Page 171 of Pretty ’n Peak

“Yeah…” Mateo sounded fascinated.

“Would you want to be in her place? With Daddy coordinating everything and taking care of you?” Austin stepped behind him to stroke over his chest.

“I’m not sure. Would you want that?”

“Only if you were looking for it. It could be hot.” But he’d already noticed that Mateo didn’t have the same excitement for it that he’d had for other things. “What else do you see?”

“There’s a guy with cat ears. And little paws. Is his tail a…?”

“It’s probably a plug. Does that appeal to you? Would you be my little kitty?”

“Uh… I could try it.”

Mateo chuckled. “You’re not obligated to be into every kink. Your submission and pain is all that I want from you, and you give it to me so generously.”

“Thank you, Daddy. I feel so lucky that I found you.” Mateo turned his head for a kiss.

This was more romantic than Austin had ever been at the club. But it fit the two of them. It fit being Teo’s Daddy. “Me, too. Anything else you want to see?”

“There’s a guy being whipped on a Saint Andrew’s Cross.”

Austin laughed. “Jaded already?”

“No. I mean, it’s hot. It’s more… I know what it feels like, so it’s interesting to watch it from the outside.”

That was a good point. After Teo’s debut at the Cuffd weekend, coming to the club wasn’t going to be a huge revelation. “Maybe we could take a turn over there later. Revisit some memories.”

“Mmmmm… I wouldn’t say no.”

“We can also check out some of the rooms in the back. There’s… What is it?” Mateo had gone stiff in his arms.

“There’s a guy over there staring at us.”

Austin’s hackles went up. If Teo was uncomfortable, then he didn’t like it either. “Staring like he wants to watch? Or something else?”

“Like he’s angry or something. Like he doesn’t want us here.”

Austin wrapped his arms tighter around Teo, wishing he could shield his big, beautiful body. “What does he look like?”

“Tall. Kinda skinny. White. Really short hair in the back, but floppy brown bangs in the front. He’s wearing these really tiny red shorts that look like they’re leather. He’s sitting in some guy’s lap.”

Austin’s blood ran cold. “That’s my ex.”

“Cam?

“Yeah.”

“He looks like a douche.”

Austin’s laughter broke him from his paralysis. “He probably does.”

“Little pendejo. He’s saying something to his Dom about you.” Mateo was like a hissing cat, all worked up.

“What did you call him?”

“It means he’s a mangy little patch of pubic hair.”

Austin had to chuckle. Mateo on the warpath was hilarious. And hot.