Page 262 of Dirty Discipline, Vol. 1

With a smile she hoped wasn’t too eager, she set her fork down and pushed away from the table. “I’ll be right back.”

“Where are you going?”

She had to resist the urge to roll her eyes at the suspicious tone in his voice. “Just to the bathroom. Promise.”

“All right.” With an uncharacteristically mischievous grin, he picked up her champagne flute, dangling it between his thick fingers. “I’ll be here, enjoying the rest of this delicious drink.”

“Don’t you dare drink my mimosa, Connor Blackburn!”

His laughter followed her all the way to the bathroom, where Vicky was standing just outside the stalls. Silently, they rushed forward and wrapped their arms around each other, squeezing so tightly Hayleigh could barely breathe.

“I have so much to tell you,” Vicky whispered. “But not here. I have to get back before Saul gets suspicious, but take this.”

Pulling away, Vicky pressed a piece of paper into Hayleigh’s hand before giving her another hard hug. When the bathroom door had swung shut behind the other woman, Hayleigh unfolded the paper and grinned down at the note.

Talk Connor into taking you to the luau tonight. I NEED to talk to you!!! Love, Vicky.

It was a brilliant plan. The men couldn’t be mad at them if they just happened to end up at the same event. And, knowing their husbands, they’d get to talking anyway and forget all about them, giving her and Vicky some much needed girl time.

Perfect.

Chapter Two

Saul

Narrowing his eyes suspiciously at his new wife—and he loved calling her that both inside his head and out loud—Saul cast his gaze back to the bathroom door.

“So you and Hayleigh just had to go to the bathroom at the same time, huh?” he asked. He wasn’t really mad. In fact, part of him was even impressed at how well she and Hayleigh had toed the line since he’d caught Vicky texting with her.

And it wasn’t that he wanted to keep them apart, but was it really so bad to want his wife’s full attention on their honeymoon? Especially when he hadn’t had it during their wedding. Not just because they’d shared the day with Hayleigh and Connor, but the snowstorm that had rolled through right before the big day had caused a lot of emotions too.

Now they were on a sunny island, with perfect weather for days, and he wanted Vicky all to himself.

Okay, so maybe it was just a tiny bit selfish. Letting the girls have a meal together at some point might not be the worst idea, but he wasn’t ready for that yet. When—if—he got to that point, he’d check in with Connor and see if he felt the same, and if Connor was up for it then they’d let Hayleigh and Vicky know about the special treat. Afterward, he would also reap the rewards for being such a good, sharing husband.

Though he was already reaping plenty of rewards since the Hideaway was so fantastically set up for kinky couples.

Something he was probably going to get to remind Vicky of soon as she stuck out her tongue at him in response to his question.

“Yes, it does happen, you know, especially during breakfast.” Her tone was only a little sassy, so he didn’t comment on it. “We were barely in the bathroom together for five seconds. Are you really going to complain about that?”

“No,” he said easily, reaching out to take her hand from across the table. “Just making sure you two aren’t up to something.”

Vicky pressed her lips together and then scowled at him.

“How could we be when we’re not allowed to text, much less talk?” she asked grumpily. Movement across the room caught both of their attention.

“Oh, am I not enough for you?” he teased as Hayleigh made her way back to Connor. Something about the expression on his friend’s face made Saul think that he was asking her a similar question to the one Saul had greeted Vicky with upon her return.

“Of course you are, but it’s not exactly easy knowing she’s here and I can’t talk to her. It’s like a giant tease.” She jutted out her lower lip and gave him a look with big, mournful eyes. Saul laughed. Yeah, he was probably going to have a talk with Connor about getting all four of them together at some point, because he wanted to indulge his little nuisance.

“Well, I’ll just have to keep finding ways to keep you focused on me. We’ve got a pretty busy day today—swimming with dolphins and then the luau tonight.”

The expression on Vicky’s face turned more suspicious than anything else.

“And that’s it? No demonstrations?” She shifted a little bit in her seat and Saul grinned. The two-handed flogging demonstration they’d attended last night had been a lot of fun. He hadn’t gone very hard on her, but she’d been wiggly for hours afterward because it had sensitized her skin so much. That had been a lot of fun.

“I thought we might take a break from the demonstrations today. Just have regular honeymoon activities… and then some fun tonight.” He wiggled his eyebrows at her, making her laugh. Squeezing her hand, he grinned back.

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