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“What’s her name?” I dared him with a whisper.
“Savannah Sixx.”
I instantly knew who she was, and yes, I’d seen her with August Falls before. I could’ve sworn she was Latina, but couldn’t tell for sure. My heart raced at his admission. “She’s petite,” I said, acting nonchalant.
“She has dark eyes, and dark hair… That’s what I like… amongst other things… but there is no one on film that fully captures what I’m really wanting… or who.” Nick folded his hands together, probably feeling unsure if he had made the right move in telling me. “So, you like August, huh?”
“Of course, what girl doesn’t?”
“How about his toy?”
I took another drink, then passed it back.
“Let’s just say… he passed my test.”
“Five stars?”
“Mmmmhmm…” I tried not to fidget, but the way Nick stared at me, the crimson light on his sharp features and chiseled chin burned down my arms, creating a subtle ache between my legs. “I watched him today… for my assignment.”
“Tell me about it,” he instructed, not sternly, but confidently, as if it were natural and expected.
“I, uh… watched him with a girl… a video of them in an alley, having sex behind a nightclub in the dark. Felt homemade… spontaneous even.”
“And the toy?” he asked, his gravelly tone reaching from across the elevator.
Was I really going to reveal my dirty side? Normally I was reserved, but my current state of mind was as loose as my lips, helping me pretend that our conversation was as casual as discussing the weather. I knew that it wasn’t.
“I stuck it on my shower wall… and used it before getting clean… my laptop was on the counter, my shower curtain pulled all the way open.” I wanted to laugh from my candidness, but Nick seemed so pleased with my answer as his pristine smile creased the crown of his shadowed cheeks. He swooped his hair back with his hand, running it down his face.
“How soon after I left did you do this?”
“I was on a time crunch…”
“How… soon?” he asked calmly.
“I… did it as soon as you left. I had to.”
Could this be the confidence Camilla talked about? Because it sure was getting Nick’s attention as he tried his hardest to keep cool, steepling his hands before cracking his knuckles.
“Hmmm. I love the way you worded that, ‘I had to’,” he repeated, sitting with it, mulling over the phrase. “And, is there anything else you have to do right now?” He motioned to my gift. “Since we’re stuck here, don’t you want to see what your next assignment is?”
I picked at my nails, unsure of what to do or say, or how exposed the next toy would make me feel. Did I really want to open this in front of him?
“What else do you have in your paper bag?” I asked curiously, acknowledging the unmentioned items still left inside from where he pulled out the rum.
“Oh, no you don’t. I already showed you my booze… Now don’t you want to show me your gift?”
This felt like a challenge, an opportunity to play it cool like Nick.
“Knowing my boss, it could be pretty salacious.” I lifted the package, untying its bow, pretending indifference. “But I suppose we’re past that.” Carefully, I ripped the paper apart, opening the box it contained. I stared inside for a second, slightly underwhelmed by what I saw.
“Well?” Nick asked. “What is it?”
“Secrets or Steam… a lovers card game?” I scrunched my nose. “This beat out August Falls?”
I read the back out loud, wrapping my mind around what could possibly be better than having a pornstar inside me.
“Secrets or Steam: the hottest new sex card game where couples complete a series of truths or dares while avoiding physical contact. The key is to not touch your opponent, no matter how tempting it may get. If a player refuses to answer a truth or enact a dare, they must remove an article of clothing that their opponent selects. Whoever touches their opponent first loses.”
