Authors: Tori Carson
TheOneandOnly (21 page)
Michelle looked around
the club. It was good to be back. Funny how much she missed the place when just
a year before she couldn’t imagine ever stepping foot into a kink club. Now it
seemed like a second home.
The music began and the
lights dimmed, signaling that they were about to open the doors. She couldn’t
wait to get caught up on the latest news. Their honeymoon had been beyond
perfect.
“You’re back!” Dana
squealed and ran to the bar. “I’ve missed you.” They awkwardly hugged over the
ledge. “Tell me all about it. Don’t skip a minute. What’s Ireland like?”
Michelle laughed. “Green.
Very green.”
“I knew it! Did he show
you his family’s castle?” Dana bubbled with excitement.
She nodded. “It was
amazing, Dana. We took tons of photos. I’ll have to show you when you have
time.”
Dana winked at her. “I
have news.”
Oh she knew that look. It
was gossip hour. “What’s happened?”
“Master and I were
driving on Route 278 when we saw a familiar face stumbling along in ridiculously
high heels and those horrid orange jumpsuits they make inmates wear.” Dana was
obviously pleased with her revelation.
Sean slipped into the bar
area and wrapped his arm around Michelle’s waist. “What are you subbies talking
about? You both have that look on your face that usually means you’re plotting
against us.”
A moment later, Brian
walked up and attached a chain to Dana’s collar. “Obviously, I need to keep you
on a short leash. You were supposed to wait for me.”
Dana’s head bowed. “I’m
sorry, Master. I was excited to see Michelle and I forgot myself. Perhaps a
spanking later tonight would help me remember my place.”
Michelle could see Dana’s
ear-to-ear grin. She may have apologized, but she wasn’t even a little sorry.
“You may be right. I’ll
make sure to reserve a privacy room with a spanking bench,” Brian grumbled as
he petted Dana’s hair.
“I may need one as well.
When I walked up, I was pretty sure I heard them concocting a subbie
rebellion.” Sean wrapped his hand around Michelle’s hair and gave it a tug.
“Is that so?” Brian
looked down at Dana with a menacing glare that months earlier would have sent
Michelle scurrying away from him. Now she knew it was for show.
“No, Master. I was
bringing Michelle up to date on that awful witch Stella.” Dana’s eyes twinkled
with mischief.
Brian tipped his head
back and laughed. “Now that was a sight.” He pulled his phone out of his pocket
and swiped his finger across the screen. “They say a picture is worth a
thousand words, but video is better than that.”
A woman in an orange
jumper and fuck-me heels wobbled along the greenbelt beside the freeway with a
garbage bag in one hand and large tongs in the other. She was wiping sweat from
her brow and smacking mosquitoes.
Sean nodded. “She got off
damn easy. Two hundred hours of community service isn’t nearly what she
deserved.”
“You also fired her and
made sure no club in the state would take her as a member,” Michelle added.
“Still not good enough.”
He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into a bear hug.
“She had no idea my
allergy was so severe,” Michelle mumbled into his chest.
“It doesn’t matter. She
almost killed you. I couldn’t live without you, Michelle.” Sean kissed her
forehead.
“You mean you’d miss your
little subbie?” she teased. Every time he thought about the incident, he got
upset all over again.
“You’re not just any
subbie. You’re my one and only!”
Tori lives a romance story every day of her life. She and
her husband were high school sweethearts. Told by friends and family alike
their relationship would never last, they were determined to prove that true
love can stand the test of time. Thirty years later, their marriage is stronger
than ever. Her handsome hubby is all things to her—lover, confidant, and most
of all, her best friend. If there is one thing that Tori knows about it is
everlasting love. And they always say to write what you know
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Electronic book publication April 2014
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