Ezekiel Cairns words were kinder and softer than I ever expected from him, I appreciated his sensitivity to my vulnerability. I agreed to his offer, maybe it would hurt me later on, but I wanted to try this, whatever this may be. I lay there enjoying the feel of his chest rising and falling, listening to the strong beat of his heart. This was strange for me, with women I always felt more dominant, more in charge, but with Cairn I seemed to naturally fall into a more submissive role, not a role one would ever use to describe me, but with Cairn it felt right somehow. He lay with his arms tucked behind his head, not holding me, but allowing me to hold him, to use his chest as a cushion, he was right about being so hot to the touch, I felt warm for the first time tonight. Eventually,

