Carly nearly sobbed in frustration. She'd been so stupid and now she was going to have to face the music. She was dressed in only her underwear, one hand handcuffed to the iron rungs of her headboard...and the key on the floor under the bed, out of reach. She'd just meant to give it a try, but the phone rang and she'd jumped and dropped the key...and now she was stuck. Her wrist was red and getting really sore and there was no way this metal circlet was sliding over her hand. So she had to get help.
God, what a nightmare, but at least she had the phone. She had three options. She could call the police, although that opened the door to a host of embarrassment. She could call the landlord/maintenance man, Mr. Cutter, who had the skeleton key. But at 80, he was likely to have a heart attack when he saw her or ask her to leave the apartment building. It was too close to work and the rent was too reasonable to risk being evicted for being stupid.
Her last choice was Adam, her upstairs neighbor, who had a key from when he'd watched out for her place while she'd gone to her father's funeral. The unfortunate part was she'd bought the handcuffs (the one currently attaching her to the bed and a second pair) with him in mind. He was tall, dark, and dangerous, and the star of several recent dreams that had left her horny as hell. The sad part was that, while a steady stream of busty blonds came and went from his place every weekend, Adam treated the red-head who lusted after him like a little sister. Maybe, she'd figured, she could tempt him with a little something new. Well, new for her anyway. As he'd see when he came to rescue her.
Carly sighed. Adam was really the only option she had, so she prayed he was home as she dialed his number.
"What?" his voice was a growl that made her belly quiver. Evidently he was busy.
"Adam?" Carly managed, wincing at the breathy sound of her voice.
"Carly? What's the matter?" The growl immediately became concern and she bit her lip. This was harder than she'd imagined.
"Can you come down for a moment?" she asked.
"Now? I'm not dressed...just out of the shower," he replied, "Can it wait?" Carly's voice escaped her as she pictured him standing nude in his bedroom, her mouth going dry. "Carly?"
Quickly clearing her throat, she forced herself to focus. "Well, not too long," she conceded, "I guess I could wait a couple minutes."
He sighed. "What is this about, Carly?" he asked. She could hear him moving around in the background and suddenly wondered if he wasn't alone. Damn, was he with a woman now? Talk about awkward. But she wasn't getting free on her own.
"I...I have a problem," she confessed, "I need you to help me with something. Can you let yourself in?" At the moment, all she really cared about was being free of the handcuffs. Later, she'd work on attracting him.
"Give me about five," he answered, "I can't put the jeans on with one hand." He hung up before she could thank him. Probably just as well, since her voice was gone again as she pictured him tugging his jeans on. She loved one pair in particular -- two Saturdays ago, Adam had gone out to wash his car and had peeled off his tee to reveal jeans that dipped rather low in the front, giving her a tasty view of his lower abdomen.
It seemed like ages, but she finally heard the key in the front door. "Carly?" he called as he came into the apartment.
"In here," she answered, closing her eyes. She didn't want to see his face right now.
"Carly..." The concern had changed to something else...she just wasn't sure what. She slowly opened her eyes to find him staring at her. She blushed furiously. She couldn't help looking him over, her mouth went dry as she studied his long legs in casual denim, the way his hands were tucked in the pockets, dragging the denim lower, the way his tee hugged his chest. Adam looked like every woman's fantasy.
"I had an accident," she whispered, "And I'm stuck." It was the best she could do at the moment, what with the heartbeat pounding in her head and throbbing in her pussy.
"An accident?" Now she could hear amusement. He shot her a cocky grin and his brown eyes had a wicked glint and she felt a small quiver in her belly as the throbbing intensified. There was more to her infatuation with Adam than a nice pair of jeans...more as in the something currently bulging the front of them.
"I can't get to the key," she explained, squirming a little, "It's under the bed." Her free hand waved at the far side of the bed.
"And why are you wearing handcuffs to begin with?" he asked, one eyebrow arching as he circled around the bed, "In your underwear."
"I...I was trying them on," Carly was getting a little frustrated with his questioning, "Things got out of hand." Why didn't he just get the key and help her get out of this mess? Her wrist was starting to sting and she wanted to be loose. Then she'd decide what to do about Adam.
"The underwear or the cuffs?" he asked, his look changing from amused to a bit more serious. When she looked blank, he growled, "Were you trying on the underwear or the cuffs?" Her face got redder as she opened and shut her mouth without saying a word.
"So where's your other half?" Adam had to force his hands to relax as he squatted next to the bed, "He left without letting you out?"
"Other...he..." Carly sputtered in shock. Where was he going with this topic?
"Don't think much of the guy if he leaves you cuffed to the bed and wanders off," he continued, ducking his head to peer under the bed. Carly leaned over, watching. When he'd grabbed the key, Adam lifted his head and his eyes darkened as he realized he was eye level with her breasts. His breath caught and her nipples hardened.
"There is no he," Carly hissed. Her body was responding to his closeness and sexual frustration added to her physical confinement. And Adam wanted to know about her sexual partner -- the one that she didn't have and wished he'd be. It would be funny if it wasn't so pitiful. At her words, Adam's eyes shot up to her face and widened.
"I had no idea...," he stammered, "Sorry...She, then." Carly groaned. This was getting worse and worse. Couldn't he just unlock her and go away?
"There is no he. There is no she," Carly insisted, "Just me and the damn cuffs. I dropped the key and when I tried to reach it, it just got too far away." She sat back on the bedding with a huff.