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“Still not doin’ you,” June finished for him with a grin.
“That cracks me up every time,” Cali said.
Skye’s eyes widened. “Wait…Scrye and Little July? From the books?”
June smiled. “Guilty. That would be us.”
“Holy…I mean, wow. I love your books.”
But that was all the talking they got to do on that topic for…a while. It turned out a monthly play party south of them had been canceled, so a lot of those people were coming up to Venture tonight to check it out as an alternative.
Once they’d got the door locked at the end of the night and all the patrons left, Cali shook her head. “Sorry about that, Skye. Didn’t mean to toss you into a battle on your first Saturday. I thought tonight would be easy.”
“That’s okay. Glad I could help.”
It was fun getting to see the other side of the curtain and helping keep things running smoothly. There were no paid employees at the club. Everything made was put back into operating expenses, improvements, and repairs. They paid some of the presenters, although local ones like Scrye, Ross, and Tony usually refused to take any money. And since all the volunteers were also active in the lifestyle, they had a vested interest in making sure people had a good time and that the place was kept open and in great shape.
Skye had parked in her usual spot at home and was on her way to the front door when she remembered her promise.
Home safe, Sir. Crazy busy night. Heading to sleep.
She’d made it into her bedroom when he replied.
I’ll pick you up tonight at 6. Sleep tight, sweetheart.
Skye couldn’t help it, it feltrightwith him. Maybe she was setting herself up for heartache with a guy she didn’t know for sure could really be a Dominant and not just throw words around, but she didn’tcare.
Thank you, Sir. See you then.
She wouldn’t even start slashy speak with him. Calling him Sir this soon was probably pushing it, but…
Fuck it. It feltright.
And that’s what she chose to focus on.
Chapter Nine
Skye desperately tried to shake off her nerves the next Saturday night as she drove to the address Cali e-mailed her for the party. There would be several Doms there tonight, according to Cali, who she and her guys would personally vouch for, who might be interested in playing with her.
What if none of themwantto play with me?
She tried not to think like that, but it was difficultnotto think like that. She needed a good, hard, no-strings-attached, no-worries-of-sexual-assault beating.
Was that too much to ask?
Forget a fucking machine. If someone invents a machine that can spank my ass for me, I’d buythat.
She also couldn’t squelch the wistful feeling that she was here alone and not with Axel. The more time she spent with him, the stronger the pull in her heart. They’d actually talked on the phone earlier that afternoon during a break in his meetings, and he’d once again assured her he really was fine with her going and playing, if she chose to.
Whatever this was, it was, for her, dangerously slipping toward more than just friends.
It simultaneously scared and thrilled her.
The way he smiled when he saw her, easy and sweet and taking a few years off the lines at the outer edges of his eyes. Like maybe he hadn’t been smiling a whole lot before they reconnected.
They’d gone out to dinner last Sunday night, then they saw each other at gaming on Tuesday. On Wednesday, her mom insisted he come over for dinner and she cooked up a storm.
Her father even behaved himself, which Skye knew meant they were pulling for them. Especially after her father felt horrible for accidentally outing her. He hadn’t realized Axel didn’t know about her kinky side.
