My heart raced as something in his voice stopped me in my tracks. It was the sound of disappointment that Masters usually had with their subs when they were in trouble. If I didn't know any better, I would think he was upset because I was leaving. "Oh, I thought we were finished," I said, happy that my voice did not shake.Trev stepped closer until he was towering over me making me feel small. That was a hard feat when I was 5' 9" and definitely not model thin. But he accomplished that easily with his broad muscular shoulders and a thick waist that just begged a woman to wrap her legs around it.God, knock it off, idiot! I scolded myself. Trev is not interested in you he is probably just wondering what needed to be done now with his finances."You're good to continue job hunting this week," I said more confidently.He turned around and ran a hand through his hair, obviously frustrated."I'm not having any luck with that, Vie. There's just no work for an ex-sniper that has been searchi
I pulled up in front of Bethany's gym that she had bought not too long ago. She had gotten a weird inheritance from a distant relative that she never knew she had. This was one of those completely unusual times when it really was an eccentric old Uncle no one had known about. She was smart, the first thing she had done was invested half of it. Then she turned around and bought this gym, where she teaches self-defense and some other horrible, hard exercise classes.I sighed as I walked through the door and saw the other woman with their cute little workout outfits and skinny as a freaking rail. I always felt out of my element whenever I walked into the gym. Today was no different, I found myself pulling on my sensible slacks and buttoned-up shirt. I looked at them with obvious envy as I strode to the front desk trying hard to blend into the background. I tore my gaze away from them and spotted Bethany, who was sitting in a high back chair that allowed her to look taller than her 5'0".S
Dragging myself out of bed the next morning seemed like a monumental task that should have been celebrated once I succeeded. After a hot, restless night, I felt drained and even more exhausted than when I had laid down. Every time I would close my eyes, I would find myself haunted by a set of blue eyes that wouldn't leave me alone. Whenever I would begin to relax, I could feel his lips on mine and the desire would blossom once again making it impossible to sleep.I grabbed a cup of coffee and turned my thoughts to my employment situation. That is when the reality of what I had done hit me. I had actually quit my boring, but reliable job and began working for Bethany. I hadn't given my two-week notice as a normal person would have. No, I had just called my boss and told him that I would no longer be coming in. Although by the end of the conversation, I did not feel as bad. My boss barely knew who I was and had to actually ask me what department I worked in. I sighed into my cup, trying
The warm bubbling waters of the Jacuzzi soothed my aching arms and legs. I hadn't realized how much of a workout just spinning around a freaking pole was going to be. I laid my head against the back of the tub and allowed the jets to do their glorious work. Even though I had been pole-dancing for a few days now, the sore muscles and aches hadn't relaxed yet."That was awesome!" Bethany cheered as she bounced into the room."I hate you, Satan," I told her weakly."I know. But you had fun, didn't you?" she asked as she slid in next to me.I grunted but didn't say anything. There was no way in hell I was going to tell her that I had loved it. The dancing and the spinning and… everything. When I was dancing, I felt sexy, seductive, and oh so naughty. It was a combination of everything I wasn't in everyday life. When that music was blaring, I could finally tune out my mother's stern voice that would tell me to be a good girl not a whore like the woman my father left us for.Speaking of whic
The weeks flew by as I struggled to keep myself busy and my mind off the fact that Trev hadn't called me.Every morning I would get up and come to the gym to do nothing now. Once I had gotten Bethany's books straightened out, it took a minimal amount of paperwork to keep them up.The only highlights of my days now were when Bethany would give me the pole dancing lessons. She said I was getting the hang of it and was surprised when she saw how I was taking to the pole. Today's lesson ended with her mouth hung open and her calling me "HOT". I was proud of my ability, even though I was pretty sure if I had breathed one word of it to my mother, she would call me a slut and probably never speak to me again. Might be worth it though."Earth to Vie… Again!"I looked up to find Bethany leaning on the desk. A flush rose on my cheeks, I had been so deep in thought that I hadn't heard her come in. She was in one of her workout outfits that never failed to make me feel jealous of her figure. Her l
It took me a moment to process what he had said since my ears kept insisting that they had heard wrong. My heart skipped a beat then started slamming into my breastbone so hard I thought it was going to burst through it. He wanted to take me out on a date! Yes… yes… a million times yes!"Uh… what?" I asked trying to make sure I had heard him correctly."I wanted to know if I could take you to dinner to say thank you for all your help."Disappointed my heart dropped into my stomach. To say thank you? Is that it? Well, duh, you idiot! I scolded myself. I thought we had already talked about this. I groaned inwardly at how stupid I could be thinking he would really be interested in me.I steeled myself to do something I never thought I would do. I refused Trev's offer."It's all right, Trev, you don't have to. I was doing Mas… uh Reed a favor."His eyes hardened a bit. "I know I don't have to, Vie. I'm doing it because I want to.""Why?""Why?" Trev parroted in disbelief and turned away an
As if someone had hit the pause button on a movie, the scene in front of me stopped mid-action. The two of them slowly turned to look at me and I felt a moment of hesitation. The man was bigger than me, but most of his weight was in his gut that was straining against the buttons of his black suit and red tie ensemble. He reminded me more of a cheesy lounge singer than a man that had brought my friend to her knees. Although, by the look of the rapidly appearing bruises and the trickle of blood coming from his nose, Bethany really had gotten a few good hits in."Now, who the fuck is this?" he demanded to Bethany in a horrible replica of a New Jersey accent.I shrunk away immediately, calling myself every kind of idiot I could think of at that moment."She's no one, nobody. She comes in and cleans the gym every Friday night," Bethany stated thinking on her feet. "She's your cleaning lady?" the man asked her incredulously.Bethany nodded emphatically and pleading me with her eyes to keep
We both jumped ten feet in the air and practically fell on our bottoms again as we spun to face the doorway."What the hell is going on?" Trev growled as he stalked towards me.I had to fight the urge to run up to him and let him protect me from everything. But I stayed quiet and left it to Bethany to spill the beans. She sighed and slumped her shoulders, but stepped forward, nonetheless."It's all my fault," Bethany admitted in a defeated tone."What do you mean?""I… Well…I… um," she stuttered, obviously unsure of how to start."Just spit it out, Bethany," Trev spit out frustrated.With that, the flood gates opened and the story began to spill itself out.The large amount of money she had inherited from her uncle had actually been the large amount he had stolen from his old employer. A very prominent Columbian drug lord. Bethany had found this out a few weeks ago when the men had approached her and demanded it back. It had been the 'supplier meeting' she had refused to tell me about.