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Lennox smiled as Fulton’s arms came around his sube
“What’s this about again?” she asked “When have I ever caused trouble?”
Fulton dropped a kiss on the top of her head “The correct question is, when have you not caused trouble?”
Andie crossed her arms “Mpph I didn’t know I caused you so many problems, Sir”
“You’re putting words in my mouth, Andie I didn’t say problems, I said trouble”
“Pretty ”
“Hey look,” Fulton said, obviously trying to change the subject “Are those icing samples?”
Andie reached for the tray and held it out to hi to have Mariela help me decide which one tasted better”
Fulton grabbed a spoon fro already on the table and took a bite of each one “Mood to me Boss?”
Lennox dutifully took another spoon and tasted the you’ve been using Why ?”
Andie shook her head and athered everything together and started for the kitchen without saying anything further
“Andie?” Fulton asked as she walked away
“Sex,” she called over her shoulder “Just sex and nothing else”
“What was that about?” Lennox asked Fulton as she left through the door that led to the kitchen
“Dao It only gives you a headache” Fulton scratched his head “But she said ‘Sex and nothing else’ That has to be good, right?”
“You would think”
“Wish she’d have left soo in the kitchen to see if I can get some more”
Lennox snorted “Good luck with that”
• • •
AN HOUR LATER, Mariela had taken a shower and changed into her regular clothes She wasn’t surprised when Andie knocked on the slightly open door of her office
“Hey, girl,” she said, pushing the door open wider “Come on in Have a seat”
“I’m so sorry about Lennox I had no idea he’d throw such a fit” Andie sat on the loveseat, tucking her legs underneath her
Mariela sat beside her and waved her comment away “Don’t worry about it I’m used to it”
Andie nodded Mariela had shared most of her history with both Andie and Fulton when they’d stopped by her aparto to show off Andie’s collar Mariela had kept some of the story to herself The new couple didn’t need to know everything
Andie still didn’t seem convinced She shook her head “It doesn’t matter if you’re used to it He was a total ass to you Seriously, would he have said anything to anyone else if they’d co hall dressed like you are, with only four people on the island?”
“Seeing as how you’re the only one of the re three who could possibly even fit into a leotard or tights, I’d say he probably wouldn’t have said anything Though Fulton is a definite If he showed up in ”
Andie reached out and touched her shoulder “Let’s take a hts”
“Pink?” Mariela asked
“Is there any other color?”
They giggled for a few minutes over the idea of Fulton in a pink ballet outfit Andie looked over to the barre
“Did you ask for Lennox to install that for you?” she asked
“No, he actually did that on his own, believe it or not”
“I believe it I think he cares more than he lets on”
Mariela shook her head “It doesn’tto do about it? Even if he were to co love—and I know hell would freeze over before that happened—he won’t be whole until he adhed “And I don’t think that’s ever going to happen”
It had been three years since Winnie’s death Three years She had thought he would have returned to the lifestyle long before now Yet outside of establishing the BDSM academy, he didn’t seem to have taken any steps in that direction She couldn’t understand how he could ignore that part of himself, especially since he was surrounded by it daily
“Do you know, I don’t think you’ve ever told me how you and Lennox first met,” Andie said
“The first time I was actually introduced to him was at the dinner party where he firstthere beside Winnie and being introduced to hiht, she couldBut of course, he only had eyes for Winnie
“But you kneho he was before then, right?” Andie asked
“Yes” She hesitated for ato see if Andie wanted more information
“Come on,” Andie finally said “I know there’s more to it than that Tell me all about it”
Mariela took a deep breath and let her mind wander down the paths of her memory Paths that she had not traveled down in quite some time
“I first noticed hiroup for me and I didn’t know very many people He was there I wish you could’ve seen him then Hoas before he pulled back fronificent”
She could still remember how he stood there without his shirt on Could still picture the way his muscles ht to behold
“Of course, I asked who he was I was told that Master MacLure was the club’s , wealthy, and one hell of a Dominant All the subs wanted hi hi or the other”
“How long was this before the dinner party where you were introduced to him?”
“Six months maybe?” She tilted her head to the side as she tried to think back “I went to every play party after that first one Just hoping to get a good look at his, but never with the same submissive Oh no Not Lennox He had his choice of partners vying for his attention I guess he probably would today as well”