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The way Dominic’s shoulders dropped the farther away from his apartment we were, how the tension and anxiety started fading away, I knew he’d made the right decision to move in with us. I was also a selfish bastard who wanted him with us full time.
Dexen’s guard let us both in when we arrived, no need to call inside this time. And there was Dexen, waiting for Dominic with a gentle hug. The man cared about the people who worked for him. But if he hugged Dominic any longer, I was going to rip his arms off. Luckily, Dominic stepped back closer to me until my hand found his hip.
Dexen grinned. “Come on. I have a surprise for you, Dom.” He led us down the hall to a room next to his office. “This is your private dressing room. There will always be a guard outside and with you while you’re in the club.”
“Dex, you don’t need to do this,” Dominic told him. “There are already guards all over the place. I’m fine.” He looked to me for help.
I shrugged. “You’re not going to see me complain about this.” If Dexen wanted more security on one of the men I loved, hell yes, I’d take it.
“I just want to dance, Dex,” Dominic whined, and it was so damn cute I wanted to scoop him into my arms and kiss him again. It was this whine that said he knew he wasn’t going to get his way, but he was still going to put up a bit of a fight.
“You’ll dance,” Dexen replied. “You’ll just do it safer now.”
“You’re not going to let this drop, are you?”
He cocked an eyebrow. “What do you think?”
“Fine,” Dominic groaned. “But I don’t want to be smothered. I need my space to get ready and into the zone.”
“No one will be in your room with you unless you invite them in. Peyton and Junior have the same access to the club you do now. Your guard won’t hover over you. He’ll be there just in case.”
“I hope just in case never happens.”
I leaned over and kissed him. “You and me both, vixen.”
He tried to deepen the kiss, but I smiled, not letting him. “I thought you had to get to work.”
“I do. You don’t have to stay.”
“Uh huh.”
“But you’re going to anyway.”
“Uh huh.”
Dominic rolled his eyes. “Fine. I’ll see you after.”
“Perry too.”
“Yes, him too.”
Dexen had stepped away at some point, leaving Dominic and me alone in the hall with two guards nearby.
I caressed my fingers lightly along the side of Dominic’s neck, eliciting a shiver from him. “I love you, Dom.”
“Love you too, Pey.”
33
DOMINIC
Dancing on stage was like second nature to me. I didn’t get nervous. I didn’t second-guess what I was going to do. However, it was like something was stolen from me when Emerald held me against my will and forced me to go with him. I lost the serenity I felt and, dammit, I wanted it back.
Leon, who was my dedicated guard when I was at Dexen’s, stood off to the side, not too close. He was a nice guy. I chatted with him a bit before I walked toward the stage. He was married with three teenage kids. He had retired from being a police officer and wanted to keep working. Leon’s brother was a dancer here and when he heard they were looking for a new guard, he recommended Leon. I was sure Dexen ran every background check known to man. As much as I didn’t want a guard just for me, I felt protected. I needed that, more than I realized.
Now if only I could get my nerves to chill the fuck out so I could get on stage and be the man I always was there.
Nothing was going to happen to me.
