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Nosy bastards.
He really wished they weren’t here tonight, he was having enough trouble keeping his cool around Maria. The image of her at his door, in nothing but an open trench coat, was practically burned into his brain. The dark coat had framed her gorgeous curves perfectly, her tanned skin had glowed against her lighter skin the exact shape of her bikinis, letting him know exactly what small expanses he hadn’t seen before. Those heavy, curving breasts with brown-tipped nipples that had been puckered and eagerly pointing at him. The small landing strip of closely cropped hair that didn’t at all cover her pussy.
It was an image that had haunted him, even though he’d only seen her exposed body for a few moments before he’d been able to cover her up. A few more moments and he would have dragged her back to his bedroom, fuck the consequences. It had taken all his control not to anyway. And now he was going to have his control tested in front of all his nosy friends.
Although it wasn’t just the guys, Jessica and Hilary were both craning their necks toward the girls’ locker room and he was pretty sure if Adam hadn’t had a firm grip on Angel, the friendly brunette would already be heading after Maria. She looked about ready to pop right out of his lap given the opportunity. Well, this is what he got for making his desire for a relationship so plain and then bringing a complete unknown into the club. If he’d just spent the night playing with another sub, it would have never garnered this level of interest.
“Hi Rick.”
“Hi Rick.”
“Hi Rick.”
It was like being greeted by a chirpy Greek chorus, but he couldn’t help the smile spreading across his face as the three women beamed up at him. Angel was practically bouncing against Adam, which was probably at least part of the reason for the man’s long-suffering expression. He was a pretty self-contained person, but he’d admitted to Rick that he enjoyed Angel’s exuberance even when it tried his own sense of dignity.
“Hey,” he said, gesturing to Vickie, one of the submissives serving drinks to the tables scattered around the bar. Since Andrew was apparently off for the evening and hanging at the table, she was the one who knew his usual order best.
Settling into his seat, making sure he had a clear view of the door to the women’s room, he remained deliberately quiet while everyone exchanged looks with each other. Too bad he didn’t have anyone to lay bets with on who would speak up first. Angel opened her mouth only to close it again when Adam’s arm tightened around her. He couldn’t see the look she shot at her boyfriend over her shoulder, but he did see the quelling glare Adam gave her. And the pout on her lips when she turned back around.
Hiding his smile and pretending he hadn’t noticed, he accepted his beer from Vickie and took a sip. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Jessica straighten up and then subside again, no need for either of her Doms to settle her down. She would argue with herself in her head about whether or not to be nosy.
“Alright Rick,” Chris said, leaning forward on the table with his elbows. “I give. Who’s the chick?”
Damn. He would have lost money on that one, he’d been sure it was Patrick who would ask first, considering he owned the club. “Her name’s Maria. Be nice. This is her first time in a club. She’s a complete newbie.”
That got some raised eyebrows.
“So why bring her?” Patrick asked, a frown settling on his face. As a rule, Patrick didn’t approve of newbies coming into Stronghold without going through some kind of screening by him.
It wasn’t a requirement, as long as the newbie had a sponsor for the evening, but not too many people went around it. The only reason Rick did was because he knew they weren’t going to be playing, he was just going to be showing Maria around. Waiting to see her reaction.
“I like her.”
“And?” That was from Justin, who knew Rick too well to think he would bring a newbie to Stronghold just because he liked her. Especially after he and Adam had already tried to pump Rick for information about her.
He took another swallow of beer to fortify himself. “It didn’t scare her off when I told her I wanted to spank her.”
There was a wealth of information admitted in one sentence. The fact that he’d tried to resist, how she’d been chasing him, that he wasn’t completely in charge of their relationship so far, and that she might be open to what he wanted. He could tell Justin and Adam were definitely amused at his expense, probably already plotting questions for the next time he ate lunch with them.
“That’s a bit of a risk,” Andrew said quietly. His somber expression wasn’t at all usual for him, but considering what they were talking about, Rick couldn’t blame him. Andrew’s last relationship had crashed and burned as Andrew had discovered his needs and his girlfriend’s inability to handle them.
“I figure she’ll either run scared or be curious,” Rick said, a bit grimly. Part of him wasn’t sure whether he was hoping to scare her off. But why? He’d been looking for someone to become involved with, but he’d wanted someone already in the scene. He’d been resisting her for so long. So why had he set her up like this? His dick had taken over when he’d seen her naked, and now they were here, and he was talking to his friends, he was already second guessing himself.
Unfortunately, it was too late. He’d been glancing at the door to the women’s room every couple of seconds, waiting for her to appear; so he happened to be looking straight at the door when she finally did, looking calmer, and determined, with her chin raised. Something in his chest tightened even as the blood surged to his cock. This wasn’t just sexual attraction. She got to him on an emotional level as well. Which shouldn’t be too surprising, considering how much time they’d been spending together.
He was so screwed.
She stood out, in her sexy but—compared to most of the people in the room—modest outfit. All her glorious hair framing her face and shoulders. She obviously wasn’t a Domme, but her strong stance made her appear to be a challenge. More than one dominant in the lounge area was already looking her over, mostly the ones who enjoyed a bratty submissive who needed to be taken in hand.
Immediately Rick got to his feet and walked to meet her, feeling incredibly possessive as he noticed the dominants looking at her. He wanted to claim her in front of them. She came straight at him, not looking to the left or right, her entire focus completely on him. It was strangely intimate and incredibly sexy.
Stopping in front of her, so close they were almost touching but not quite, Rick brushed the back of his hand over her cheek. Subtly, so subtly he wasn’t even sure she was aware she was doing it, she pressed her cheek into his hand as it passed. He wondered if she realized what that kind of connection revealed to the people who were watching, that they would all understand she was with him for tonight. They would all think she was his submissive. Even if it wasn’t quite true, he couldn’t help but feel quietly triumphant.
“Okay then?” he asked softly, suddenly worried she was going to ask to leave. His emotions clashed. For some reason part of him wanted her to not be able to handle this, but another part of him was nervous with hope.
“Yeah... I think so,” she said, giving him a tremulous smile at odds with the defiant tilt of her chin. “Who are the people you were talking with? Your friends?”
“Yeah,” he said, dropping his hand to slide it down her arm. Immediately he felt a tremor go through her body as her lips parted in reaction to his touch, eyes widening a bit. The kind of response which made his senses come alert, wanting to explore it. He wrestled the impulse down. “Come on, I’ll introduce you.”
