Page 106 of Masters of Pleasure
Shaking his head, Nick let his hand drop.Letting her know she’d gotten under his skin would only make it worse.That was how she rolled.If he pretended he was unbothered, she’d stop ribbing him sooner.Of course, if he was actually upset about something, she wouldn’t keep hassling him, but in this situation, there was no way he’d be able to pretend it was a real problem.
She was the mean older sister he’d never wanted.
Joining Master Law on the stage, Luke looked over his shoulder and winked at Nick, and at the moment, Nick realized his older brother wasn’t wearing a speedo—he was wearing a banana-hammock thong.Nick made a gagging sound.Loudly.
“Alright, everyone,” Master Law said, ignoring the antics going on around him.“Welcome to your first night of practice.Next week, we’ll have the submissives in here for you to practice on, but tonight, you’ll experience everything, so you know how it feels before you try doing it on someone else.”He gestured at the four wood and leather structures arranged on the stage in front of the table.“These are spanking benches.We’ll be using them today, and you’ll all have a chance to be on one.”
“Oh, yay…” Q muttered under his breath, quieting immediately when Olivia caught his eye and raised her eyebrows.
Connor’s expression didn’t change, and Sam looked completely undisturbed.Of course, she already knew what all this felt like, which made Nick wonder why she had to be here this week.Maybe to make sure she didn’t miss anything or feel as if she wasn’t part of the class.Or maybe she wanted the whole Dom class experience.Nick got that.
Even with the division between Q and Sam, there was still a feeling of camaraderie among all of them—especially now when they were all staring at the spanking benches, knowing they would be in the same position soon… ass up over those benches.
Avery
Orchid Cellar Meadery was beautiful.The turn into the parking lot was a little steep because it was located at almost the top of a hill.There was the meadery building, then an actual house on the very top of the hill.Maybe where the owners lived?
The view was gorgeous.A big field and eventually, trees and greenery all around them.The sky seemed to go on forever.
“Oh, wow.”Rae let out a low whistle as she stepped out of the car, looking around.
The meadery building was beautiful on the outside.It had a log cabin feel, and there was a porch with a gazebo, all of it strung with lights.Avery wanted to come out during the daytime so she could sit and really appreciate the view, maybe even watch the sunset.The last rays of lights were almost gone over the horizon, leaving them in the dark, but the meadery was lit up from within like a cheerful fairy dwelling.
“This is gorgeous,” Domi said, shutting her door.“Let’s go in, though, before I get eaten alive by mosquitos.”
The fall air was getting chillier, but the mosquitos were still alive and biting, so neither Rae nor Avery argued with her.
The inside was as beautiful as the outside, continuing the log cabin feel but with lots of light wood, high ceilings, a gorgeous brick bar, and long tables.The wood gleamed under the lights, and what seemed like a big tree with no branches was in the middle of the room.Avery figured it must be the post to help hold everything up, but it looked like an actual tree, growing up through the middle of the building, which was really cool.Behind the bar, they could see bottles and bottles of all the different mead.
Several people were standing at one end of the bar, and one of the tables was taken up, but otherwise, it was pretty empty, which was expected for a Monday night.An extremely tall, slender man with dark blond hair that fell to his shoulders was standing behind the bar, talking to the other group, gave them a friendly wave when they walked in.
Going over, they stood against the bar since there were no stools.It was really a tasting bar.Domi scowled.At her height, it was uncomfortably high.
“Should have worn higher heels,” she muttered, making Rae snicker.The knee-high boots she had on gave her an extra inch of height, but that wasn’t enough to make a difference with the bar.
“We can sit at a table as soon as we get our mead,” Avery said apologetically.
As if he’d heard her, the very tall man behind the bar walked over to them, still smiling.Avery’s head tipped back.Holy crap.He was as tall as that Dom in the new class.A lot skinnier, but just as tall.
“Hello, welcome to Orchid Cellar.Have you been here before?”
“Nope, but I love mead.These two have never had any before.”
“Well, you are in for a treat.”His eyes lit up, and he practically rubbed his hand together.“Let me get you the tasting menu, and we can get started.”
Avery couldn’t help but grin back, sucked in by his obvious enthusiasm.It was clear he loved mead and couldn’t wait to talk to them about it.
“He seems fun,” Domi whispered without a hint of sarcasm.Apparently, she felt the same as Avery.“Does he have to be so tall, though?”
“Wait till you see the Dom who was in class last week,” Avery whispered.She didn’t think anyone cared about what they were saying, but she still didn’t want to say ‘Dom’ too loudly in a public place.Just in case.“He’s just as tall, but muscles everywhere, like a bodybuilder or something.”
“Ooooh, scary?”Rae asked, perking up a bit.On Avery’s other side, Domi rolled her eyes.
“Not really.I mean, when you first see him, yes, but he’s a total teddy bear.”
“Still… that has possibilities…” Rae tapped her finger against her lips, but their conversation cut off as the bartender returned, holding a small stack of menus and a bottle.
“This taste is on the house, so you know what you’re getting into,” he said, handing over the menus and picking up three glasses.
