Page 99 of The Dom with the Clever Tongue

“She does not!”

“Believe me, I can tell when someone is admiring my property.”

Reece gasped in indignation and slapped her arm. Scarlet pulled her sideways on the bench seat until she had a target, swatted her ass a few times, and then let her go. She scrambled to sit up, her cheeks flaming. A quick glance around the street reassured her that no one had seen anything. There were a few people farther off, but no one close enough to catch them.

“Jeez, Scarlet. I never know when it’s safe to goof around with you anymore. Your kink is sneaking out of the bedroom.”

“The feeling never really leaves, kitten. It’s always there, although sometimes it’s buried under the day-to-day crap. You’re mine, and I’ll do what I want with you. If you have limits, tell me. If you don’t tell me you have limits, I’ll do what I want.” Scarlet pulled the truck away from the curb and made a U-turn back to the highway.

“I don’t know what all of my limits are,” Reece said after a few moments of quiet. “I wouldn’t want you to spank me in front of other people. Malachi was okay, but not other people.”

“Fair enough. Do you have a problem with me owning you and doing what I want?”

Out of the corner of her eye she saw Reece shiver. “No, I like it. A lot,” shewhispered, as though people might overhear.

“You like it when I make you do things?”

“Yes, Scarlet,” she admitted. Her voice was small, and it made heat shoot straight to Scarlet’s groin. Damn. The girl could turn her on way too easily.

They rode in silence for a few minutes. Scarlet wondered if Reece was fantasizing about being forced, because that was where her mind had gone. “So what’s the plan? Are we going to pretend we just bumped into him? This is pretty stalkerish. Plus we’re interrupting his time with his friends. It’s also a big park. Do you think we’ll even find him?”

Reece pressed her lips together. “Just follow the gawking girls. Between Malachi and Cross, they’ll probably have a throng of groupies.”

“I don’t know. Cross is freaky scary-looking. It might keep Malachi safe from the evil groupie women.”

“I’ll believe that when I see it.” Reece fiddled with the mp3 player and some radio-type music filled the truck cab. Radio music wasn’t generally her thing, but now it made her think of Reece.

“Quit with the faces. We can’t listen to your indie band stuff all the time. I don’t know the words.” She burst into song, the only words catching Scarlet’s attention had something to do with moves like Jagger.

Ages later, glimpses of Felix flashed past. Scarlet kept trying to push back the feeling of foreboding that kept sneaking up on her. They weren’t rescuing him. They were following him. She hoped it didn’t tick him off.

The parking lot at Terror Canyon was packed. They paid to park then walked to the ticket line.

“Well, if worse comes to worse and he’s mad we came, we can avoid them and go on some rides. Once we’ve paid, we might as well have fun.” Reece shrugged.

Reece had never struck her as a ride enthusiast. “Sure, if you want.”

When they went through the gates, the look on Reece’s face said it all. She was like a kid...at an amusement park. At the very first roller coaster, Reece grabbed Scarlet’s arm and dragged her to the line. The girl never ceased to surprise her.

“Come on, please? We’ll find them right after this. I haven’t been on a ride since I was twelve.”

Her exuberance was impossible to resist. While they waited, Reece stood very close and held her hand, but squashing their clasped hands between them so fewer people would notice. A PDA? She must have been feeling brave.

By the third roller coaster, Reece was boldly dragging her around by the hand, not bothering to hide it. Scarlet had noticed several same-sex teenaged couples around, showing affection, and no one was looking at them oddly. Most of the people at the park were ten years younger than them, or were there with their kids. What a difference one generation made when it came to openness and acceptance.

Trouble didn’t find them until they were in line for the fifth ride.

“Are you two lesbians? Because I’m a lesbian too.” A man’s voice came from behind them. It wasn’t loud, so she’d barely heard him.

Just when she’d hoped they’d avoid this type of thing today. She pretended she hadn’t heard, but Reece gripped her hand more tightly. When guys got like this it scared the fuck out of Reece, which was why they pretended they were just friends in public. It made Scarlet want to kick some ass, but she worked hard at ignoring him so she didn’t upset Reece by causing a scene.

They managed to get through the line without him saying anything else, and when they got onto the ride, Scarlet caught a quick glimpse of the ball-cap wearing dork. He winked at her. At least he hadn’t been too persistent.

When that ride was done, they crossed to a different part of the park, hoping to avoid him. On the walk Reece’s spirits lifted again.

They lined up for the next ride she chose, deciding they’d grab some burgers afterward. Well, Scarlet would have a burger. Reece would have something bunnies would approve of.

“Fancy meeting you two here,” a man’s voice came from behind them.

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