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"Thank you for waiting." Kawan's lips quirked with amusement, but he was sincere. Considering it was Melody's first time receiving a spanking, he could only imagine how she would have reacted if someone had approached them in the middle of it. Although, she hadn't minded being spanked in the club itself.
Perhaps she had an exhibitionist streak.
"Since I saw her leave and Alexander is currently, ah, occupied, I thought I'd introduce myself and see if you wanted an introduction to another submissive?" The offer was made without any judgment. Kawan was sure there were quite a few people who played without commitment, and technically he wasn't committed to Melody but... he already didn't feel like playing with anyone else.
He'd never been very good at dating multiple people at once or 'playing the field'. Once he knew he was interested in someone and thought she might be interested in him as well, he waited to see what happened before seeking out anyone else.
"No, thank you, but I wouldn't say no to a drink." Since he wasn't going to be scening again tonight, he could have one while he waited for Alexander and Sienna.
Chuckling, Jaxson clapped him on the shoulder. "Well then, let me introduce you to Klara and she'll make sure to take care of you in a different way."
That sounded a lot better than standing around feeling out of place because the woman he wanted to scene with had left.
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By the timethey got to Elliott's car, Peggy was much more her normal self, although Melody kind of wished she wasn't. She wanted to just sit in the back seat and think. Unfortunately, Peggy wasn't really the 'sit quietly' type, especially when she had questions to ask.
"So who was that guy? How do you know him?" Peggy was twisted around in her seat, staring back at Melody. The passing street lights made her look even more intimidating than usual.
"Mr. Park," Melody said. She'd introduced him hadn't she? But Peggy just stared at her blankly. "My lawyer?"
"Oh!" Comprehension dawned. "The hot Asian lawyer. I remember." She blinked. "So he's a Dom. Did you know he was going to be there?"
That sounded almost accusatory, although Melody couldn't understand why.
"Of course not! If I had, I wouldn't have tried to hide when he showed up." She felt herself blushing again at just the memory of it.
"Oh yeah." Peggy snickered. "That was funny. What were you thinking?"
"I wasn't really thinking." If she had been, she wouldn't have done something so ridiculous. Definitely not where Peggy could see. Her bestie was probably going to make fun of her for days about it, and she couldn't really blame her. She'd do the same. That was just how their friendship was. Although she was careful because sometimes Peggy could be sensitive. Melody let most stuff just roll off her back, so she knew she was in for some serious ribbing.
"Did you have a good time?" Elliott asked, his tone almost gentle. She looked up to see him glancing in the rearview mirror with an assessing gaze.
"Yes." And there went the blush again. Her cheeks were starting to feel sunburned.
"What did you two do?"
Peggy's brazen question made Melody glance at Elliott again. He was a nice guy and she was really grateful that he'd taken her to Black Light as a guest, but she didn't reallyknowhim. While she definitely wanted to break down the evening to Peggy eventually, she didn't really want to do it in front of him. But it would be kind of rude to come out and say that, right? Especially since she'd technically been his guest.
To her relief, he also came to her rescue.
"Maybe the two of you can talk about that in detail after I drop you off," Elliott said. His voice sounded a little deeper than it had a minute ago, a little bit more authoritative. Melody shivered.
"But—" Peggy started to protest, but Elliott shot her a stern look.
To Melody's shock—and gratitude—Peggy subsided, slumping into her seat rather than twisting back around to face her.
Sighing, Melody let her head fall back against the headrest as Elliott turned the music up, effectively ending any further attempts at conversation. So far, he was her favorite of Peggy's boyfriends. Definitely not one she could just run roughshod over the way she did sometimes.
Kawan wasn't the type to be pushed around either. Melody smiled as she stared out into the darkness.
Daddy Kawan.
Yeah. That had a really nice ring to it.
