Page 34 of Masters of Pleasure
They sat, cuddling and watching the rest of Stronghold’s goings-on.They’d done this before, but it had never felt like this… as though they were a couple, and it wasn’t just aftercare.
When Rae and Master Eric were done, and it was time to go, Mitch walked them out to the car and gave Domi the sweetest kiss.
Once they were in the car, Rae gave her a look.
“You sure you know what you’re doing?”
“Do you?”Domi retorted.“I thought you said Master Eric was nice but didn’t really do anything for you.”
Something she hadn’t shared with Mitch, of course.She’d known he was fishing for information to bring back to Master Brian, and she hadn’t objected because sheknewRae had a thing for him, even if she wouldn’t admit it.Domi wasn’t going to go around spilling secrets.
“He doesn’t, but…”
“But?”Domi prompted when Rae hesitated.
Sighing, Rae brought the car to a stop at a red light, turning to look at Domi.
“You know that bitchy sub, Caroline?Well, she made sure to make a big deal out of the fact Brian was at Stronghold last night and scened with Alina.For some reason, even though I don’t want him, it still pissed me off, so when Master Eric asked, I said yes.”Rae’s lips twitched.“It might have had a little something to do with Caroline trying to get his attention before he asked me.”
Woah.Damn.Still, Domi couldn’t help laughing.
“You scened with him, so she couldn’t?”
“I am, one hundred percent, that petty.”Rae grinned, turning her attention back to the road when the light turned green.“It wasn’t a bad scene.”
“It just wasn’t as good as scening with Brian.”
The grin faded from Rae’s expression, and she sighed.She didn’t need to say it wasn’t; they both knew it was true.
“What if you didn’t have to call him Daddy?”
One shoulder lifted.From the side, it was harder to read Rae’s emotions, especially since she was clearly trying to keep her face blank.
“It’s still what he is.What he wants to be.And he needs to have his needs met, too.Which means he needs to find a submissive who wants that, and that submissive is not me… no matter how good our chemistry is.”Even keeping her face neutral, she couldn’t disguise the sadness in her voice.Damn.The situation sucked.
Everyone knew Brian and Rae had a thing for each other, but Rae was right.If she couldn’t give him what he needed, it was better to let it go and find someone who would—could.
Domi hated seeing her bestie down.
“I have a date with Mitch on Tuesday.”
“What?!”Rae shrieked, slamming one of her hands on the wheel.She shot Domi a quick glance, shaking her head, and her braids danced around her shoulders.“Girl!And you didn’t lead with that?”
“I feel weird about it.”Unable to hide her grin, happiness bubbling up inside her, Domi half-shrugged.“We’ve been…” She tried to think of the right word.
“Fucking for so long, dating seems strange?”
“Yup.That.”Both of them cracked up.
It did feel weird.Not like a step backward, exactly… but a step she hadn’t ever intended to take—one from which therewasno coming back.Still, they could take that part of things slowly.It wasn’t as if they’d needed to be dating for her to develop feelings for him.
Heck, maybe the more she got to know him, the fewer feelings she’d have.Maybe part of her crush was because of the mystery.A week ago, she hadn’t even known what his job was.
Depressingly, that seemed more likely than anything else.
Still, it was better to try than to sit around and wallow, right?
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