Page 101 of Masters of Pleasure
Yeah, she could only imagine how awkward that would be.Her own sister didn’t know that she was into kink, and Avery was happy to keep it that way.Telling the one friend at home had been more than enough.Even when she’d lived in Atlanta, she’d kept her kink acquaintances separate from her friends, and she’d never been in a serious enough relationship that she would have to introduce them.
“Ha, sounds like my situation,” Nick said, finally leaning forward to engage with Iris.“My brother belongs to the clubs, too, with his girlfriend.”
“Yeah, but that’s not the same as knowing your little sister likes to be tied up and spanked,” Iris smirked.Avery got the feeling Iris was putting up a bit of a front, but she still liked her.
“No, instead, it’s my older brother who likes to be tied up and spanked,” Nick said, correcting Iris’ obvious assumption that Luke was the Dom.
Iris’ eyes widened in surprise, mouth popping open.Before she could respond, the door opened behind them, and the three of them turned to look.
A very handsome black man sauntered in.Shaved head, tall, thin but muscular, he was wearing a t-shirt that said, ‘One Lab Accident Away from Being a Supervillain.’His gaze swept over all three of them, and he smiled, his expression barely faltering.
“Hey, everyone.”
Nick
Feeling a little weird just sitting there as the other man approached, Nick got to his feet and held out his hand.
“Hi, I’m Nick.”
“I’m Q.Nice to meet you.”He moved in front of the seat next to Nick.Sitting down, Q followed before leaning forward to look at the women.
“This is my girlfriend Avery, and that’s Iris.”
Next to him, Avery jumped in her seat, startled.Amused, Nick shot her a look, and she gave him a wide-eyed stare before waving at Q.Chuckling at her reaction—what else was he supposed to call her—he took her hand in his.
“Hi, nice to meet you.”As Avery greeted him, Iris murmured her own hello.“We’re talking about how we knew about the class.Nick and Iris both have brothers who are part of the club.What about you?”
If Q was perturbed by the get-to-know-you jump into conversation, he didn’t show it.Leaning forward, he rested his elbows on his knees so he could easily see both Avery and Iris.
“I have a friend who goes to Stronghold, and eventually, she convinced me I should check it out.”
“Just a friend?”Nick asked, a little curious.
“Just a friend.”Q grinned.There might have been a flash of something in his expression, but if there was, he suppressed it quickly.“She’s married and has a kid with a guy she met at Stronghold.”
They weren’t able to talk much more when the door behind them opened again.Nick got to his feet, Q only half a second behind him.It was kind of curious Avery and Iris didn’t feel the need to stand, but for him, it was both ingrained manners and wanting to see who was coming in to assess them.If he’d been sitting down, he would have felt like he was at a disadvantage.
A blonde woman walked in.Statuesque and curvy, she was dressed in a form-fitting blue dress, with a wide red belt that cinched in her waist and red pumps on her feet, giving her another couple inches of height.She was vaguely familiar, and Nick realized she’d been around Marquis before it opened when the first submissive class was held here—which meant she was probably the switch Freddy had told him and Avery about.
Nick couldn’t remember her name, but before he could say anything, she came to a grinding halt, her eyes narrowing.Next to him, Q stiffened.
“You!What are you doing here?”Q barked out the question in a completely different tone than he’d been using.His relaxed demeanor had disappeared, and he had straightened to his full height.
The woman glared at him.
“Excuse me, Quinton?I’m amember.What areyoudoing here?”
“Quinton?”Iris murmured behind Nick, sounding amused.
“Don’t call me that, Samwise,” Q snapped.If anything, the blonde glared harder, putting her hands on her hips.
“Then don’t call me that stupid nickname.We’re not in high school anymore.Grow up.”She muttered something under her breath that suspiciously sounded like ‘ass.’
“I take it you two know each other,” Nick interjected.Beside him, he could feel Avery growing agitated.Conflict didn’t bother him the same way it did her, but he wanted her to be comfortable.Seeing Q and… whatever her name was, going at it the moment she came in the door would distress Avery.
As if remembering he wasn’t alone, Q abruptly turned around and sat down, putting his back to the blonde.
“Hi, I’m Nick.”He waved since the blonde didn’t look like she was coming any closer.“This is my girlfriend Avery, and that’s Iris.”
