Page 103 of Masters of Pleasure
He was learning how to be a Dom for Avery and with Avery.Not to have to watch her be interviewed and talk about her sexual likes and dislikes with three other Dominants, even if one of them was a hetero woman who would have no interest in her.He was supposed to be giving this his all, and it wasn’t fair to Iris or the other submissives to let his attention be so easily swayed—especially if he was going to be the best student in the class.
“I’m sorry for my distraction.So, you don’t like being tied up at all or only if you’re going to be suspended.”
The way Iris’ lips pressed together made him think it was more the former, but he wasn’t sure she would admit it.Bondage was not listed as a hard limit on her sheet.She shrugged her shoulder as if she didn’t care.
“It’s not a huge turn-on for me, but it’s fine if that’s what you want to do.”
Hmmm, definitely something there she didn’t want to talk about.For the first time, Nick understood some of the reading material that had been sent home with him.His instincts were telling him there was something Iris was hiding, and even though she wasn’t his submissive, and he had his own submissive, he wanted to get to the bottom of it.
It also made him wonder if there were things Avery had on her list that she wasn’t talking about.She would be the last interview he did.Master Law and Mistress Julie had explained they wanted everyone to talk last to the partner they’d be working with the most, so they had some practice beforehand.
Inwardly, Nick had scoffed at the idea.He knew Avery so well at this point, he wasn’t worried about interviewing her.Now, he was wondering if maybe he’d made that judgment a little too soon.
Part of him wanted to keep questioning Iris, but he wasn’t going to be her Dom, and it wasn’t his place.That was something else Master Law and Mistress Julie had made clear.Issues were for long-term partners to work on together, not short-term play partners.If you started working on an issue with a submissive, you needed to see it through.
That would not be Nick with Iris, but he hoped she’d find someone because there was definitely something going on there.
“Okay.”He looked down at the list again.“You’ve marked figging as a soft limit.Any reason?Do you have something against ginger?”
Iris groaned, her head falling back.“This is so fucking awkward.”
As if by magic, Master Law appeared beside them.Iris’ head snapped back up, and she straightened in her seat, her jiggling boot coming to an abrupt halt.Damn.Nick wanted to learn how to do that.
“Is there a problem here, Miss Baez?”Master Law’s deep voice was silky smooth and lethally controlled.Nick imagined that was how he sounded in the courtroom.
“Yes, talking about all this stuff with a stranger is really awkward.”Iris lifted her chin defiantly, but Nick noticed she only met Master Law’s gaze for a moment before her eyes dropped to the top of his tie.
“It is.”Master Law nodded.“It’s also necessary if you plan on participating in scenes with strangers.Don’t you think so?”There was something in his voice that made Nick think there was a hidden meaning behind the question.
“Yeah, yeah, I know.”Surprisingly, Iris looked at Nick apologetically, sitting up even straighter, her hands dropping into her lap, already appearing more engaged.Dammit.Why hadn’t he been able to do that?Had he even been trying?He needed to get his shit together before Avery made her way back around to him.“Sorry, Master Nick.You were saying?”
Nick coughed.
“Uh, is there a reason you have figging as a soft limit?”
This time when Iris shrugged with one shoulder, the attitude behind it was entirely different from previously.
“It sounds really painful?”The lilt in her voice made it sound like she wasn’t actually sure of what she was saying.
“Is that a question or a statement?”Nick’s lips twitched, and he swore he heard Master Law chuckle before the other man turned away.
Iris scowled at him again, but her posture didn’t change, even as Master Law moved back toward where Mistress Julie was standing on the stage.
“I hope you didn’t list figging as a limit, so you can find out for yourself,” she muttered.
That wiped the urge to smile right out of Nick.
Avery
Finally settling down across from Nick again, Avery tried not to feel too nervous, but it was hard.Talking to the other Dominants had been playacting.It had also been kind of fun, getting to know them a little and helping them when they stumbled over questions.
Samantha had had the easiest time of it, probably because she’d already been through the submissive training class.Q had stumbled over a few things, and she was pretty sure he’d blushed a few times, but he’d gotten through it.The massive Dom, Connor, was the one who had struggled the most.Avery had wanted to hug him when he’d sagged at the end of their turn, blushing a furious red and rubbing his face like he couldn’t believe some words that had just come out of his mouth.He was like a massive, muscly teddy bear, and it was so freaking adorable.She wouldn’t be surprised if he turned out to be a Daddy Dom, service Dom, or something along those lines.Stern but with a super squishy center.Once he got past his embarrassment, that was.She was looking forward to watching it happen.
This class was going to be more enjoyable than she’d thought.Though, sitting with Nick, she remembered it was also going to be enjoyable for an entirely different reason.
Sitting in the chair across from him was completely different from the others.He was just as new, but she’d been playacting with them, knowing the questions would lead nowhere, not really caring what they thought of her.None of that applied to how she felt about Nick.
“Hello.”The half-smile on his lips was both welcoming and full of amusement.“Enjoying your evening so far?”
