"Too oily?" Yes," she said, returning her head to her forearms. "Thanks, though. And I really appreciate this. I really do." It's what big brother's a...e for," he said.Lori snorted. Seven minutes. Like that meant anything. And yet, he'd irritated her with it her whole life. Or secretly pleased her, depending upon her mood at the time. He'd made an especially big deal of it the day of their eighteenth birthdays, pointing out that he was legal for the next seven minutes, where she was not. She had. “Well, in my… line of work... there’s this term for when the person in the subservient role is actually the one making the rules and calling the shots. We call it ‘topping from the bottom.’”Jack started to protest, but closed her mouth again before she actually spoke. Her eyes narrowed in Bella’s direction and she shook her head in mock anger. “Yes. I suppose it is like that. He does have a knack for getting what he wants out of me.”“You poor thing,” Bella teased. “Honestly, that part of him. "What's the story, Jen? Are you back for good, or just paying a visit? You know everybody talks, and they noted you don't have your rings on."She didn't say anything for a minute, watching the night sky pass by her window."It wasn't love at first sight, more like lust. We slept together on our first date, moved in together in three months, married four months later. We were good for each other, at least for a while. Then the cracks appeared. He liked to party more than me. I wanted kids,. I've been thinking about it, but you've been acting so strange and aggressive this morning that I'm having second thoughts. I don't want us to lose control."He held his hands up in front of himself in a surrender gesture. "I'll be good, I promise! It's true that sometimes I kid around, but you know I keep my promises. When there's a rule, I don't break it. Aren't we just having fun here? I'd never want to hurt you. I love you so much!"By saying those words at that moment, he was completely.