Page 35 of Securing It All


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Forcing her attention away from the real-life porno, Bri continued to look around until she found Lukus. He was sitting at the end of the gynecological table, watching the events on stage play out with interest. Markus fought down a pang of jealousy as he watched his wife break into one of her gorgeous smiles as her eyes met his best friend’s across the stage.

Lukus didn’t return the smile, and Markus, knowing him so well, knew exactly why. Their plan had skirted Lukus’s comfort zone. Remembering the shock on Lukus’s face as Brianna had called out her safeword, Markus realized just how much he’d asked of his friend that night. He and Bri owed Lukus their marriage, and Markus vowed in that moment to make sure he found some way to repay his old roommate.

Bri tore her eyes away long enough to look back at her husband. “Markus, I need to go talk to Lukus for a minute, and then can we please go home?”

The thought of having to drive all the way back home didn’t sound like the best plan. “I don’t know. I’m not sure we’ll be able to make it all the way home before we need tomake upagain. I was kind of hoping you’d agree to stay over in one of Lukus’s guest rooms tonight.”

A grin lit up his wife’s face. “That sounds wonderful, as long as you don’t make me sleep in the damn slave cage again.”

Her words gut-punched him. The grateful feelings of minutes ago evaporated at the thought of Brianna the night before. “He made you sleep in a fucking cage?” he ground out, sending a death glare in Lukus’s direction.

Bri placed her hand over his chest, trying to placate him. “Honey, what did you expect? You had to know what kind of a place you were leaving me in, right?” Markus wasn’t sure if he was angrier at himself or Lukus in that moment. Bri kept trying to calm him down. “It’s okay, Markus. It was what I needed at the time. As terrible as the last twenty-four hours have been, they needed to happen to get us to where we are right now. Please, don’t be mad at Lukus. He was really great to me, all things considered.”

Markus took several deep breaths, trying to come to terms with how utterly he had failed his wife the night before. No words would fix things, but he had to try. “You’re right. God help me, but I was so angry and hurt last night I didn’t care what was going to happen to you.” Cupping her cheek softly, he added, “I’m so sorry I put you through this and I know you’re right. We both owe Lukus a lot, even if he did put you in a fucking cage. But you only get a minute now. You can talk to him more tomorrow.”

Bri leaned in to give her husband a tender kiss before pushing off him to stand on wobbly legs. Markus stood as well, watching has his wife walked over to where Lukus was sitting, looking as if he were awaiting his doom. Even while she was still many feet away Lukus started his apology. “I’m so sorry, Brianna. That didn’t really play out exactly as I thought it would. I won’t blame you if you never trust me again.”

Brianna just kept walking straight into his arms. Markus again pushed down his own insecurities of seeing his naked wife in the arms of another man. At least this time, it was a man that was like a brother to him. He approached them just as Brianna responded. “Lukus, don’t you dare feel guilty about anything. Yes, tonight was pretty shitty, but don’t forget, I set this into motion. I was the one who went with Jake, and I was the one who deserved to be punished. If this is what it took to get Markus to believe I won’t ever cheat again, then so be it. I’m just so relieved that I hadn’t been wrong about you earlier. I couldn’t believe it when… well… when I thought you would actually…”

“Rape you?” Lukus asked incredulously. “I can’t believe you considered it for even one second. Seriously, it was so obvious it was Markus.” His friend defended.

“No, it wasn’t. It wasn’t obvious at all.” Brianna argued back.

Finally, Lukus broke into a broad grin. “Must you argue with me in every single conversation? Surely you know I would cut off my right arm before I’d ever let anyone else, let alone myself, hurt you like that, sweetheart. If you’ve learned nothing else, please know that. All you have to do is call and I’ll be there for you. Markus is one lucky bastard. I can’t wait to watch him trying to tame you.” He didn’t even try to hide his smirk as the men’s gaze met over Brianna’s head.

“I feel like I should invest in a good donut pillow to sit on. I think my ass is gonna need it.” The sound of his wife’s chuckle broke the tension.

Lukus’s hearty laugh helped Markus start to finally feel like things were truly going to be okay. When Bri hugged him again, Lukus teased her. “You get going now and have fun making up with my best friend. I’d use the guest room at the far end of the hall if I were you. One, because I want you as far away from my room as possible so I don’t hear you two fucking each other senseless all night, but more importantly because Derek and Rachel used the other guest room earlier and I have no idea what kind of a mess you might find in there.”

“Thanks, Lukus… really… for everything.”

Markus was standing right behind Bri when Lukus replied. “You’re welcome, sweetheart. I’ll see you tomorrow. Now get going before Markus blows a gasket.” He looked over Bri’s shoulder again to smile at his best friend.

Markus defended himself. “I’m not gonna blow a gasket. I’m with Brianna. We owe you a lot, my friend. Thanks for coming out to the house today to knock some sense into me.” Markus reached out to shake his old roommate’s hand, but Lukus jumped down from the table and pulled Markus into a man-hug instead.

“I told you. You’re like a brother to me, man,” clapping Markus on the back.

When the man-hug turned awkward, the men stepped apart and without warning, Markus stooped low to throw Bri over his shoulder. When she giggled and tried to wiggle free, he used his free hand to slap her punished ass.

“Oweee, Markus. My butt really hurts,” she complained.

“I’m sure it does. I think you’d better get used to that, sweetheart. I see a few punishments in your future.”

The fact that his wife giggled happily at the thought of being disciplined by him was a gift he’d never expected. It was going to take him some time to get his Dom legs back under him, but excitement sparked as he realized how much fun they were going to have exploring D/s together.

Chapter Fourteen

Lukus

Lukus watched his best friend leaving with trepidation. As thrilled as he was at how things had turned out for Markus and Brianna, he knew they’d come close to having a real disaster on their hands tonight—a disaster that could have caused Brianna to lose her trust in both men. In retrospect, the plan had been too risky. Even now, knowing Brianna forgave him, he was holding his breath, afraid to turn around and face Tiffany. His little stunt tonight just might have been too much for her to take.

I should’ve called a fucking cab and forced her to go home. What the fuck was I thinking having her watch tonight? This was hard core and Tiffany’s a newbie.

Once Bri and Markus were gone, he knew he couldn’t stall any longer. It was time to pay the piper. Taking a deep breath to steel himself for what was to come, he turned around, finally let his gaze fall on Tiffany. The sight of her took his breath away. He felt a few seconds of light-headedness as he took in the visage of the beautiful woman staring back at him.

He stood grounded to his spot, unable to move or tear his gaze away from hers, as he tried to analyze exactly why she was affecting him so. After all, she was fully clothed, not naked as so many subs regularly were at the club. Her eyes were red and puffy, and her nose was running. Drool spilled from around the too-large ball-gag. It’d clearly been overflowing for some time because in the dim lighting of the theater, he could make out the wetness on the front of her low-cut dress. She painted a wonderfully submissive image that stirred every protective bone in his body.

Damn, I want her so bad it hurts.

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