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“You aren’t from here,” he noted.

“I grew up in the middle of South Florida, far from the beach. Ran away to Miami and met a guy who…” He didn’t need to know those details. “A bunch of shit happened, and I came to Chattanooga looking for a job.”

“You enjoy your job?”

“I do.”

“When was your last relationship?”

“It’s been years. I mean, I’ve played with some local Doms, but there aren’t any strings. I have this friend whose Master kind of looks out for me when I meet people. They take me out with them, sometimes, and Razor negotiates on my behalf.”

I’d met Razor and Matty, so this made sense to me. “Any reason you aren’t with someone?”

Damn, he was digging deep, but I gave him the answer. “I had to work on myself. Letting someone else support me didn’t work out so good, so it was important I figured out how to support myself and then prove to myself I can do it.”

“And have you done that?”

“I believe so, Sir. I work a lot, so I haven’t been actively looking for someone, but my schedule recently got freed up a little.”

“So, if you find the right Master, you’re interested in something long-term?”

I wanted to ask him if he was interested in someone long term, but I merely gave him the truth. “Yes, Sir.”

“I’m home for seven weeks and then I’ll be gone four months. We’ll talk about what I do later. Not yet. I just want to tell you up front that I’d love to find a little slave boy to move in with me and follow my every order, and I’ll have lots of time to dive into those possibilities in the coming weeks, but then I’ll be gone a while. I can fly you out to see me on the weekends, or if you can get some time off you can come longer.”

He paused while he gunned the car to get ahead of the one we were beside so he could slide into traffic in that lane.

“I’m getting ahead of myself,” he said. “Let’s see how tonight goes, yes?”

His phone rang, and I snuck a look at him. How had he managed to have the exact right amount of scruff. Not a beard, and not just merely the day after shaving, but that level of scruff that’s beyond sexy.

He pushed the button on the steering wheel. “Kyleigh! You’re on speaker in my new car. I love it! Did you talk to Maggie?”

“I did. She’ll have someone meet you at the side door and seat you in the back, away from the other patrons. I gave her the instructions you requested.”

When had he requested special instructions? Maybe while I was changing clothes.

* * * *

Will

This restaurant is both steakhouse and frou-frou. Davy only thought there were three choices.

I have a great gal who handles all my travel arrangements, and she can almost always get me reservations on the fly. I’d told her to make sure anyone who waits on us wouldn’t treat me as Lord Byron, and to get us in a side door, since I’m not in disguise.

I’d only intended to see the bikers, and they not only know who I am, but I’m one of the few people who isn’t affiliated with them and is welcome in their clubhouse.

Generally, I have to travel with security whether I’m in disguise or not, but I wanted to just be a random guy with Davy for a few hours before I had to tell him who I am.

“You have an assistant call ahead for you?” Davy asked. “But you don’t want to tell me what you do yet? I need to know it isn’t anything illegal.”

Well, good for Davy. I was liking this boy more and more. “Completely, one thousand percent legal. You have any hobbies? What do you do when you aren’t at work?”

“Until recently, I worked, slept, and ate, and there wasn’t time for much else, but the MC hired a new guy to handle some of the load, so I’m working eight to ten hours a day, five days a week instead of twelve to fourteen hour days seven days a week. I mean, I’m grateful I was able to get a whole lot of overtime and build up some savings, but it’s nice, having some time off. I’m taking a martial arts class once a week, and Razor, he’s one of the martial arts guys, helped me come up with a workout routine I can do at home without any equipment.”

I smiled. “Working out is one of my hobbies, too. Which martial arts?”

“The one I picked is a mix of several styles. It’s a self-defense class that lasts six weeks, but they have this Krav Maga thing that looks interesting, and I’m thinking of taking those classes when this one finishes.”