Velvet Desires
The screen between us was carved with tiny crosses, but I could still see the shadow of his profile, the sharp line of his cheekbone, the way his thumb stroked the purple stole across his shoulders.
“Bless me, Father, for I have sinned,” I started, voice trembling.
Silence. Then that voice, low and smooth as sin itself.
“How long since your last confession, figlia mia?”
“Three weeks, Father.”
“And what weighs on your soul tonight?”
I swallowed. My thighs pressed together under the modest skirt I’d chosen just for him (navy, knee-length, but no panties underneath because I was already soaked).
“I… I’ve been having impure thoughts, Father. Constantly. About a man I’m not allowed to want.”