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"Business?" I asked

"Just preparing for our presentation this afternoon at the conference My colleagues and I are presenting the results of a three-year study on pediatric neuro-electrophysiology Dr Marchand and I are doing the presentation at 2:00"

I nodded

We went to the dining room where my father and Elaine were seated

"Look who I ran into on the way over here," I said, pointing to Drake

My father's face lit up like a floodlight He stood and started glad-handing Drake, who of course, glad-handed back like they were old buddies

"Drake, how nice to see you again"

"You can cut the act, Daddy," I said, s et away from it all'"

My father looked between Drake and ed I confess"

We sat down and had a very nice meal and all the while, I watched my father and Drake talk about business, about the election, about Drake's presentation, about his plans to go to Africa later in the New Year for a stint as a surgeon, about all of us scuba diving later after his presentation My father had already organized a training session and then a dive at one of the local tourist traps Drake was already certified as a diver so he was excited to be going with us and eager to escape the afternoon session after his presentation was done

It felt surreal to think ether If he knew Drake was a Doed in kinky sex with submissives that he tied up and blindfolded, and that he wanted to do those things to me – and that I wanted him to…

I shuddered for a moment to think of the consequences And that was the real issue Not whether I wanted hi between us – this intense sexual attraction – if we indulged in it this weekend, I kneould be next to iot back to the real world

It would be a really huge risk for Drake We'd have to be exceptionally careful that Dawn never found out

I sighed and put ut in a knot over this Drake h for he reached over and tookit for a moment, and it was so sweet it lanced atto himself, as if pleased to see the show of affection between Drake and me

If he only knew…