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“Yes. I know what I like.”
“What do you recommend?”
Gabriel’s eyebrows rose. “You’re asking my opinion?” This was different. Even when they were in college, she rarely asked for his recommendation.
“I told you some things have changed, and I haven’t been here for years.”
That was true. They’d both changed. At least, he hoped he had. “The enchiladas are good, as are the burritos. I’d keep away from the special as it’s a lot of food. Pretty much everything is good.”
“Thank you.” She closed her menu and set it down. “So how much alcohol do I need to get through our dinner?”
Gabriel almost burst out laughing. “That’s an interesting question. I will only have one beer, and I suspect you probably won’t need more than the margarita.” He kept his gaze on her.
“How are we…” She broke off as the waiter approached the table.
Juan set down her margarita, water, and Gabriel’s beer. “Are you ready to order?” Gabriel looked at her and she nodded.
Dani gave her order, and Gabriel gave his, then turned his attention back to Dani as the waiter walked away.
“We talked Saturday night, but I forgot to ask you a question about your hard limits,” Gabriel said.
“Okay.”
“You have a hard limit on impression toys. Why?”
“I like spankings.” She paused, her cheeks turning pink. “It wasn’t as bad as I thought. Light flogging and even use of a paddle. For me, it’s a nice way to warm up, feel all tingly, and relax.” She looked away, and he patiently waited. When she shivered, Gabriel took up the reins once again.
“That doesn’t answer my question.” He wanted to know why impression toys bothered her so much. He’d used them a few times on subs who’d requested them, but he was careful.
Her gaze returned to his face, before she lowered her gaze to the table. “It’s a little hard to answer.”
“Just tell me what you’re thinking.” Was this why she had run in college? He was the one who brought up spanking and using a paddle. When she freaked out over it, he didn’t understand why. Maybe now he would find out the answer.
“When I was in San Francisco at one of the kink parties, there was a demonstration. Unfortunately, that night, my Dom wasn’t with me, or he would’ve steered me away from the demo.” Dani closed her eyes.
Gabriel placed his hand over hers. “What kind of demonstration?” Something scared her that night; he could hear it in her voice and see it on her face.
She opened her eyes. “Impact play. At first, I thought it was just normal, but the Dom started using impression paddles, slappers that left impressions, and whips.” Dani shivered. “It was horrible.”
“Horrible how?”
Dani turned her hand over in his and squeezed his fingers. “He left welts.”
“I see. And the sub didn’t say her safeword?”
Dani shook her head. “Plus, there was an incident when we were in college.”
Gabriel tightened his fingers around hers. “Tell me about it?”
“One of the girls I hung out with, the group of us noticed she had trouble sitting. When we asked her about it, she showed us the bruises her boyfriend left on her ass.”
“I see. Why didn’t you say anything?” That’s why she panicked? Not that he blamed her.
“I wasn’t thinking straight that night. And what I saw in the club reinforced my fear.”
“I can’t guess about your friend in college, but with the party, I suspect the Dom was a sadist and the sub a masochist.” He squeezed her hand. “Paddles and slappers from me are instruments of pleasure. There might be a little pain involved, but it morphs into pleasure. I don’t cause bruises or break the skin. Any impression slapper I use would only leave an imprint for a few minutes then fade.” He drew in a breath. “And I would never use a whip on anyone that wasn’t experienced enough to handle it or wanted it .”
“Don’t they fall all together?”
