picture of a lavender garden in sunset.

"Nice work. Lemuel is taking me out."

"Thanks. Great. Have fun." Amara said without turning. She was always concentrated when she worked.

"Thanks." Inara said and paused as her phone buzzed again with Lemuel's call. She picked it up and brought it up to her ear.

"Hello."

"What are you wearing?"

"Jeans and tee-shirt."

"I want you in a dress. Two minutes."

The call went off and Inara hastened back to her bedroom and changed into a simple straight knee-length orange chiffon dress she had lying in her wardrobe. She also wore long black leggings under the dress. Next, she slipped her legs into a pair of black slip-on canvas, stuck her phone into her multi-colored wallet on the table and headed out, her heart in her mouth.

As she hurried towards the car, she saw the passenger side door being swiftly pushed open from inside. Reaching the car, she pulled the handle wider with slightly shaky hands and let herself inside, overwhelmed by the jasmine scent he was wearing as she closed the door.

She noticed he was dressed in a dark brown, long sleeve blazer over a white tee-shirt and fitted black pants with his sneaker boots matching the color of his blazer. And he was just so handsome and scary at the same time.

He gave her a full perusal and her green, fearful eyes could only meet his hazel ones for a few seconds before they backed down and her mouth opened quickly in a rush to offer explanations.

"I... I was not the one that..."

"Shut your mouth." he said, silencing her. Then he just folded his arms and quietly studied her. Inara's hand tightened on her wallet and she cast her gaze upon the dashboard before her, her body, all tensed up as she felt his burning gaze all over her.

"I'm trying to see some of that courage you so blatantly displayed in sending me those images."

He was speaking slowly, calmly, letting each syllable sink in and it scared Inara more.

"It...it wasn't me that..."

"I said, shut your mouth."

Inara fell silent and he turned the key in the ignition, starting the car.

"Now this is how everything will play out. Eyes on me sweetheart, eyes on me."

Inara raised her eyes to meet his. And he knew that he loved looking into those long lashed green eyes of hers but he couldn't let that sway him from doing what he had decided to do to her.

"Good. Like I was saying, this is how everything will play out. I will take you to an apartment I plan to lease. And there, I will spank the hell out you with my belt."

Inara broke into soft fearful whimpers as he continued, ignoring her whimpering.

"Only after that will I try and listen to your explanations. Meanwhile, I want absolute silence in this vehicle while I drive."