Page 53 of Their Courtesan
“So you’re going to keep bidding, yeah?”
Seth looked between her gorgeous face and what light deigned to come through the window. The curtains were thrown open, but the clouds obscured his natural light. “For as long as I can. Even this man has his limits.”
“Bah. I hope you do, and not because I need a patron. If I could have one, I would certainly choose a great guy like you.”
He knew she was goading him. Heknewthis was a tactic. Yet there was a hint of reality in her voice. Enough to make him think she was telling the truth, on some level. “And the other guy? How great is he?”
“Hmm.” Judith’s toes wiggled as she thought about what to say. “He’s different from you. A high-roller who knows what he wants.” That’s all she would say.
I should have figured.Lots of different kinds of men would want Judith. Even those types of rich ilk that Seth couldn’t stand to be around.I delivered their babies, after all.Whenever such a man bothered to come to a consultation, he was always on his cell phone, ignoring the miracle of life swimming in his tired wife’s womb. Seth long ago learned to not bother with them.
He began to sketch. “Do you like him?”
“Enough. That’s not a fair question, though. He’s so different from you that I wouldn’t be able to answer one way or the other.”
“What kind of man am I? Do I even want to know your real opinion of me?”
“Ah, don’t worry about it. I think you’re great. You’re not as uptight as I thought you were when I first met you.”
“Gee, thanks.”
“I’m serious. I don’t get a lot of doctors up here, but you’re not a doctor anymore, are you?”
“I still have my title, so, technically… I haven’t practiced in a few years.”
“Doctors can go either way, right? Some are really rigid and unable to accept things not going their way. They don’t have any fun. They don’t know how to express themselves other than through a diagnosis.”
Seth snorted. “You described my father, the original Dr. Christens.”
Judith continued as if he hadn’t said anything. “Then there are guys like you, who are rather sensitive.”
“Now those are fighting words.”
“Don’t misunderstand me, Seth. Ilikea sensitive guy well enough.” Her smiled broadened. “Particularly if he still knows how to ram a girl between the legs.”
“That’s okay. I can be as sensitive as you want.” He considered something for a moment, her face only half sketched. “Is this other guy nice to you?”
Judith stared at her comforter, lost in thought for more than a few seconds. “He understands me well. We have a professional relationship.”
Seth didn’t want to think about what that meant. “Let the best man win.”
Judith pinched one of her nipples. What, was she trying to kill him already? “You should be more assertive than that.”
“You like assertive, do you?”
“I can switch.”
“So you like to Domme?”
“I do, but it’s not a part of my identity. It’s something fun. If a man or woman wants to pay me to call them a dirty wretch and spank them until they come, hey, I’ll have a good enough time. I definitely like being on the bottom too, though.”
“So I’ve noticed.” And noticed. And noticed again. Judith didn’t seem to mind him in any position. She came hard in missionary, and she came as hard doggy style. That second one allowed for more intensity, however. Plus, the good doctor had been allowed to indulge in his more hedonistic side. Most of his previous girlfriends would’ve rather get on the bed, spread wide, and think of the Commonwealth queen.I need to expand my dating pool.It wouldn’t be wrong for him to have other relationships outside of Judith, right? She had her clients she kept satisfied… and as Zack kept saying, they werenotin a real relationship. Right.
Judith’s smile grew again. “Are you going to fuck me again today, Dr. Christens?” She only called him that when she was feeling playful. Or trying to get a rise out of him. Dr. Christens was some other life. Too bad changing his name to some prospective wife’s wasn’t “done” in his family. Too much grief. Christens it was.
“Well,” he began, failing to concentrate at his task, “I didn’t come here with a broken dick.”
“Good.” She sighed. “I like it when you fuck me.”
