Page 180 of Masters of Pleasure
“He just asked how my night is going.”Iris chewed her lower lip, studying the simple text as if clues might suddenly pop out at her.She giggled when a thought occurred to her.“Maybe he feels weird not having to watch over me tonight.”
“Or maybe he doesn’t like not knowing what you’re up to after watching over you for so long,” Domi teased.
Iris laughed as she quickly typed her reply.
My roommate canceled our plans, so I’m at Marquis with Domi and Rae.I promise we’re not causing any trouble =P What about you?
“This looks good, right?”she asked, tipping the phone toward them so they could give it a brief scan.Once she had approval, she hit send.
It only took a moment before her phone buzzed again, and she raised her eyebrows.Domi and Rae made encouraging noises, glee in their eyes.
Just got home from Stronghold.It was a pretty quiet night.Now I’m stuck on my couch with my cat on my lap, so who knows when I’ll be able to go to bed.
“He has a cat!”She wouldn’t have pictured Master Law with any kind of pet, but she supposed a cat was easier to imagine than a dog.It wasn’t that he seemed like an animal-hater, but he wasn’t the type to appreciate stray hairs all over the place.
“Oooh, tell him to send a picture,” Domi said, poking her in the side.“Ana’s still asking for a pet.I think Mitch is encouraging her behind my back.”She scowled, though she wasn’t actually angry.“If he gets her something for Christmas without consulting me, he’s going to be in big trouble.”
“Please,” Rae snorted.“He’s way too smart for that.He’s much more likely to gethimselfa pet, then let Ana ‘borrow’ it as much as she wants.”
The horrified expression on Domi’s face was hilarious.Since she and Mitch hadn’t officially moved in together, technically, he could do whatever he wanted pet-wise, but they spent just about every night together, so she would be affected by whatever he did.
“Oooh, look!”Iris held up her phone with the photo Law had just sent of the cat curled up on his lap.Her heart melted.What was it about men and cute animals?“Mast… I mean, Law says its name is Whiskers.”
Had he named the cat?She had trouble seeing him coming up with such a cutesy name.Then again, she wouldn’t have guessed he had a cat, either.
“Girl, you are in so much trouble,” Domi murmured, peering at the phone, then glancing at Iris.“I hope you know what you’re doing, scening with him next week.I’m living proof the whole ‘bondage buddies’ thing doesn’t always work out the way you expect it to.”
“Considering how cute you and Mitch are together, that’s not exactly off-putting,” Rae pointed out.
“No, but we got lucky.It could have blown up in our face multiple times.Heck, it almost did.”Domi shook her head, though there was a little smile on her lips, as though she was remembering the way they’d worked it out, not the way the situation had almost exploded.
Iris mentally crossed her fingers.
If she ended up half as lucky in love as Domi and Mitch, she’d be thrilled.Maybe Master Law wasn’t the one, but… heck, scening with him was a step in the right direction.Maybe once she got a few scenes in with someone, more Doms would follow.
Hopefully, by then, her crush would have run its course.
ChapterSeven
Iris
Walking in through the front door, Iris yawned, stretching.The apartment was dark, the way she’d left it.When she flipped on the light, she screamed.Someone was sitting in the living room.When she realized it was Noelle, she sighed.Closing the door behind her, she winced as she glanced into the hallway, hoping no one had heard her scream.Her heart was still pounding.
Then she whirled around to face her roommate.
“What on earth are you doing sitting in the dark?”She pressed her hand to her chest, where she could feel her heart thudding against her palm as she willed herself to calm down.“You scared the shit out of me.”
It wasn’t until the words were out of her mouth, she registered the unhappy scowl on Noelle’s face.She’d been too freaked out Noelle was there at all.
Inwardly she groaned.Crap.
“Oh,youwere scared?Imagine how I felt when I came home, and you weren’t here.You didn’t text or call or anything to let me know you were going to be out.”
She hadn’t thought she’d need to, figuring Noelle wouldn’t be here when she got home, that she’d be with Tyler for the night.Or she’d bring Tyler with her and wouldn’t even notice Iris’ absence.If Iris was completely honest, she’d been happy about both possible scenarios.
So, where was Tyler?
Iris got a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach.
