Page 17 of Defended
Normally such a question from Peggy would be a bit whiny or posed as a challenge, as if asking Melody to choose between her and whomever Melody was with. This time, she just sounded like she didn't care either way. Wow. Whatever Elliott had done to give her an attitude adjustment had really worked.
But even though Peggy wasn't angling to ensure Melody left with them, she really should go.
She had planned to leave with them after all. And apparently she had a few things she needed to think about, although deep down she was pretty sure what her answer was going to be. But she also appreciated that he wanted to be sure she knew what she was getting into.
Because right now it would be so easy to throw all caution to the wind and beg him to be her Daddy... something she had never ever considered actually doing in real life, because she hadn't anticipated ever meeting a Dom who was interested in her, much less a Daddy Dom. Since he wasn't speaking up to say that she should stay, that pretty much clinched her answer.
She looked up at Kawan, feeling both reluctant and somehow shy. "I should probably go."
A little part of her was disappointed when he nodded, rather than telling her to stay. But she'd expected it too, so it was only a very little part.
She glanced at Peggy, giving her a little smile. "I'll come with you two, just give me a sec."
Nodding, Peggy turned away, trotting back to Elliott, so that Melody could focus on Kawan.
"Think about what I said," he said, giving her ponytail a final little tug that made her scalp tingle. "Do you still have my number?" She nodded. Even though she didn't expect to need a lawyer again, she'd held on to his card, not wanting to throw it away. "Good. Call me when you have an answer."
Melody nodded again and this time he raised his eyebrow at her. She blushed.
"Yes, Daddy," she whispered, blushing even more furiously. Grinning, he used her ponytail to pull her down for a brief kiss, making her squirm a little. He was still hard.
Was he going to play with someone else after she left?
Don't think about that. Not my business. Not yet.
First she had a decision to make. And she couldn't really protest if he wanted to play with someone else when she hadn't even made a claim. Even though she kind of wanted to.
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WatchingMelody walk away with her friends, Kawan felt deflated.
Letting her go tonight was the right thing to do. Not pressuring her was the right thing to do. Leaving their next contact up to her was the right thing to do. But all of it screamed against his instincts, which said to stake a claim and convince her that being his baby girl was what she wanted. Submissives could be easily manipulated.It was what Krissy had claimed he’d done to her.
His resolve firmed.
That was exactly why he had to let Melody go tonight. He'd given her a taste, now she had to decide if she wanted the full meal and everything it entailed.
It was still harder than he'd thought it would be to watch her walk out of the club.
Once she disappeared through the door, he sighed and looked around for something to distract himself with. There were plenty of interesting scenes going on. He grinned when he saw that Alexander now had Sienna in the hot tub with him. Well, she was partially in the hot tub. She must have said or done something to get herself in trouble because she was bent over the side of it, facing away from the water, while Alexander spanked her wet bottom.
Wet skin always hurt more than dry, so it was no surprise that she was shimmying and squealing as he reddened her bottom.
He wondered if he'd have the opportunity to demonstrate the difference to Melody.
"Excuse me, Kawan, isn't it?" A deep voice at his elbow interrupted his reverie and he barely managed to keep from jumping in surprise.
He immediately recognized Jaxson Davidson, the owner of Black Light, although he was missing his two submissives and lovers. Kawan had met all three of them once before when he was just visiting with Alexander, several months ago.
"Yes, hello again, Mr. Davidson," he said, opting for formality since they were only the barest of acquaintances and he was a client of the firm, as well as this being his club.
The Dom held out his hand in greeting for Kawan to shake. "Just call me Jaxson, please. Now that you're a member, I'm sure we're going to be seeing a lot more of you, although hopefully we won't need your specific services."
Kawan chuckled. Since Jaxson would only need his services if he were defending himself or the club against a lawsuit, he didn't take offense.
"I'd much rather be here for pleasure rather than business," he said, letting his hand fall back from Jaxson's very firm shake. "Are your submissives here with you this evening?" He'd heard that Jaxson was very rarely seen without them, but the Dom shook his head.
"They’re at home with our twins, but I needed to come in to take care of a few things. I was going to say hello earlier, but you were busy." Although his expression barely changed, his eyes glinted with appreciation. He'd obviously caught a little bit of Kawan's scene with Melody.
