Page 100 of Office Intrigue (Office Intrigue Duet 1)
“And why are you the one going over the list with her?” Ben asked, his eyes locked on my brother.
“Because I’m the one who’s talked to her about it.” Langston glanced at me, then Justin. “If one of you would prefer to do it, feel free. But it needs to be done now.”
“Why the rush?” I needed to understand why he was pushing the time table up. We’d all agreed that we would take this slow. Two months, in my opinion, wasn’t slow.
“She’s interested and eager to learn. By introducing her to the list, she’ll have to start thinking about other things, more intimate things.”
“I don’t have a problem with it,” Justin stated. “I agree, on that count. She does need to understand that we’ll be introducing her to things she’s never heard of before.”
I still didn’t understand the rush. “Why tonight?”
“Because she experimented with the demonstration. I’m sure she has questions.”
“You think you’re the best one to give her answers?” My brother was a lot of things, but a teacher he was not.
Then again, I wasn’t being completely fair to him. He was a Dom. And that was one position he took very seriously. I knew he wouldn’t steer Luci the wrong way.
“You can join us if you’d like,” he offered.
I shook my head. “Can’t. I have plans.”
It was a lie. I didn’t have plans, but I certainly needed to put some distance between me and Luci. After what had transpired between us in my office bathroom a short while ago, I knew I needed to get my head on straight. I wanted more from that girl than she could even fathom at this point.
Unfortunately, I knew my brother wasn’t on the same page as I was. He wanted Luci, of that I was certain. But he wasn’t ready to make the type of commitment that I wanted. And since we’d always known that we would have one submissive between us, I had to give him time to come around to the idea. The idea being Luci was the one.
I knew it.
I think she knew it.
Now, we simply had to wait for Langston to get on board.
Which could possibly take far longer than I cared for.
“Once she’s filled it out, I’d like a copy,” Justin said, leaning forward as though getting ready to stand. “I’m not completely on board with the way you’re handling things here. I thought you should know that now. However, I’m capable of backing off to see how things play out.”
Langston nodded. “I’ll share the list.”
“If there’s anything I can help clarify for her,” Ben offered, “I’ll be more than happy to do so. She and I have developed a rapport. I think she trusts me.”
That statement got my back up. “I think she trusts all of us,” I countered hotly.
Ben’s expression softened. “I didn’t mean any offense by it. And I agree. I think she trusts all of us. I just know what it’s like from her perspective.” He cocked one black brow. “Sometimes I think you forget that I’m submissive as well.”
“Sorry,” I muttered. Ben was right. And I was getting far too defensive.
“Anything else?” Justin asked, getting to his feet.
Langston shook his head. “Not at the moment. However, I would like us to meet on Friday to discuss our plans for her during the conference.”
“The daily to-do items?” Ben asked, chuckling. “I like the idea of that. I think it’ll help to ease some of her stress.”
“I agree,” Justin said. “And I want to ensure we assign days. I don’t want to overwhelm her too much. She’ll have a lot to do.”
“Understood.”
“See you tomorrow then,” Justin said, nodding toward Ben before they exited the office.
I didn’t move from my position.
“You want to share what’s on your mind?” Langston prompted.
“Not really, no.” That was the truth. I did not think my brother needed to know where my head was at right now.
“Well, when you’re ready, I’m willin’ to listen.”
He said that now.
I wasn’t so sure that would be the case if I were to tell him that I was ready to make Luci our permanent submissive.
Yeah. I was pretty sure that wouldn’t go over well with anyone.
Didn’t make it any less true.
Forty-One
“WHAT IS THIS, MASTER?” I asked as Master and I sat at his kitchen table after dinner that night.
I’d spent the remainder of the afternoon working as though nothing had happened that day. Master and Landon had left me to get dressed, and when I came out of Landon’s bathroom, I found that all four of my bosses had gone into Langston’s office for a meeting.
It wasn’t until I was getting ready to leave at five thirty that Master finally emerged. He informed me that we were having dinner in his apartment. I didn’t try to argue because I was secretly eager to see their home away from home.
