Page 20 of Dark Promises

“That must have gotten into the box by mistake.” I snatched it from his hand. “I had a roommate who was into that,” I admitted. “Not with me of course.”

“Maybe I should wear this collar?” Bryan asked.

“That might turn Daniel off. Remember this is to see where his head is, and to extract some information. What he’s into, and does he have a new kink, a new lover.” I needed to know all of that before I invested my heart only to be hurt if he’d found anyone to replace me. He said he never would, but a lot of time had passed, and we both had changed.

“I’m not a person who knows how to get information from someone without seduction.” Bryan dropped the mask and crop on the floor, and glared at me. “And I don’t want him sucking my feet.”

“He only sucked mine, and those large feet of yours will turn anyone off. So don’t get ahead of yourself, Bryan. No one, and especially not Daniel will want to suck those size twelves.”

“If you’re going to be insulting, I may consider not doing this at all.” I had no choice and I needed Bryan, and he was right. Where did I get off insulting him when he was doing me a favor?

“I’m sorry.” I placed my hand on Bryan’s shoulder and he relaxed.

“Now, tell me what he likes to do—”

“It’s personal and he only did it with me. The only thing you did with him was let him paddle your ass.”

“If I’m going to be locked in a room with your ex-boyfriend, I should at least know what to expect. Suppose he’s graduated to some extreme shit, and I’m not prepared. Maybe you leaving him affected him enough where he’d tie me up and put clamps on my nipples, or my balls. My balls haven’t recovered since the last time. Two years, and my balls—”

“Enough of your balls, Bryan. Maybe I should wait and then try to approach him myself. After all, you were the one who suggested this idiotic plan, and now you act as if you can’t go through with it. It was your outrageous stunt, remember, and you even wrote the letter.” I placed my fist under my chin and stared at Bryan. I was pissed for a lot of things, and that was just one of them. First of all, he went out with Daniel, and second, he must have been naked in front of him.

“It wasn’t a letter, it was a note. There is a difference.” My attention wandered over to Bryan.Who gives a fuck if it was a note or letter?

I had to blame someone, and why not Bryan, because he should never have tried to sleep with my boyfriend right after I’d left town, and after I’d declared that Daniel was the love of my life and I wanted him to be my life partner.

In my defense, how was I to know I wasn’t coming back? How was Bryan to know? He could have waited a reasonable length of time before he began fooling around with Daniel. Isn’t it stated somewhere there’s an etiquette for mourning. A person has to wait before they go out and try to date the widow or widower.

It felt as if I was in mourning, that someone had died, and it was me, and that should count toward my situation. My focus turned back to Bryan.

“I’ll be in one of the rooms, and if he asks you about the boxes, tell him you just moved to New York, and you haven’t had a chance to meet anyone, and you saw him at the club and you heard he was into BDSM, and you wanted an introduction, so you left him a note. Explain you’re not the type to play in front of others, and you don’t go to Bondage clubs, and you wanted to get to know him first. If everything goes well, I’ll bring out something to drink before anything takes place.”

Bryan turned to me. “What are you going to be doing? Not trying to listen in, I hope.”

“Why? No. The rooms in this apartment are soundproof. Do you hear any sirens? After all, I was hoping it didn’t get that far. What are you wishing for? Don’t worry, you will not get to first base with me here if you’re looking for a repeat.”

“I was just checking, Cole. I wouldn’t do that to you now that you’re back. But you are at a disadvantage. You’ve been gone a long time. Since I will be close to him, he might recognize me. And I don’t want anything to go down I’m not prepared for. Like, if I decide to dress like a fem boy and he couldn’t handle it and went off on me.” I rolled my eyes and furrowed my brow.Oh god, why did I do this, and with Bryan of all people?I thought.

“Are you trying to tell me that you’re into that? You know those are things you should tell someone before you offer to substitute for them. I don’t want Daniel to get the wrong impression of me when I decide to tell him you and I set this up because I didn’t know how to approach you. For now, try going with a traditional outfit, and follow the script,” I warned.

I glanced at my phone. “Could you hurry and decide what you’re going to wear. I need to approve it before you make a fool of yourself and me.”

“If Daniel has gone to the dark side, then I won’t be able to fool him. It seems he’s expecting someone forceful, and I won’t fit the bill... what do you think if I wear this?”

“I think he’ll turn around and head home after he takes your balls.” I watched Bryan shudder, and I laughed inside. Serve him right to fuck around with another man’s cock.

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