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Whatever. Just put me down for fifty.

Ruby

You’re all going to lose. I’m not interested in anything serious. Especially not with Beckett.

Silver

Right. That’s why you’re texting us, asking for advice on how to handle him.

Ruby

As a FRIEND. I really have to get back to work. See y’all later.

Shaking her head at the notifications still pinging her phone, she switched to Beckett’s name. And while she was still riding the high of righteous annoyance, typed out a message.

Ruby

Hey. Just checking in. Not sure what happened earlier but you seemed kind of pissy when you left the shop. If I did something, I’d appreciate you actually telling me so we can talk it out.

There. That was… relatively grown-up of her, right?

She was just tucking her phone back into her pocket when it buzzed again. And her heart leapt into her throat when she saw the notification from Beckett.

Beckett

You didn’t do anything wrong. I was just in my head a bit. Sorry I was short with you.

Well, at least he wasn’t mad at her. But now she had more questions. What was he in his head about? Was it her? Did they need to talk about whatever it was?

But all of that felt like stuff a girlfriend would ask, not just a sometimes play partner. So for now she’d just have to be okay with knowing that she didn’t do anything wrong and he wasn’t mad at her.

Even if the not knowing was sitting in her gut like a lead weight.

Thanks. I’ll see you around, then?

You’d better. I’m very much looking forward to getting my hands on you again, Ruby Red.

Okay, that definitely sounded more like the Beckett she knew.

Feeling lighter than she had since he’d left the shop, she tucked her phone back into her pocket and headed back inside.

CHAPTER 20

BECKETT

Just like at the coffee shop that morning, he wasn’t sure if he was looking forward to seeing Ruby at the club, or hoping she’d stayed home to rest. Because as much as he wanted to get his hands on her again, he was more interested in knowing she was taking care of herself.

Then again, if she showed up tonight, he could always use his ‘Daddy at the club’ status to help her relax. A nice sensation play scene, maybe some light flogging, followed by enough orgasms to wring the tension from her body like a sponge should help ensure she got plenty of sleep tonight.

Buoyed by the prospect of feeding both his need to dominate her and his need to care for her, he made his way into Club BDE, all but whistling as he greeted Vivian at the front desk. “Evening, Viv. Is Ruby here?”

“Yes, Sir. She’s up at the bar.”

Probably having a drink with the girls. Hopefully she’d only had one so far, or else he’d have to shift gears for his evening plans. Or wait until her head cleared before he took her down to the pit.

Which, of course, he would have to punish her for. Making her Daddy wait to get her up on a cross was definitely a spankable offense.

God, he couldn’t wait.

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