chair in a torrent of ecstasy.
Even as the last burst of desire dulled and faded away, she questioned her motives. Her resolve.
Getting involved was out of the question. This situation was far too perfect. Darby had a patient with whom she could connect on a sexual level. She couldn’t lose another lover to familiarity.
* * * * *
Avery sat in a different waiting room. This one belonged to her therapist. At first, she’d thought making an appointment to follow her morning session with Darby was prudent. Now, Avery wasn’t so sure.
The door to his office opened. “Avery.”
Her stomach flipped as she stood. Even though Darby had wiped the lube from her bottom, Avery still felt the slick slide between her legs, dampening her panties, reminding her of what had transpired earlier this morning.
“Come in,” Dr. Milburn said, holding the door for Avery as she slipped past him and took her usual seat on his leather sofa.
“How is everything today?” he asked, seating himself across from her in a matching chair.
“I went to see her this morning,” Avery blurted.
His graying eyebrows lifted. “Your nurse?”
She nodded.
Dr. Milburn steepled his fingers. “And how did that go?”
“I have another appointment tomorrow.” Her heart beat as fast a cornered rabbit’s.
“Did the experience trigger any memories?”
“No. But for the first time, I achieved…sexual satisfaction without having to resort to fantasizing about the fetish.”
“How did it make you feel?”
Avery uncrossed then recrossed her legs. “I’m not sure,” she said after giving it some thought. Dark images flashed in her head. In truth, she’d experienced the perfect blend of erotic humiliation and loss of control she needed to push her over the edge. She swallowed tightly. “I…I felt…free. I wanted more.”
“Free?”
“All these years, I’ve dreaded going to the doctor. I’ve feared my reactions because I knew it was taboo to have sexual feelings when that isn’t what’s intended at all. I fear losing control, of experiencing orgasm and embarrassing myself. And with my…nurse…it’s okay for me to indulge those needs.”
“You know, Avery, your fetish is fairly common.”
She shrugged. In truth, she’d seen the vast number of people who subscribed to the website she’d joined. Those numbers and the plethora of websites devoted to the fetish alone had eased her in the fact that she wasn’t isolated in her desires.
Milburn nodded. “And how did you feel about being with a woman?”
Avery’s insides seized tight. She had ached to kiss Darby, to return the pleasure the other woman had given. Part of Avery wondered if she didn’t feel a different level of attraction to Nurse Lovette.
“She’s pretty,” Avery admitted.
“But how did it make you feel?”
“Accepted. Safe. Intrigued.”
“Intrigued?” he asked.
“Yes. It made me want to explore a relationship with a woman.”
He crossed his legs. “And have you ever thought about that before?”
“No. My reaction surprised me. I don’t know if it was the fact that I…came so easily or that I felt something with her I’d never felt with a man,” Avery responded honestly.
“I think you’ve had more of a breakthrough than you know,” he said. “As long as you feel safe, I think you should explore this side of you.”
* * * * *
The following morning, Avery climbed onto the table with renewed excitement. Her paper gown rustled as she settled herself. The air conditioning hummed, cooling her heated skin, soothing her, readying her for what was to come.
Already her pulse beat hard in her chest, thickening and warming her blood. Her clit throbbed and her rim tingled in anticipation of the special thermometer invading her again.
A rush of liquid gathered in her vagina when the door opened and Darby entered with professional detachment.
“Good morning, Miss Walker,” she said cheerfully. “Why don’t you go ahead and get up on your