Page 8 of Kodi’s Keeper

“Hey, that hurts!” He tugged away easily. Having had years of horsing around, Lennon was much stronger than he looked, all thanks to rough housing with Jonny and wrestling. “I couldn’t resist when your boy isn’t here.” Jonny’s partner was a little sensitive, and Lennon was careful about what he said so as not to upset him when he was around.

“Ste is a Little and has a softer nature, you know this,” Jonny explained as they walked towards a black door that had an open sign on it.

Lennon thought about the conversation he’d had with Bowie in the car on Friday. Bowie, one of the other PAs he worked with at Starling Enterprises, had confessed that he was a Little and Kari his boss was a Daddy. Lennon had long since figured out what Kari was and the time on the ranch had given him a clue as to who his boy was. He’d talked about Jonny on the trip home with Bowie and Isley because his brother didn’t hide the type of relationship he liked, and Lennon talking about Jonny was to help Bowie open up. During that conversation, he’d talked about Kodi and spanking, just not in the past tense.

Jonny opened the door and stepped aside to let Lennon walk in first. His mouth gaped open as he walked into the brightly lit space that had display after display of all manner of kinky toys.

“Holy cow!”

His loud exclamation got several heads turning in their direction, and some tuts. Lennon was sorely tempted to step behind his brother and hide when he got some interesting looks.

“Exactly. Now you can stop doubting me.” Jonny hooked a hand under Lennon’s elbow and guided him past a group of guys eyeing a display of pet masks. They went past shelves stocked with dildos, butt plugs, anal beads, wands and all other manner of toys that could be inserted in places that had Lennon’s thighs clamping closer together and him adjusting his cock.

“How did you find this place?” Lennon asked distractedly when he spotted the wall holding what seemed to be fifty different paddles.

“Do you really want me to answer that?” The glint in Jonny’s eyes suggested not.

“Yeah, you're right, I don’t.” They came to a stop in front of the display. “Talk me through the paddles.”

Jonny eyed the wall with interest. “First off, I know you ain’t done this before.” He ran his thumb over his lower lip before stepping closer and picking up a black paddle that had a slim handle and about a six-inch-wide flat surface. “You should avoid rubber, wood, perspex and bamboo. Those are for more familiar users of such toys, and they can create more pain if you don’t know what you are doing.” He slapped the one he held on to his other palm.

The sound sent a buzz through Lennon. When he’d spanked Kodi, he’d gotten a thrill from the sound of his hand hitting flesh. Lennon wasn’t a violent person—though Kodi could drive a person to violence for sure—but he’d gotten something unexpected from the interaction when Kodi had melted under the attention. Lennon wanted to see if his spacey expression afterwards had been a fluke or something more. He’d recalled smaller details. The way Kodi had pushed up into his touch. The noises of pleasure he’d made. The man had enjoyed Lennon’s attention, and he wanted to give Kodi more of it, just without hurting his hand.

If he’d let me.

He’d admit to finding Kodi attractive. Before Lane had spoken to him, he had found his over-reactive personality off-putting. Jonny had given Lennon some insight into being a Daddy, about how Kari being a Daddy meant his nature had allowed Kodi to lean on him when he’d needed to. Kodi relied on his brothers’ calming nature, Lennon could see that for himself. Did he want to be that support for Kodi? He didn’t have an answer. And there was no saying Kodi would want to be spanked again. Or that a repeat would work without the shock value.

“—are you listening to me?”

Lennon blushed hard enough he felt sweat gather on his upper lip as his brother gave him a stern stare, and Lennon nodded.

“You want a carbon fiber, or maybe silicone, like this one. Or a faux leather one.”

Jonny offered him the black silicone paddle, and even though he was feeling a little self-conscious due to several onlookers, he swatted his palm to feel the impact. There was a sting, and he supposed that would increase with more force. He glanced at the other paddles, all clearly labelled what material they were, before reaching up to pick up the faux leather one that had fur on one side. His eyes narrowed on it.

“It’s to give a differing sensation on the heated skin,” said a huge blond who came from around a display case of what looked like nasty clamps. Lennon didn’t want to know where they went. “If you want to switch things up.”

The blond grinned crookedly at Jonny. “Been a while Jonny, you got a new boy?”

“Ick, he’s my brother. Lennon, this reprobate is Bail,” Jonny stated, snorting out a laugh.

The blond held out his hand to Lennon, the wattage of the smile increasing. “Pleasure. This is my place, and he’s right, I am a reprobate if you’re interested.”

“Behave!”

Bail’s grin was wide and mischievous. “Never,” he said to Jonny. “You looking for something for yourself?” he aimed at Lennon.

Lennon returned the grin because there was something about the guy that encouraged it. A kind of naughtiness that was often in Wilder’s grin. “Nope, I’m looking for one to use on my boss,” he confessed, getting a raucous laugh in response.

“I like your style.” The blond head tilted to the side, and he tapped a finger on his lower lip. “Does he deserve a spanking?”

“Absolutely.”

“Then go with the first one your brother picked up. It will heat the skin nicely and leave your boss with a reminder of who is in charge.” He gave Lennon a saucy wink before strolling off when someone called his name from behind the long counter at the back of the store.

Lennon returned his attention to his brother, an evil light in his eyes. “I think I’ll get both.”

“That’s the spirit! After listening to you talk about Kodi for months, I’m glad you aren’t letting him push you out of the job you love.”