Page 158 of Masters of Pleasure
“Alright, everyone, now that you’re all here… submissives, we have a surprise for you!”At Mistress Julie’s words, it was Avery’s turn to tense up.A surprise?That rarely boded well for subbies in a kink club.What didn’t surprise her was Morgan and Iris tensed as well.Freddy didn’t show any reaction, so either he was hiding it really well or already knew.She would bet on the latter.
Nick had finally calmed, which meant he probably knew what was coming and hadn’t warned her.The big jerk.
“The Dominants arrived about an hour before you and have already completed their class.”Mistress Julie grinned widely as Morgan made a confused noise.Avery’s eyelashes fluttered in surprise, her brain working to catch up and figure out what was going on.“The rest of the evening will be yours with your Doms.They’ve each signed up for a private room at Marquis.”
“All previously established hard limits will be observed,” Master Law chimed in.“If you want to change any of them, you may talk to us beforehand, but otherwise, the same rules apply as usual, including sexual boundaries.”He cast his gaze to Iris and Q, neither of whom seemed bothered.Iris had sex listed as a hard limit for the class, although she’d told Avery it wasn’t one when she scened in the club.
Warm fingers wrapped around Avery’s, and she snuck a peek at Nick.He was grinning, but she still thought he seemed a little nervous.Maybe because they were about to do a private scene in one of the clubs for the first time.
“Alright, off you go.”Mistress Julie shooed them with her hands.“Congratulations, new Doms!”
Chuckling, Nick broke off first, tugging Avery by the hand.The others were right behind them, spilling into the hallway.Laughter bounced off the walls, and the Doms were grinning, jubilant.Avery glanced over her shoulder to where the submissives were, happy for them.
“Let’s go,” Nick said, tugging her along.“We’re in the Dungeon.”
She wasn’t sure where the others ended up, except Morgan and Connor disappeared into the pink Littles’ room.Nick was pulling her along too quickly for her to get a good look at where everyone else was going.
The Dungeon was exactly as advertised—decorated like a medieval Dungeon but filled with modern BDSM equipment.Pretty much everything that would be found in Stronghold’s lower floor, but this was private, which she knew would make Nick a lot happier.It was like getting a do-over for their visit to Stronghold—she was even wearing the same latex dress she’d worn there—but now, they’d get to play.
In some ways, she still couldn’t believe it.This was not how she saw her life going when she’d started working at Marquis.It was so much better.
Swinging her around, Nick pulled her into his arms, his hands sliding down over her back.His expression was tender as he stared down into her eyes, and a shiver went down Avery’s spine.There was something in his eyes she hadn’t seen before, and it stirred her emotions unexpectedly, as though he was looking at her as if she was the most amazing thing on the planet.Her heart beat faster.
“Avery, I wanted to say thank you?—”
“Um, you’re welcome?”she interrupted, partly because she was feeling oddly vulnerable with him looking at her like that.The intensity of his gaze was unnerving.
Nick grinned at her response but didn’t stop.It felt like her blood was heating from the inside out.
“Thank you for introducing me to kink.I know I was a bit of a pain in the ass at first and didn’t really understand it, but I feel as though I’ve connected with a part of myself that had never been acknowledged.”
Relaxing slightly in his arms, Avery rubbed her hands against his chest hair.She knew exactly how that felt.
“I started out telling myself I was taking this class for you, but the truth is, it ended up being for me.”
“I’m glad,” she said softly, still rubbing his chest.Nick wasn’t the most verbal of people.She could tell this was hard for him, so it meant the world to her that he was doing it, anyway.
“I’ll admit, at first,”—his smile turned a little crooked—“I thought we’d be perfect together because you understood my love for the job, and we’d have plenty of time together because we worked together, but I’ve realized it’s more than that.I love spending time with you, and I’m happy to make time for you, which is something I’ve never done in any of my past relationships.I know that working together isn’t always great for relationships, but we make it work.”
“Yeah, we do.”She grinned back at him.It sounded as if he was working himself up to saying something.Her heart was beating faster and faster.She wasn’t entirely sure where he was going—or maybe she was and was afraid to hope—but knew she wanted to hear all of it.
Nick took a deep breath.
“Anyway… what I’m trying to say is, I love you.”
The poor, adorable man looked a little terrified as the words left his lips, his gaze boring into hers as if he was afraid she wouldn’t say it back.Feeling his heart pounding under her hand, Avery had to laugh.
“I love you, too.”
It was the kiss to end all kisses.Nick claimed her lips, conquering her mouth and devouring her with a desperation she matched.She felt giddy as if she could walk on water or dance on air.When he pulled away, his eyes were glinting.
“Let’s celebrate.”
“With a spanking?”she teased, still laughing.
“Eventually.”
Nick
