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“Tiff, don’t sweat it. I’ve learned enough about Jake in the last twenty-four hours to know he’s a complete prick who belongs in jail. Please, don’t judge every Dom—strike that—don’t judgemewith the same standard you judge him with. I know you don’t know shit about me, but know this: I take my responsibility as a Dom very seriously. I would never terrorize a sub like Jake does. It makes me sick we could even be lumped into the same category by anyone… especially by you or Brianna.”
“I’m sorry. I owe you an apology, Lukus. You’re right that I barely know you at all, but I’ve learned one thing about you already.” Lukus was relieved to see a shy smile cross her lips. “Okay, maybe two things.”
“And what, may I ask is that?”
“You do take your responsibility as a Dom seriously. I couldn’t believe Brianna when she was telling me all of the things you’ve done to punish her. And yet, in spite of it all she said she still somehow trusts you. I thought she was crazy, like maybe you had brainwashed her or something. But I think I’m beginning to understand why she feels that way because… well… I sort of feel that way, too.”
Lukus registered how very pleased he was with her answer. “And? You said you learned two things.”
He could see the indecision about how to answer fluttering across her beautiful face. He was struck by the desire to close the few feet between them to take her in his arms and kiss her. The desire only got stronger when she teased him with a growing grin. “I learned you drive like a Nascar driver. It’s a miracle we both survived the trip into the city.” The playful twinkle in her eye as she teased him was intoxicating for the Dom and he was just ready to say, “Fuck it” and snatch her to him when he heard the elevator arriving and the voices of Derek, Rachel, and Brianna as they prepared to join them.
He was forced to settle for delivering a devilish grin. “Driving isn’t all I do dangerously, baby. I can see you’re enjoying playing in the shark tank with me.” Lukus’s flirting was meant to test her, to see just how far she’d go before she backed down. He was pleased when she met his hard stare without so much as a flinch.
“Oh, I’m a pretty good swimmer. I think I can hold my own in the shark tank with you, Lukus.” Tiffany got the last word with her flirty answer. Her eyes were dancing with mischief as the others joined them. He could detect her pleasure at going another round with the Dom and, once again, coming away with an unscathed ass.
Lukus glanced up and was happy Derek thought to put the girls in robes before coming up to the loft. Stepping away from her, Lukus took a seat at the massive island directly across from the stove where Tiffany would be resuming her food prep. He watched with interest as Tiffany went to hug Brianna. The friends had an exchange he couldn’t hear.
Derek headed to the fridge. “Hey, man. You want a beer? I hope you don’t mind, but I could really use a drink.”
“Help yourself. I’ll take one too. You guys hungry? Tiffany is making us dinner.”
Lukus tried to keep his voice neutral, but he didn’t miss the warning look Derek threw him over his shoulder on his way to the fridge. It looked something like,‘You’d better be keeping your fucking dick in your pants, man.’
Rachel was the one who answered him. “I’m starving. It really smells good in here. I can’t believe how much my appetite has increased already. I dread getting fat. I hope you aren’t going to get grossed out when I start putting on weight, Daddy.”
Derek delivered a beer to Lukus before walking to his wife and taking her into his arms. “Little girl, I can’t wait. You know I’m a boob guy and you’ve already started growing in all the right places.” He boldly caressed her tender breast with one hand while holding her in a tight embrace with his other hand. “I can’t wait to feel the baby growing and moving inside you. You’ve been calling me Daddy for years. I can’t believe soon, I really will be one.”
Chapter Ten
Tiffany
Tiffany couldn’t take her eyes off of the newest couple to join them. She hadn’t even officially met Rachel or Derek yet, but she was confused by the tenderness in the couple’s exchange, particularly since Derek looked like a menacing mercenary with his muscular build, edgy tattoos, and badass attitude. Up to this point, her only impression of Rachel had been a quiet, fearful submissive.
Tiff was surprised by this new, more confident and playful side of the sub. It was especially strange considering the fact she was just returning from a punishment. A feeling something akin to relief passed through Tiff at she realized her stereotypical view of submissives might have been off base.
“Mmm.” Brianna walked over to her best friend. “It smells great in here, Tiff. I’m starving. What are you making?”
“Nothing fancy,” she said. “Just spaghetti and a salad. I even found a chocolate brownie mix and thought about whipping that up for dessert. I could really use a chocolate fix right about now.” Lowering her voice, she leaned into Brianna and asked quietly, “How are you? Was it terrible?”
Bri couldn’t hide the truth from her friend. “I won’t lie. It was awful. I never realized how much I depend on being able to hit my happy place to get through punishments. Still, I feel strangely comforted that I did the crime, and then I did the time. Now it’s over. That part of the lifestyle I like. And look, Derek had been so angry with Rachel, but once she’s punished, it’s like they can move past it and all is forgiven. I just pray Markus gives me another chance. I’d go through ten times as many canings of he’d just give me a chance to prove to him how much I love him, and how sorry I am.”
Tiffany hugged her friend. “I’m sure he’ll come around, like Lukus said. He’s just hurting right now while it’s so fresh, but with a little bit of time, he’ll miss you and want to make it work.”
“I hope so, Tiff. I honestly don’t know what I’ll do if he doesn’t. I can’t even imagine my life without him in it.”
“Don’t even try to. You can worry about that if and when you need to. Right now, just focus on getting through tonight. Did Lukus tell you what’s gonna happen?”
“No, and I’m not even sure I want him to. It’s bad enough going through it, but if he tells me in advance, I’ll just get worked up and worried. I’ll tell you, though; Ihatethe idea of him punishing me in front of everyone at the club again. The punishment part is bad enough but being on stage and having people witnessing my loss of control during the punishment is ten times worse.”
An involuntary shudder ran through Tiffany at her friend’s words. “I can’t even imagine it. It reminds me of how Beauty was always on display at the palace. I so wanted to hate that damn book as I read it, but I can’t deny I had to masturbate at least once a chapter. Damn, I think I creamed my panties just thinking about it.”
The girls shared a naughty giggle at Tiffany’s predicament. “Well, let’s pray he doesn’t have you sitting in the audience watching me tonight. That would just be over-the-top weird.”
“No shit. I’d end up getting into trouble myself because I’d be trying to get up on stage to stop Lukus from hurting you.”
Brianna sighed. “Lukus won’t hurt me, Tiff. Not really. Even today, he stopped and gave me a chance to regroup a couple of times during the punishment.”
A feeling of uncertainty hit Tiffany. She leaned in even closer to her best friend, making double sure not to let their conversation be overheard. “But didn’t it hurt?”
