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“Where did you get off to?” Law asked, obviously overhearing Brian’s statement as he and Kincaid joined them. “You were in the Dungeon one minute and then gone the next.”
There was a glint in his dark eyes that Brian might not have noticed if Rae hadn’t specifically told him that Iris had been watching her. Maybe Iris had seen him storming after her. And maybe now Law was wondering, too.
It was a good thing Rae had given him a heads up about that, or he might have floundered this moment.
“Oh yeah, well, I saw Rae walking off with some masked Dom, and she was on her own. I wanted to make sure someone knew who she was with, so I followed them out onto the porch. Then I met a very nice sub before I came back in, and we ended up not making it back into the Dungeon.” He shrugged one shoulder as nonchalantly as possible.
“Nice.” Mitch laughed, waving as Zach and Nick finally reached them. “Though I’m sure Rae didn’t appreciate you interfering.”
“She didn’t,” Brian said, turning away from Law’s too-discerning gaze. The others didn’t seem to think anything of his claim, but there was something about the way Law was looking at him that made him feel like the other man wasn’t buying it. Or maybe he was projecting since he knew it was a lie… Either way, it wasn’t a topic of conversation he wanted anyone focusing on. He focused on Mitch instead. “How was your night?”
“Very good.” Mitch grinned like the cat who got the cream, his blue eyes sparkling as he turned to head into the spa. Everyone trooped after him. “There’s something to be said for staying at a resort where literally every nook and cranny is designed to cater to kink. I wish I could convince Domi to play on the beach, but she says she’ll safeword unless I’m on the bottom, and I don’t want sand in my ass.”
“I’m guessing that’s her objection as well,” Brian observed wryly.
“Of course, so I can’t really protest. I suggested doggy style, but she doesn’t seem convinced. Still, I’ve got two more days to get her around to my way of thinking.”
“Why not doggy style?” Nick asked, catching up with them. “Wouldn’t that fix everything?”
“That’s what I thought, but she pointed out that she can’t always keep her arms completely straight, and she doesn’t want sand burn on her nipples.” Mitch shrugged. “We’re going to figure it out one way or another before we leave.” From the sadistic gleam in his eye, he didn’t mind the idea of Domi getting sand burn on her nipples.
“Maybe she’ll be more amenable on the last day,” Zach suggested from behind them. “When she’ll have time to go home and recover rather than wanting to keep playing during the week.” The other sadist in their group, it wasn’t surprising he’d be tapped into the masochist mindset.
“That’s what I’m thinking, too,” Mitch agreed, a little too gleefully. Clearly, he already had his plans, which meant it was very likely he was going to get what he wanted.
If only Brian’s relationship had worked out that way.
Rae
“So, how was last night?” Iris asked as she settled in the lounge chair next to Rae. Domi and Avery had gone to take a dip in the ocean to cool off. Rae wasn’t quite there yet, and apparently, neither was Iris, though she couldn’t help but tense at the question, wondering if there was a deeper meaning behind it.
“Good.” With her eyes closed, she tipped her head back, drinking in more of the sun and doing her best to appear blissfully relaxed. Fake it ‘til you make it. “Not the same masked Dom as the other night, but I’m starting to think I have a thing for masked Doms. There’s something fun about the mystery.”
“Uh-huh. Law and I saw Brian running after you out of the Dungeon.”
Rae was grateful that Iris waited to drop that little bomb until the other two were away from the conversation. Not that she thought Iris would keep any juicy gossip to herself, but she appreciated that Iris was at least starting out with discretion.
Or maybe she just wanted to be the first to know.
“Oh, yeah. He was annoyed I was walking off with a total stranger. Can you believe it?”
“Yes,” Iris murmured in a way that felt very loaded.
Rae decided to ignore it. She didn’t want to encourage any of the ‘Brian really likes you’ or ‘you and Brian would make a good couple if you’d just give it a chance’ comments that occasionally got dropped.
She was already struggling enough with what she truly wanted. She didn’t need the peer pressure on top of everything else.
“Anyway… I told him you and Law introduced Marcus to me and that he needed to mind his own business, then he went off to do his own thing.”
“And you had a good night.”
“I had a great night.” She let the ends of her lips curve up in a smile because it was true. She’d had a really great night, even if her ass was a little sore this morning.
Maybe especially because her ass was a little sore this morning.
“What about you and Law? Do anything fun last night?”
“We took it a little easier. Which means I need to be prepared for something big tonight.” The anticipation was clear in Iris’ voice. Rae was so happy for her friend that she’d found the perfect Dom for her, though she couldn’t help the little streak of envy that ran through her.
