Page 42 of Danger and Dominance
Already, he could hear Claudia’s voice in his head.
Platonic, my ass.
At least he’d managed to keep from getting his dick wet.He was going to be clinging to that distinction.He hadn’t penetrated her in any way, not even with his fingers.
But he couldn’t worry about Claudia right now or what his team would think.He had walked all over the line tonight, but hopefully, he hadn’t crossed it.He was going to need to step back and reassess the situation, but first, he had a submissive who needed aftercare.
Juggling Cassidy, his bag, and her corset wasn’t easy, but thankfully, one of the club submissives saw his struggle and came over to help.Veronica carried his bag and Cassidy’s corset while he scooped up Cassidy into his arms.She snuggled into his shoulder with a sigh, making his chest tighten.
He liked the feel of her in his arms a little too much.
The aftercare corner was set back behind the stairs, with plenty of squishy love seats, one big couch, and a smattering of oversized armchairs.There were stacks of blankets set between the furniture and two fridges—one on either side of the room—stocked with a variety of non-alcoholic beverages and snacks.Next to the fridges were shelves with more snacks that didn’t need to be refrigerated.
The room was fairly empty at the moment, with only a few couples scattered around.David headed to one of the empty love seats.He settled Cassidy onto his lap, leaning over the arm of the loveseat to grab a blanket and pull it up and over them.
Veronica set his bag and her corset down on the couch beside him.
“Thank you, Veronica.Can you grab us a water and a chocolate bar?”
“You’re welcome, Sir.”She winked at him.Not a flirtatious wink.Definitely a ‘I saw you had a good time’ wink.A knowing wink.“And of course.”
David groaned inwardly.The club gossip was definitely going to be making the rounds.He didn’t usually do aftercare with the submissive on his lap.Snuggling wasn’t so much his thing.Covering her up with a blanket, getting her a drink and a snack himself, making sure she was taken care of… that was definitely him.
Cuddling?
Not on the agenda.
But Cassidy felt so nice snuggled up against him, and she hadn’t shifted when he’d sat down.
So, he kept his mouth shut as Veronica fulfilled his requests, then scampered out of there, a gleam in her eyes.He was going to have a lot of explaining to do to the rest of his team tomorrow.Maybe to Lincoln, too.
It wasn’t like Cassidy was the normal run of submissive, though.She had been through some shit.He had to make sure she was taken care of.And it wasn’t like henevercuddled.He did if it was what the submissive needed.Granted, Cassidy hadn’t specificallysaidshe’d needed it, but a good Dom also paid attention to body cues and didn’t only go by verbal agreements.
He'd checked in with her throughout the scene, and she’d said green the whole time.If, at any point, he thought she’d been pushed far enough or that she was in a headspace where she didn’t really know what she was saying, he would have called everything to a halt.It wouldn’t matter that she was still saying green.
Same thing could go for aftercare.She was all woozy and snuggly and showing him what she wanted rather than having said it out loud.As a good Dom, it was his duty to provide her with what she seemed to need.Especially since he’d dropped the ball on negotiating what aftercare would look like before they scened.
So, he had to go by instinct and what she was showing him she needed.
And if he enjoyed the cuddling more than he ought… well, that might be due to his lingering erection.Because he’d been aroused, but he hadn’t gotten off.Even though he’d gotten her off.Because she was the client, and they weren’t going to get involved.
Which showed strength of character.
Sure, David.Everyone is definitely going to buy that.
They would.He would make sure of it.The next time he saw her, he would treat her just like any other client.And if they scened together, he would make sure that it never went any further than tonight had.Maybe he would even find her someone else to scene with, now that he was more familiar with her needs.
Right now, he would cuddle her as was his duty.
Then, he’d take a few days to get his head on straight.Maybe more.Not avoiding her, exactly, just giving them both a bit of separation to make sure there wasn’t any confusion aboutwhat happens in the club, stays in the club.
Now that he had a plan, David relaxed and leaned back against the couch.He always felt better when he had a plan.
Tomorrow, he’d help his grandmother with her interviews, then take her to church on Sunday and spend some time getting things done around his house.By Monday morning, he’d have his head on straight again.
In the meantime, he’d enjoy the feeling of having a soft, sweet submissive happily burrowed into his chest.
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