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she found them impossibly friendly. As a couple they were completely loved-up and connected, and they were wonderful, doting parents. When Sophie teased Ryan it just seemed fond, not flirty. When Dave talked to Kat she felt at ease. She found herself, against all odds, thinking seriously about Ryan s suggestion that they might share a more decadent intimacy. There was no pressure and no expectation, just as he d promised, but Kat found herself more and more attracted to Dave and shockingly, Sophie too. Perhaps it was only because Dave was so much like Ryan. Not in appearance Dave had longer hair and light hazel eyes that were nothing like Ryan s dark brown ones. No, it was Dave s secure, caring demeanor, his intelligence and humor that reminded her so much of Ryan. And Sophie was, really, so much like her. Quiet, dark-haired, with a tendency to introspection that Kat recognized in herself. By the time Sophie left to settle the baby in his portable crib in the bonus room, Kat was nearly to the point of fearing something wouldn t happen. Ryan passed around beers, another rare treat for a special occasion, although he warned her with a wink that she would only get one. Kat barely drank it. She didn t care for beer. She just drank a few sips to take the edge off her nerves. Ryan and Dave seemed to be suffering from no such anxiety. They were working together to clear the living room, pushing the furniture to the walls and putting away the few breakable knickknacks. By the time Sophie came back down the men were sparring, facing each other across the cleared 100 Fortune space with their legs braced apart. Both men balanced practically on their toes, light stalking menaces as they lunged for each other. They deflected blows so lightning-quick Kat didn t even notice them until one or the other had repelled it. Sophie returned to sit by Kat on the couch, leaning close to her with a chuckle. They re already at it, huh? Do they do this often? Every time, Sophie said. They met in a karate class as kids. They ve got some weird wax on, wax off thing going on. Kat erupted in laughter. Ryan looked over, momentarily distracted, and Dave capitalized by taking Ryan down to the floor in some kind of awkward grapple. The men struggled, hissing good-natured insults at each other. Kat had no idea who was winning, although Sophie whooped when the men flipped over in a convulsive explosion of movement. Get him. Get him! Why don t you come help me, O faithless one? Dave gasped. Instead of sitting there gabbing? Sophie laughed and crossed to the men and then Kat s mouth fell open as Sophie did a move with her leg that flipped Ryan over. He protested indignantly. Double- teamed! No fair. With a wicked grin, Dave rolled away and then Sophie slight, submissive Sophie actually put Ryan in a submission hold. Totally owned. Owned by my girl, Dave taunted. Hell yeah! Oh please, Ryan gasped, his face reddening from Sophie s chokehold. I m letting her win for a minute so her feelings don t get hurt. Lies Sophie yelled, just before Ryan broke her hold and flipped her over into an entirely different position of submission. Kat snorted, suppressing a laugh. Mercy, yelped Sophie. Your elbow s on my hair. Your elbow s on my hair, Ryan mimicked in a high-pitched voice, releasing her with pretended disgust. Girls. Can t live with em, can t put em in an ultimate death hold. You can shove your ultimate death hold where the sun doesn t shine, said Sophie, stepping away and combing her straight black hair back to rights with her fingers, all feminine subby again. We girls will watch from over here while you guys strangle each other, thank you very much. The men went back to wrestling while Sophie picked up her beer again. Kat stared at her in awe. Where did you learn to do that? That would sure come in handy around here sometimes. Sophie smiled and shrugged. Dave taught me. There was a guy& An ex-boyfriend he thought I might need some protection from. And he was right. Oh, I m sorry. 101 Annabel Joseph It all turned out fine in the end. The small shadow in her gaze brightened again. It never hurts to know how to defend yourself and it s not hard to learn. I m sure Ryan would teach you if you asked him. That might be fun. It s definitely fun. But yeah, to be honest, Ryan was just letting me beat him. I couldn t take him for real. He and Dave are pretty good at this stuff. Kat looked down with a rueful smile. Yeah. Ryan s so good at everything. Sometimes it makes me feel so& Hopeless? Helpless? Pointless? Yeah, said Kat in amazement. Exactly. I used to feel the same way with Dave. It took me a long time to understand that he liked me just the way I was. Maybe it s a submissive thing, always wanting to be better for your Dominant. To live up to his expectations. When really, usually, their main desire is just for you to feel loved. Sophie s words made so much sense and Kat was anxious to really talk to Sophie about these matters, about Dominance and submission and relationships while she had her ear. How long did it take? I mean, for you to really feel at ease with each other? For everything to feel& sorted out? Sorted out? Sophie laughed lightly, a sweet musical sound. You know, we still have to sort things out. Regularly. Having Hunter really threw a wrench in things. Not that we don t both love him to tears, but life has ups and downs. So do D/s relationships. What really matters is what s in here, she said, touching her chest. Kat sighed. My father says that exact same thing. But sometimes it seems so much more complicated. It is. It s definitely complicated. I guess all I m saying is that as long as the love is there, and the will to be together, everything else works itself out. Kat and Sophie noticed the quiet and stillness at the same time. They turned to find two pairs of eyes watching them one dark, one light. Look, said Ryan. A subby bonding moment. We re discussing what s more important, Sophie joked without missing a beat, girth or length. Lucky for Kat, she has both, Ryan said, pulling Kat down to the floor. Dave guffawed, moving up to sit beside Sophie. I think we both know who has the King Dong here. Sophie shook her head at Kat. See? It always degenerates into this. Every time. They actually measured last time and they re nearly identical. Yes, they measured. Sad, I know. Ryan laughed, rolling over so Kat was trapped under him. She made us measure cause we wouldn t stop talking about it. Kat looked up into his dark, laughing eyes. It was so fun, so novel to see him like this boyish, silly, at ease with his oldest friend. She 102 Fortune tried to school her expression, tried to hide the jumble of her feelings, but as always he saw right through her. Are you having fun, Kat? he asked. She nodded and bit her lip. His thigh moved over hers to rest on her pelvis, pinning her to the floor. Would you like to have more fun? She very much wanted to have more fun, but she couldn t quite bring herself to admit it out loud. She flicked a glance over at Sophie and Dave. They were watching from the sofa, their expressions equivocal and friendly. It was pretty clear to Kat that the decision was hers, that they were waiting for her to agree and say yes or demur and say no. She knew either way they would accept it. It was Kat who couldn t quite accept it yet. Answer me, Kat. Before her eyes, the boyfriend transformed, by degrees, into the [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] |
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