She had an indescribable urge to say his name out loud, and was struck by how taboo that felt despite all of her other actions this night. Checking the time made up Michelle’s mind for her; she would write just enough to have a good place to pick up from, then she would come back to her account after she finished. Xxx She tossed the idea as quickly as it came; her little bell on a tether was in a tin next to her desk, in easy reach here, but so far away from the bed. One hand trembled with the effort to hold the bell in place, while the other clinched and unclenched her knee. Silk against skin was a compromise she was willing to make instead of digging out a shirt with buttons- the most readily available being her uniform top.




















