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An idiot with a three-digit name and a two-digit IQ was standing over Milo, wearing a smirk that made me want to do something ungentlemanly.Jeppyhad some kind of crazy family name and was either a third or a fourth, but I could never remember and I really didn’t care. He was a pain in the ass and had the IQ of a potato.
Hell, his grandfather was the only one in the family with any brains and he wasn’t even directly related to Jeppy. Therumor mill had some interesting explanations about why nearly everyone after his grandfather was a moron but I was too polite to repeat them.
I was, however, smart enough not to do business with any of them…or date them, in Jeppy’s case.
Just because we’d ended up with the same biological condition didn’t mean we had anything else in common. Hell, the man wasn’t even kinky, much less a sub, and he was beyond stupid if he thought I’d bottom for him.
The fact that he’d made sure I knew he topped made it clear we weren’t compatible. That was not a conversation I had with anyone the first time we were introduced socially.
“He needs someone stronger than you, cupcake. He’s not going to fall for that wide-eyed, innocent routine.” Jeppy didn’t hear me coming and he didn’t realize that Milo’s wide eyes were because he was scared of the crazy man in front of him. “It’s played out. Besides, everyone knows he’s here to network and not look for some kind of milk bunny.”
Huh?
I must’ve looked as confused as I felt because when Milo finally noticed me coming up behind Jeppy, he almost smiled.
“Men as boring as he is aren’t looking for guys like you.” Jeppy just kept going, putting his foot in his mouth even more. “Don’t suck up to him. He’s smart enough to know his limitations.”
“What he is is sexy and smart and sweet because he remembered to get me the right drink.” Finally snapping out of his shock, Milo transformed into a badass socialite and somehow managedto look down at Jeppy. “You’re wearing too much cologne. Could you please step back? It’s cheap.”
Oh, he was good.
Jeppy was gaping like a fish and nearly fell as he stumbled back.
Milo pretended not to notice and gave me a bright but completely manufactured smile. “Thank you. You’re sweet for taking such good care of me.”
His playing up how wonderful I was made my day, but Jeppy probably wasn’t too far off about my regular personality.
“Any time. It’s not often I meet someone so special here.” Setting down his juice and the waters, I took my time arranging everything before pretending to notice Jeppy.
I frowned and made an exaggerated surprised expression as I shifted to look back at him. “Yes?”
When he just stood there with his mouth open, I glanced around the room. “If you’ll excuse us?”
There had to be someone else he could torment and his brain must’ve realized that because he whipped around and stomped off before I could decide if I was going to say something even ruder.
Milo’s snarky, high-end drama queen expression faded and he deflated back in his chair. “He was bad crazy. Not good crazy like Dally.”
No one was like Dally.
“I would have to agree.” Sitting across from Milo, I wasn’t sure the right way to break the ice, so I decided to just say the firstthing that popped into my head. “Do you happen to know what a milk bunny is?”
Milo turned into the one gaping at me before he burst out laughing and reached for his juice with two hands, which told me something about where his headspace was going again. “It’s like a badge bunny but for men…men who…the members here.”
Ah.
“That’s what I was assuming but I didn’t realize that was a thing.” It might’ve explained the crazy amount of turnover at the last few meetings I’d attended. “I have to admit I’m old enough that it being a kink people are actively looking for still surprises me.”
Milo blinked and it took me a few seconds to realize how that might’ve sounded.
“I wasn’t trying to say anything derogatory.” I had to fix the situation I’d created. Fuck. “When I was younger, it was considered something shameful at the very least and a medical oddity at best. My family had the money to try tofixme, so that affected how I saw it as well.”
His wince said he understood some of what I’d gone through. “That’s…I’m sorry.”
Shrugging, I brushed off the memories. “They finally realized there was nothing safe that could be done and I learned to hide it. People are more accepting now than they used to be, but it’s not something that I ever saw as…as something that people would prefer in a partner.”
Trying not to smile, Milo swallowed. “That’s a good way to describe it.”
Chuckling, because he was just adorable, I shrugged. “First impressions shouldn’t be crass.”
