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He whispers, “He’s a dungeon master.”
Sawyer’s head slices pointedly from left to right. “I take it you don’t mean Dungeons and Dragons.”
“No. Like at a BDSM club. The dude who monitors all the scenes to make sure everyone is being safe.”
If I were standing, I’d have fallen by now, never to rise again. The outdoor seating area at Crabby’s would be my final resting place.
“Thatcannotbe true,” I protest. “Are you fucking with us, Shep? How do you know?”
“A girl I topped about five or six years ago took me to a club in Tampa once. She had an exhibitionism kink. And I saw him there, but thankfully, he didn’t see me. Needless to say, we dipped out immediately.”
“Run away! Run away!” Sawyer yells in an accent eerily reminiscent of the attack bunny scene fromMonty Python and the Holy Grail.
After puffing my cheeks with a deep pull of air, I press it out forcefully, making my lips sputter. “Well, guys. We’ve been wrong about Tomer for years. He’s been having more fun than all of us combined.”
“He needs a new sign,” Sawyer says.
“Don’t, man. Mia will come after you. She treats him like a baby brother.”
Shep stands, ready to do his round. “Don’t want to get on Ghost’s bad side, Sawyer. Or Sammy won’t be the only one with your balls in a vise.”
Shudder.
Sawyer and I sit frozen for a few seconds, staring at each other. He doesn’t even respond to the ball thing. We’re both too stunned about Tomer.
Shep dashes over a minute later, and we all go on high alert. Sawyer moves toward the women, and I spin around to find the danger. My hand hovers by my sidearm tucked in the back of my jeans.
“Guys. Hey, guys!” Shep whisper-yells at us.
Glee dances across his features, making my shoulders droop with relief. He wouldn’t be giddy about a threat. He’s notthatkind of crazy.
Sawyer shifts back to us, the girls surrounding him.
“What is it, babe?” Kri asks Shep.
“Turn around. Look in the water.” He points at the railing along the edge of the dock. “Go.Now. All of you.”
He ushers us to the railing and points into the marina.
“What is it? A dolphin? Big damn deal. They’re here all the time,” Sammy grumbles, agitation coming off her. A hair trigger, that woman.
Kri gasps, then cups her hand over her mouth.
“No fucking way.” Sawyer pulls out his phone and opens the camera.
Shep taps him on the shoulder. “Zoom in for me, buddy. Get a real nice shot we can use for blackmail.”
I follow their line of sight.
And then I see it. Or seethem, rather.
“What is it? Someone talk to me, or I’m going to push all you off the damn dock!”
“Easy, princess.” Sawyer pats her hair, then twists her head in the right direction. “Look down there. On the boat.”
Having been away from Mia for far too long, I slide in behind her and trap her body between the railing and my front. Mia cranes her neck, straining to see. “Is that Boss?”
The other two guys and I answer simultaneously in the affirmative.
