Page 178 of Masters of Pleasure
It was really nice having friends.Feeling a lot more excited about her evening, Iris hopped up to figure out what she was going to wear, then do her hair and makeup.She could use some in-person girl talk about Master Law if they didn’t mind going through it all with her again.Of course, that made her wonder what Master Law was doing tonight.
Her hands stilled on the hanger she’d been about to shove aside to look through her clothes.
Was he at Stronghold?Or Marquis?
At lunch today, he’d asked her to scene with him, but she wasn’t at Stronghold tonight, so he was free to do as he wanted while he was there.
Granted, he was free to do as he wanted regardless, but he’d only tried to scene with someone else once while he’d been keeping an eye on her during her Stronghold shifts.Not that she’d meant for him to keep from scening while he was watching over her, but deep down, she’d liked knowing he wouldn’t be.
Ugh.
Well, if he was scening with someone else tonight, there was nothing she could do about it.In fact, if he did scene with someone else, that would be a pretty definitive indication of how he felt about their scene next week and whether it was a scene-date or a date-date.
Don’t get your hopes up for a date-date.
Law
Unsurprisingly, at first, talk with Brian, Kincaid, and Zach centered around Morgan.Brian caught the other two men up to date, which allowed Law more insight into the conversation before he’d joined them.It appeared Brian really did need a roommate, even if he was okay living on his own for a bit, which made Law feel better about the situation.He’d be able to reassure Morgan on that front if she asked.
“Speaking of watching over cute subbies, Iris is done with her punishment stint next week, right?”Brian asked, turning to Law and surprising the answer from him.
“Yes.”Something about Brian’s thoughtful expression made Law’s muscles clench.“Why?”Was the Daddy Dom interested in her?Would Iris want a Daddy Dom?
Maybe.
She’d been a lot less trouble since she’d had someone watching over her, but she’d been frustrated by the lack of play partners.Law knew if Brian was interested, he should step aside and let the other man have a try…
The very thought sent jealousy surging through his gut.
“I noticed no one really scenes with her.”Brian shrugged.“I was thinking I might see if she’s interested.”
“Especially since she’s never shown any interest in him,” Kincaid said slyly, causing Law to raise his eyebrows as Brian scowled at the other man.Out of all of them, Kincaid was the tallest and most imposing, but clearly, Brian wasn’t intimidated.
“That’s not why.”
“Sure, it’s not,” Zach chimed in.Unlike Brian and Kincaid, who were both in their leathers and vests, Zach looked as if he’d come by the club after work, wearing slacks and a button-up shirt with the top button undone and the sleeves rolled up.Although Law didn’t ask, Zach explained anyway.“Brian prefers to scene with subbies who aren’t interested in him because the subbie he’s interested in doesn’t want anything to do with him.So, rather than find someone who is, he tortures himself by waiting for her to become interested while trying to help the subbies who need a play partner but won’t get attached.”
“Sounds complicated,” Law murmured, lifting his iced tea to his lips to take a sip.Though was it any more complicated than what he did?He preferred the submissives with no expectations of a relationship as well, even if he wasn’t waiting for someone in particular.
He just didn’t want a submissive who would get attached.He wasn’t the relationship type.He wasn’t a player type either, but that was safer than commitment.
“That’s not what I’m doing,” Brian complained, though he didn’t provide evidence to the contrary.Crossing his arms over his chest, he glared at his friends as if the statement on its own should be enough.
Law had to chuckle.Though he didn’t know these three very well, they reminded him a lot of himself, Connor, and Asad.
“I’m half an hour late, and you’ve replaced me?”The outraged whine belonged to Master Mitch, former club stud and now firmly attached to Iris’ friend, Domi.Law choked on laughter at the outraged expression on the blonde’s face and his hands on his hips.He wasn’t glaring at Law but at the rest of his friends.
“You snooze, you lose,” Kincaid replied, grinning.None of them took Mitch seriously at times like this.“Besides, we figured you’d be with your girlfriend.You were invited out of pure courtesy.”
“Nah, Domi’s having a ladies’ night.She, Rae, and Iris are headed to Marquis to wait for Avery to get off work.”Mitch rolled his eyes.“No boys allowed.”
“Iris is going to Marquis?”Law asked, stilling.The others looked at him with surprise.His tone had come out a lot harsher than he’d meant, but… did that mean she’d flat out lied to him earlier today?
“Yeah, she texted the others right before I left.Apparently, she had other plans tonight that were canceled.”Mitch eyed him a bit warily.“Was she supposed to be here?”
“Yes.I mean, no.”Law floundered, with four pairs of eyes on him, waiting for an explanation… and he didn’t really have one—not one he wanted to admit out loud.“Patrick let her off for tonight because she said her roommate needed her.”
“Ah.”The amusement in Mitch’s blue eyes was matched by the interest glinting in them.“So, you thought maybe she’d lied.That would be fun if she’d been a naughty girl under your watch.She’s been remarkably well-behaved the past month.It’s been almost disappointing.”
