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“Okay, then, Gail,” he nodded. “You have a project to do, by when?”
“Day after tomorrow.”
“Then get to work and do it. One slip up, your ass will get the cane. You won’t be sitting pretty. That clear?”
“It is.” I thought that’s what I wanted. This kind of toughness. I wasn’t sure though if it weren’t the consequences I was interested in—not the success.
Chapter Six
KC moved on me—hands on, deliberate and often harsh. Capricious and unexpected his appearances could not be clocked, but they were all heart-pounding moments of intense joy. He called, checking up on me during the day to make sure I was keeping promises to myself. He ordered me to the theatre some evenings, for the same reason. Usually then, we wound up in bed, and often not before he gave me vigorous spankings just for the hell of it, or because it simply pleased him to whack my behind and make it burn. It didn’t matter what he did for me, my arousal hit regular peaks of exhilaration, and I kept wanting more.
Like Rossi, however, he made up the rules and I followed along. I didn’t argue. Unlike Rossi, KC didn’t seem to need my total subjugation to his command. All he wanted was the truth in unadorned language. He wanted the stories, so I told him in bits and pieces, as much as I could handle. After sex, I’d talk until I ran out of steam and then he’d let me go, showering me in gentleness.
He also came to my apartment. The first time was just a week after my first confession at the theatre. He came at midnight after his show when I was ready for bed.
I answered the knock at the door with a smile; but it didn’t seem to be enough to change his surly mood.
“Something wrong?” I asked, seeing his pained grimace.
“Just about everything—looked more like opening night than our fourth performance. And where were you?”
“I couldn’t make it.” It was just half a lie, but I wasn’t about to admit the whole truth with him glowering at me unhappily. “I had to finish this project Travis dumped in my lap this morning.”
“Did you get it done?”
“Yes, about a half hour ago.”
“Good.”
KC sauntered around the apartment; something was obviously on his mind. “You have an event this Friday,” he finally turned around with the statement sounding almost like an accusation.
“Yes, a cocktail party. You know about that?”
“Lavinia—she seems to have some vested interest in our relationship.”
This was news to me. “Really? I wasn’t sure she even noticed.”
“She saw me take you home.”
“Here I thought she’d left that night.”
We waited, neither of us knowing what to say.
“So you want to come… to the party?” I finally ventured cautiously.
“Not if I have to ask.”
“No. I just… didn’t think you’d be interested.”
“You could let me decide that.”
“Sure.” My mind instantly took flight, wondering what my world would think of him. This seemed a little too soon to take our relationship out of hiding, but then, who was I kidding? I’d never let anyone else know about us if I had my way. He was too young—which would look foolish to my peers. And his unconventional life—his bike, his theatre, and his look came from a realm light-years away from mine. And yet, if KC and I kept seeing each other, I could hardly keep him a secret.
“It bothers you, the thought of showing up with me?”
“No.”
“Don’t lie, Gail.”
