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Fuck. He needed to keep a closer eye on her.
He followed Steele upstairs to his private lounge. The other man headed over to pour himself a bourbon.
“A bit early, don’t you think?”
Steele just stared at him before he slammed it back. He was going to get drunk quickly if he kept that up.
“Something you want to talk about?” Grady asked.
“She’s a Little.”
Grady blinked at him. That wasn’t what he’d expected him to say.
“How do you know? Did she tell you?” He couldn’t see how that conversation would come about.
“No. Of course not. But she still has that toy in her bag.”
“You know that doesn’t mean anything. Lots of adults have stuffed toys.”
“That they bring to work with them?”
He had to admit . . . that wasn’t terribly likely.
“It still doesn’t mean anything.”
Steele paced back and forth, clearly conflicted. “I want her.”
“Yeah. I can see that.”
“I basically told her that.”
Grady sucked in a breath. “We have that rule for a reason.”
“Know that. I made the damn rule. But when it comes to her . . . I don’t much care.”
“And what will that mean for her after you’ve finished fucking her?”
“AfterI’vefinished?” Steele asked. “Like you don’t want her?”
“I don’t need to fuck her.”
“Grady, you might like to pretend you’re a robot without feelings, desires, and needs. But we both know that’s not fucking true.”
Grady shot him a quelling look.
“You freaked the fuck out, man. I could see it. She could see it. You know it. And you never freak. Not unless someone means something to you. Didn’t see it before. You kept it hidden well. But you like her.”
“Pour me a drink,” he commanded.
Steele threw him a look but poured him a bourbon.
He took a sip from it. No way was he slamming back bourbon that cost three thousand dollars a bottle.
“I don’t know how this happened. But the first moment I saw her on that dance floor . . .”
“Wish I’d seen that,” Steele said with genuine regret. “And now she’s never allowed back near a pole.”
“Agreed. But it was her dancing before she even got to the pole that was . . . it was beautiful. She’s beautiful. And kind. Smart. Since she started, the only issues or complaints I’ve had to deal with have all come from Lucy. She’s been dealing with them all.”
