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“If you’d rather to talk to Sir alone, we can leave,” Trevor volunteered, no doubt sensing the angst rolling off me.
“No, please stay.I don’t have anything to hide,” I reassured, gripping his hand beneath the table.Anchored to them both, I drew in their strength and support.
“I’ve dated a couple of times, but Dylan and Nick are my first real boyfriends…man friends…lovers…Masters,” I said, struggling to find the appropriate label.
Tony blinked in surprise, then silent studied me as if pondering the mystery of life itself.Anxiety spiked.I wondered if I was so fucked up a professional couldn’t even fix me.
The corners of his mouth twitched as he leaned in and steepled his fingers.“Would you have any problem taking your clothes off in front of Emerald?”
His question caught me off-guard.I blinked, then looked at her.“No, Sir.”
“How about Trevor?Can you take off your clothes in front of him?”Tony continued.
“Yes.”
“Are you sure?He’s a man,” Tony challenged.
“He’s a submissive,” I corrected.
“And I’m gay,” Trevor said with a dramatic wave of his hand.
“And he’s gay.”I grinned.
“What about Drake?”
I instantly sobered and shook my head.“No, Sir.He scares the cra…crackers out of me.”
“What about me?”
“I-I can’t do that, Sir.”
“No.I’m sure your Masters would rip my balls off.”
“And…shove them down your throat,” Trevor added with a laugh.
“I don’t understand.Why am I okay stripping for Emerald and Trevor, but not you?”
“I was hoping you’d ask that.”Tony winked.“Though it’s only been a few weeks, you’ve created a bond with Emerald and Trevor.You trust them.You don’t trust me, and you shouldn’t because you don’t know me.”
“I didn’t trust my Masters the night I freaked out, but I should have.”
“Why?”
“Because I knew…Iknowthey’d never purposely hurt me.”
“You’re right.They wouldn’t.But I’m going to back up a bit.By your own admission you don’t like letting people in.”When I opened my mouth to argue, Tony held up his hand.“It’s not a bad thing.In fact, it’s perfectly understandable.I think you’re afraid to let people in your heart because you’re afraid they’ll die and leave you, like your parents did.It’s safer to lock up your heart than to open up and be vulnerable.Subconsciously, being vulnerable has the potential to rip you apart as much as loving someone who gets ripped from your life.”
“Little one?”Nick murmured, placing his hand over mine and dragging me back from my musing over Tony’s words.
“Yes, Sir?”I swallowed tightly worried he’d asked me something I’d have to beg him to repeat…and pay the price for.
“Would you go in the kitchen and tell Rachel we’re ready for coffee in the study, please?”
“Of course, Sir.”I nodded, then stood and excused myself from the table.
As we sat by a roaring fire in the study commiserating about our full bellies, I sipped my coffee and listened to the flow of conversation.My fear of Daddy Drake had been for nothing.Like Emerald had said, the man was a big teddy bear.In fact, the way he and Trevor bantered was funny as hell.Snuggled between Dylan and Nick, I listened, and laughed, and finally relaxed.
Mika had a wicked sense of humor.He was far less reserved than the first time I’d met him.Dylan and Nick had answeredmostof my questions about the club owner, but not all.When I discovered Drake, Trevor, and Mika had been friends long before the idea of Genesis had even been hatched, their palpable bond made perfect sense.
