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“Um. Sure.”
“Thanks.” Drew sat beside Beth on one of the love seats. “How have you been?”
Instead of answering, she said, “You didn’t tell me you were a firefighter.”
“No. I suppose I didn’t. You didn’t tell me you worked in a café either.”
“I don’t work there. I own it.” Her voice held an edge he didn’t understand.
“Impressive. The food was great, by the way.” He had no idea what had caused her sour mood.
Beth relaxed her shoulders a little. “Thank you.”
“So are you going to answer my question?” he asked.
“And which question is that?”
He smiled. “How have you been?”
She glanced down at his crotch. Drew didn’t need to follow her gaze—he already knew what she would see. He was hard again. Not as bad as he’d been after watching the scene, but enough that it would be noticeable.
Beth smirked. “Probably a little better than you at the moment.”
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Chapter 4
Beth was having difficulty containing her amusement. As she continued to stare at Drew’s lap, the bulge in his jeans became more pronounced. She knew she should probably look away, but she was enjoying the show too much.
“Sorry. I was watching a scene upstairs. Guess I’m still a little worked up.”
She forced herself to meet his gaze. He seemed embarrassed, although she couldn’t fathom why. Most of the males walked around the club in various stages of arousal. It was par for the course given the club’s vibe.
Beth knew she should let it go, but she couldn’t help herself. “And what about the scene had you worked up?”
He shrugged. “I don’t know. The whole thing, I suppose.”
“Do you know who it was?”
“I don’t know the Dom’s name, but I’ve seen him around the club. I didn’t recognize the submissive. John said I missed a pretty impressive flogging.”
Although Beth was curious to know more of the specifics, and to dig deeper into what had aroused him about the scene, she let the subject drop. She was already having too many thoughts of her own about what she’d like to do to Drew. The last thing she needed was to add to it.
Silence stretched between them for several minutes. That didn’t mean she wasn’t extremely aware of him. She’d been too aware of him from the moment he’d sat down beside her.
Beth was scrambling, trying to figure out how to break the lull in conversation when he cleared his throat. “So what do you like to do for fun? When you’re not here at the club, I mean.”
As topics went, Beth figured this was a relatively safe one. “I like history.”
“History?” His eyes widened in shock.
“Not what you were expecting?”
“No, it’s just . . .” He shook his head. “Okay, yeah, I wasn’t expecting that.”
“I’m sure there are a lot of things about me that would surprise you.” As soon as the words left her mouth, Beth wished she could take them back. She didn’t need to be flirting. It would only encourage him, and that’s not what she wanted.
He smiled, and her stomach did a little flip. “I’m sure there are.”
