“That’s exactly what I want. Do you have a problem with that?”
“No, Mr. Parker.”
“I want you making out on the bed when I arrive. Then you’ll follow my lead from there. Any questions?”
Addison shook her head, and I could see the interest in her gaze. I doubted she’d ever role played quite the way that I did it, but she hadn’t balked at any of my suggestions so far. Perhaps she was eager to see just how far I was willing to go.
In fact, tonight would be a night that girl would never forget.
*
BEN
“SHALL WE HAVE A DRINK?” I suggested after Mr. Parker left the two of us alone in the hallway once more.
It was a tough decision, one that actually surprised me. At my age, making out in a hallway wasn’t the norm, yet the instant I saw that man’s arm around Addison, I’d lost my shit. Every possessive instinct in my body had come to life and the only thought had been to claim this woman as soon as fucking possible.
I was slightly embarrassed by my response, but there was nothing I could do to change that now. Might as well move on with the evening, see what Mr. Parker had in store for us.
“I’d love to,” she said, smiling sweetly.
And I knew right then that she was already in character.
I admired that about her. It was something that was necessary if anything was to come of what was transpiring between the three of us. If I had to identify one serious kink of the man I loved, it was role playing.
“Very well. Then we’ll pick up where we left off later tonight.”
Addison’s smile was radiant. “I look forward to it, Mr. Snowden.”
Placing my hand on the small of her back, I led Addison back to the bar. The place had filled up quite nicely for a Friday evening. It was a casual place, but one that people congregated to whenever they needed some down time. Nothing fancy, but it was nice.
My gaze scanned the room, searching for Bill. I was glad to see that he wasn’t there. Perhaps Mr. Parker had said something to send him on his way. Not that it mattered, but I wanted to spend some time with Addison, not worry whether or not some asshole was going to hit on her again.
I led her over to a table, then went back to the bar and ordered a glass of Glenlivet for myself and white wine for Addison. When I returned, she was still sitting there, smiling sweetly.
I noticed Mr. Parker talking to Landon, Luci, and Langston. Zeke and Greg were also there, chatting amongst themselves. I considered talking to them but decided I would focus on my date. After all, I didn’t get this sort of opportunity often.
“So, what is it that you do?” she asked politely when I took my seat beside her.
“I’m in advertising and public relations,” I said.
“Oh, really?” She seemed genuinely pleased by that. “I work in public relations, myself.”
“Do you?”
“I do. I love it, actually. The people I work with are so nice.”
“Nice?” I couldn’t help but laugh. “Not too bossy?”
She blushed. “Maybe a little. But nothing I can’t handle. I mean, I do have a second job working in a BDSM club, so I’m used to being bossed around.”
I laughed. “When you’re not working, what do you do in your spare time?” I figured now was as good a time as any to get in some more of those questions I’d been wanting to ask.
“I really like to read,” she answered before taking a sip of wine. “But I haven’t made it to the library lately, so I don’t have anything new.”
“Do you go to the library often?”
“I did. Not so much these days, but I used to go every couple of days.”
That was an interesting fact that I hadn’t known about her. I briefly recalled seeing her with a book the night we took her back to Mr. Parker’s place, but I had thought nothing of it.
“What do you enjoy reading?”
“Everything. Once, I started reading the dictionary for fun.”
“For fun?”
She giggled. “Sounds boring, but you’d be surprised by what you can learn from that.”
“I can only imagine.”
“But mostly I read romance. Any kind of romance. As long as there’s a happily ever after.” Her eyes implored me. “Do you read?”
“I do. Thrillers, usually.” I took a sip of my drink. “What else? Do you like movies? Dancing?”
Addison chuckled. “To be honest, I haven’t seen a lot of movies. As for dancing, I’ve got two left feet. Are you a dancer?”
“I can hold my own,” I admitted.
Her eyes sparkled.
I had to admit, this first date thing…I kind of liked it.
*
We spent another hour at the bar talking and laughing. I found out a few details about Addison thanks to that chat. Such as her favorite color was blue, she had never owned a piece of jewelry, and she didn’t have her ears pierced. She had eight tattoos, a couple of them very large. She wasn’t big on drinking alcohol and her beverage of choice was hot chocolate.
