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I swallow hard. I did kind of insert myself there.

“I mean you guys.”

He shakes his head, laughing. “No, you had it right. We. I like that you are taking an active part in the club. Okay, how do you propose we do this? Who would make sure they are getting their appointments?”

I consider his words. “We would need someone to be the point of contact. Someone they are comfortable with. They could be the person to make the appointments too.”

“You.”

“What?” I shake my head, caught off guard.

“You,” he repeats. “You will do it. Like a den mother. You will be that voice for them. You already are.”

“Me? I mean, what if you change your mind and want me to leave? I don’t want these girls getting comfortable just to have the rug pulled out from under them.”

Harrison jumps up, moving to my side of the desk. He turns me in the chair and leans over until my back is against the desk, his face in mine.

“I will never tire of you, Natalie. I want you here with me always. So when I say this will be your job, then it will be your job. You’ve been looking for your purpose. I think this is it. You were sent here to lead at my side. Yesterday proved it. You saw a problem, and you spoke up. You will make this club better for everyone.”

“You’re sure?” I whisper.

“I’m sure.” Leaning in, he kisses me before backing off. “What else?”

“Um…” I shake my head, trying to remember where I was because he fried my brain. “We need a way to report assault. Obviously I understand that some women make false reports, but we should have a process in place.”

“Fair point. They can’t do so anonymously though. We can’t investigate the allegations if there isn’t a name attached. We will treat each case as its own.”

“I accept those terms. Tara is going to need counseling. I want to sign her up with my therapist.”

“Done. I want these services to be available to all the girls.”

I nod once. “I know the sweetbutts are supposed to be a fun thing for you guys, but they should have the right to say no. I want that known to them. I mean, I get that they can’t live here for free and stuff, but maybe we have a rule book or something for them? I’m not sure how it would work yet, but I don’t want them to be afraid.”

He contemplates my words.

“I think we need to be careful with it otherwise the men will vote against it, but I think we can come up with something. Kinda like the legal brothel here. Let me reach out and get in contact with the madam. Maybe I can set a meeting for you with her so you can ask questions about how it’s run.”

I can feel the smile on my face. “Really?”

I hadn’t even thought about that. That’s a great idea.

“Queen Bee, I would do anything to keep you smiling that way.”

“Can you set up the meeting soon? I want to get to work on this as soon as possible.”

He nods. “I’ll make it happen.”

“Good. I think that’s it until I talk to the girls. Can I call a meeting with them today? Would that be an issue?”

He shakes his head. “You do what you need to do. You can use the office here or maybe the gym. Somewhere big, but away from the guys. Just let me know where, and I’ll tell the guys it’s off-limits.”

Standing, I round the desk, falling into Harrison’s lap. He smiles up at me.

“I love this new confidence you’ve found,” he tells me as he squeezes my thigh.

“I told you I felt like I got some of my power back. I feel like you’re helping me claim it with each day.”

He presses a kiss to my lips before whispering, “I want you to be the most powerful person in the world. I’ll do anything to get you there.”

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