Fifty Shades of Lust {Steamiest Short Stories} のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 121 - チャプター 130

Claire did not remember the drive.One second she was outside his house, the door closing behind her, and the next she was gripping her steering wheel so tightly her fingers hurt. The streetlights blurred past, her vision unfocused, her chest tight in a way that made it hard to breathe properly.She did not cry.Not yet.Her mind kept replaying his face. Calm. Unbothered. Like she had walked in on nothing important.Like she had meant nothing.Her throat burned, but she swallowed it down hard and kept driving. She did not want to go home. The thought of sitting alone in her apartment, surrounded by everything that reminded her of him, made her chest ache worse.So she kept going.She turned at a light without thinking, then another, until she found herself pulling up in front of a bar she had passed a hundred times but never entered.It was crowded.That was good.She needed noise. She needed something to drown out the silence in her head.Claire parked, grabbed her bag, and stepped o

Claire woke up with a headache.Not the kind that made her want to stay in bed, but the kind that sat behind her eyes and reminded her of every bad decision she had made the night before.She stared at her ceiling for a long moment, her thoughts slow and heavy.Then it all came back.The bar.Ethan.Mark.What if I marry you?Claire groaned softly and dragged a hand over her face. “No,” she muttered to herself. “Absolutely not.”She sat up, her head spinning slightly, and reached for her phone on the nightstand. No new messages. No missed calls.Nothing from Ethan.That shouldn’t have bothered her anymore.It still did.She pushed the thought away and forced herself out of bed. Work was the last place she wanted to be right now, but skipping wasn’t an option. Not after everything.Not when her boss was Mark.Claire got ready quickly, choosing something simple and neat. Nothing that stood out. Nothing that invited attention. She tied her hair back, grabbed her bag, and headed out.By t

Claire didn’t expect him to fit so easily into her space.That was the first thing that bothered her.Mark stood inside her apartment like he had been there before. Not in a creepy way. Not like he owned the place. But like he understood how to exist in it without making it awkward.He wasn’t hovering.He wasn’t looking around like a guest who didn’t belong.He just… settled.And that unsettled her more than anything.“You can sit,” she said, gesturing toward the couch, even though he had already started moving toward it.“I know,” he replied, dropping down like he had done it a hundred times.Claire paused for half a second, then walked into the kitchen, shaking her head under her breath.This was not how her night was supposed to go.Coffee.That was the plan.Something simple.Something safe.She busied herself with the machine, letting the routine calm her nerves while her thoughts kept looping back to the same thing.Him.Behind her, she heard him shift slightly, the quiet sound

Claire's seductive whisper still hung in the air between them, her fingers tracing the line of Mark's jaw as she looked down at him from her position straddling his lap. Her eyes were dark with need, lips parted and swollen from their long kisses. Mark's hands rested firmly on her hips, his grip tightening as he held her gaze."Yes," he said, his voice rough and low. "I want to fuck you, Claire. Right now."The words sent a fresh wave of heat rushing through her body. She leaned down and captured his mouth in a hungry kiss, her tongue sliding against his with urgent need. Mark groaned into her mouth, the sound vibrating through her as his hands moved to the hem of her blouse. He pulled it up and over her head in one smooth motion, tossing it aside. Her bra followed quickly, his fingers unhooking it with practiced ease before he threw it to the floor.Claire's breasts spilled free, nipples already hard and aching. Mark's eyes darkened as he looked at them. "Fuck, look at these tits," h

I sat in the quiet waiting room of Dr. Marcus Reed's private clinic, my hands folded tightly in my lap. The air carried a faint scent of antiseptic mixed with something warmer, like fresh linen and subtle cologne. It had been six months since my last checkup, and my regular doctor had retired unexpectedly. The referral led me here, to this sleek office on the edge of the city where the walls were painted a soft gray and the magazines on the low table looked untouched.At thirty-two years old, I felt ridiculous for feeling nervous. My name was Elena Thompson. I had been married for eight years to a man who spent more time traveling for work than he did at home. Lately our intimacy had dwindled to quick, unsatisfying encounters when he was in town. My body had started to ache in ways I tried to ignore. Irregular periods, occasional sharp cramps, and a persistent restlessness that kept me awake at night. That was why I had made the appointment. Nothing more.The receptionist called my na