Page 20 of Dark Cravings

Thomas: Oh. Umm.

Shelby: Don’t tell me you’re getting gun-shy on me. You knew that this was going to be part of our dynamic, Thomas.

Thomas: I’ve just never done it before. You’re right, though. I knew this was part of it. Let’s do this.

Shelby: Great, how is tonight?

Thomas: A little eager, are we? LOL. I’m working the next three nights so I’m afraid it will have to wait. How is Friday night?

Shelby: Fine . Friday it is. I’ll talk to Kenley.

Thomas: Sounds great. Chat later.

Shelby: Definitely. See you Friday at the club.

Later on, I dressed for the club hoping at least one of the girls would be there to hang out with. I wasn’t sure Kenley would be there but if she was, I definitely wanted to chat with her. I ordered an Uber and was at the club in no time at all. I saw Thomas was working the door, so I figured I would bypass the line and see if he would just let me in.

“Hey, Thomas. Did you want to let me in now?” I grinned.

“Sure,” he chuckled. “Just ignore the catty comments you’re going to hear from all the girls that didn’t cut the line.”

“Meh, whatever. I won’t hear anything from inside the club.”

He chuckled again and motioned me in. The club was pretty packed and I counted myself lucky that I wasn’t at the end of the line. Not everyone was going to get in and I didn’t want to be one of those people. I loved having an in with one of the bouncers. I scanned the room and smiled when I saw Sasha and Leah dancing. I made my way to them, smiling when I reached them.

“Hey, ladies! I was hoping I would find some of you here. Mind if I join you?”

“Hey, Shelby,” Sasha called over the music. “Looking like that, you can definitely join us.”

She waggled her eyebrows at me and Leah and I laughed, shaking our heads.

“Just ignore her,” Leah grinned. “I do.”

“Funny,” Sasha said, sticking her tongue out.

I joined them, losing myself to the music. I hadn’t seen Kenley but it was early yet. There was always later. We danced until we were practically panting. We made our way to the bar and ordered three glasses of Jack. Making our way to an empty table at the back of the club, we took a seat and sipped our drinks.

“Okay, I can’t take it anymore. What’s going on with Kenley and Thomas?” Leah asked eagerly.

“Yes, enquiring minds want to know,” Sasha laughed. “Don’t think we didn’t notice the three of you going into Thomas’ room the other night.”

“Oh, umm?—”

“Don’t you dare hold back, girly. Leah and I aren’t the only ones wondering.”

“I’m not sure what to tell you. It’s all very new.”

“I’ve never seen Kenley with two before.”

“She hasn’t been. We’re taking it very slow.”

“Are you just playing or?” Sasha prompted.

“I don’t want it to be only play but, at this point, we’re kind of letting Kenley lead the way.”

“They’ve both been on their way for a while,” Leah said. “I’m happy to see you all exploring something together.”

“I am too,” I smiled. “Speaking of which, Kenley just got here. I’m going to see if she’ll let me steal a dance or two.”

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