“You won’t be standing; your ass will be turned over my knee.”
“Sure, Shade. Anything you say, Shade,” Lily said mockingly, too angry to be scared.
His eyes narrowed on her face. She believed it wasn’t going to happen, that she would probably be gone before it could. Shade almost disabused her then decided to wait. Let her build her punishments up. It would give him something to look forward to on Fridays since he wasn’t taking part in any of the parties anymore. Lily, on the other hand, could look forward to trying to escape him all she wanted to. She wasn’t going anywhere. Her ass would be over his knee just like he had promised her.
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Shade spent the day setting a routine for Lily to get her emotions back to normal. She was extremely sensitive; as a result, anything that upset the balance sent her mental stability into turmoil.
After dinner, he offered her an excuse not to hang out in the clubhouse like the previous night, understanding too much might overload her if thrown at her all at once.
“I need to check on some work going on at my house. Do you want to come with me?” he asked.
“Sure.” Lily walked out the back door with him into the huge backyard.
He led her up the new walkway, which had been laid a couple of weeks before. His house was being built behind Beth and Razer’s. The new walkway led to Razer’s house before splitting, each path going to a house.
His was nestled up higher than the main house and Razer’s, with a wraparound porch that gave a view of the mountains from all sides, except the back which had the mountain behind it.
From his house, he could see the clubhouse, Razer’s house, the factory, the parking lot, and even both sides of the road leading to them. It was a strategic stronghold which, if he had to, could hold off an army without worrying about anyone coming at him from behind. Once it was built, no one would be able to get near Lily without him knowing it.
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Shade opened the door, coming into the living room and dining room combo. It was an open-concept house where you could see through the whole downstairs. The walls were all dry-walled, and the subfloors had been laid.
He walked into the kitchen where none of the cabinets or anything had been placed yet. There was a small, fold-up table and two metal chairs sitting in the room with several books lying on top. He had gone as far as he could without her input. He could have asked Beth for her opinions, but he was building the house for Lily. He was determined it was going to be her home, and he wanted her to pick her own preferences.
Shade looked around the room, moving from one area to the other.
Lily looked at him curiously. “What are you doing?”
“Trying to figure out where I want the island to go and which wall for the appliances.”
“Start with where you want the sink, which is obviously by the window.” She pointed toward said window.
“Why by the window?” he asked.
“So you can look out while you do the dishes,” Lily explained.
Shade had to turn away, not wanting her to see his face. She had seen herself doing the dishes in his home.
“What about the stove?” He turned back around when he was able to regain his composure.
Lily looked around the room and pointed to the wall on the right. “That way, you can keep an eye on the room while you’re cooking. The other wall you would have your back to the room.”
“That’s true, but the exhaust fan would break the line of sight.”
Lily agreed, and Shade finally decided to place it against the wall she had pointed out. Then he sat down at the table, pretending to go through floor samples, and Lily indicated her preference for hardwood then the type of wood. Next, he randomly picked out cabinets. When Lily made a face, he turned over several more pages until she found one she thought would suit the style of the house.
“I’m surprised. I thought you would try to talk me into a country-looking kitchen, but you’re guiding me into a more modern look.” Shade had thought he would have to tolerate an old-fashioned house; instead, he actually would have picked many of the same options she had.
Lily smiled. “I’m surprised you know the difference. I like the modern look for the clean lines and angles.”
“I do, too.” Shade closed the books. “That’s enough for today. It will take a couple of weeks to get it done; then I can pick out the fixtures for the bathrooms.”
“Make sure you have one put in like you do now. Your shower is amazing.”
“I like it, too, but I was thinking of going a little bigger here.”
Shade was proud of that shower. He had designed it himself to be big enough for several members to shower in after they had a fuck session.