Page 94 of Tied to Hope
Brie looked at the last remaining seats and frowned, trying to remember whom it was that she was forgetting. “Oh, yeah! Master Coen.”
“What? Master Coen is coming all the way up from Australia?”
Brie nodded enthusiastically. “He sure is. I told him I was going to do the screening and offered to send him a copy, but he insisted on coming up in person.”
“Oh, my goodness! It’s going to be amazing to see him again. All those giant muscles attached to one gorgeous body…”
Brie laughed. “His body is definitely one you don’t forget.”
“I wonder if he’s picked up an Australian accent. Can you imagine anything hotter?”
Brie grinned. “I’d be shocked if he picked up an accent that quickly, but I agree it would be smoking hot.”
Lea started jumping up and down excitedly. “I can’t believe we’re going to have everyone gathered all under one roof. You’ve got all the trainers and the three musketeers from the original class. The only one missing is Mr. Gallant.”
“Actually, that’s the last two seats. I invited Ena and Mr. Gallant even though they are not in the film because he was so supportive of the first film.”
“The entire Submissive Training Center gang together again in one place!” Lea bumped her hip against Brie so enthusiastically that Brie stumbled before she regained her balance.
“With a few extra friends we gained along the way,” Brie added. She decided to bring up the subject of Ms. Clark. “Are you sure you’re okay knowing Ms. Clark is coming tonight?”
Lea snorted. “Umm…actually, Samantha and I recently started talking again.”
“You have?” Brie asked, unable to hide her shock.
“Yeah. She knew I’d be here, and called to ask if I would mind if she came.”
“Really? Wow, that’s thoughtful of her.”
“She’s a good person, Brie,” Lea stated.
Brie suddenly felt unsettled, now worried for Lea.
Lea smiled at her knowingly. “I can tell exactly what you’re thinking, Stinky Cheese. Yes, Samantha broke up with me, but I don’t hate her for it. It would be ridiculous to spend the rest of our lives avoiding each other.”
“As long as you’re good with it, girlfriend. Really, that’s all that matters to me.”
“I’m doing just fine,” Lea assured her. “But man, we sure have complicated lives. I can’t believe everything that’s happened since we graduated from the Center. I swear you could make a blockbuster movie out of it.”
Brie laughed. “We’ll call it,The Ongoing Adventures of the Submissive Training Center Gang.”
“Not nearly enough pizzazz, girlfriend! Why don’t we call it something likeThree Musketeers of Submission– The Ongoing Story of Lea the Lovely, Brie the Bodacious and Mary the Magnificent. That should get people’s attention.”
“You don’t think that title is a tad long?”
“Oh, okay. How aboutThe TMoS– Lea the Lovely, Brie the Bodacious and Mary the Mag.”
“Mag?”
“Yeah, you know. Short for magnificent.”
Brie laughed. “You are all kinds of weird, Lea. But that’s what I love about you.”
“And this girl loves you, Stinky Cheese.” Lea gave Brie a tight squeeze. “You know what?”
“What?”
“Thinking about all of us being together again has made me realize something.”
