Page 22 of The Assignment: Room 3

Eli tries to stifle a chuckle, but the second he looks in my direction, he loses it. “The usual, Freya?”

“Yes, please. I’ll be back in a minute.” She scurries down the private hallway and reappears with her hair tied back and her top fixed.

“I can’t believe you kept me waiting while you were getting down and dirty. Do that on your own time, bestie.”

She gently shoves my shoulder as she takes a seat beside me. “I lost track of time.”

“I bet you did. And I didn’t even get an invite.” Her cheeks flush at my words, and it astounds me that she enjoys the voyeur level so much but is almost bashful at the mention.

“Sorry. Maybe at the weekend.”

“I’m already booked this weekend. Genevieve has asked me to do what I do while she plays out a scene with her current sub.”

It’s cute to see my best friend with a pout that I’d call jealousy.

“Don’t worry, Freya, you’re still my favorite.”

Eli sets down our drinks, his gaze flitting between us. “Does it ever get weird when you do that stuff?”

“Freya here totally ghosted me after the first time weplayed.”

“I want to be professional right now, but thinking about you two getting naked together is more than any normal man can handle.”

“You wouldn’t want to fuck us both?” I tease. It’s fun watching him squirm—literally and figuratively.

“Jesus, you’re killing me here, Celest.”

“What have you been doing to poor Eli?” Freya chimes in.

“We were discussing kink. I was just explaining the benefits of a St. Andrew’s Cross.”

She moans in reply, and it’s sexy as hell. “Mm… it’s transcendent.”

“I need to tap out, ladies. You are officially way more than I could handle. I admit defeat.” He retreats to the far end of the bar and busies himself, serving other patrons, leaving Freya and me to catch up.

“Have you done a scene with Genevieve before?” Freya is so cute.

“You were my first couple play in the voyeur setting. But, I’ve been asked to participate in the same way with a few different couples now.”

“That’s what you want? What about finding a new Dom?”

“I’m happy with the way things are right now. Work is busy, and I don’t want to start learning the dynamic with a new Dom.”

“Say it like you mean it, Cel.”

“My life just isn’t conducive to finding a Dom right now. And we know how quickly my last Dom ditched me when I told him I had a kid.”

“He was an asshole. Gracie is amazing, and so are you. If Dalton hadn’t already turfed him out of this place, I would.”

“Yeah, my boss is a pretty cool guy.”

“I always forget that you work at The Callaghan Group.”

“Thankfully, he doesn’t enjoy the voyeur floor, so I don’t have to deal with him seeing me naked and pleasuring myself. That could be a little awkward in the conference room.”

“My boss has seen me naked plenty of times.”

“Yeah, because you married him.” I giggle.

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