Page 87 of Danger and Dominance

“Good.”

She ducked her head down again to fix her coffee without having to meet his gaze.

Jensen cleared his throat and straightened up from where he’d been leaning against the counter a few feet away from David.

“I’m just going to let you two chat… I’ll be in the living room.”He maneuvered his way around the island and past Cassidy, heading toward the front of the house.Cassidy pressed her lips together.

If he was trying to be subtle, he’d failed miserably.

David had been taking another sip of his coffee while Jensen moved.Now, he put it down on the counter with a little clink.It was just the two of them in the room, but the island was between them, which might be a good thing.For some reason, it made the tension in the room seem thicker, yet the fact they couldn’t actually put their hands on each other without effort might be a good thing.

Something in David’s eyes made her think he was having similar thoughts.Her breath hitched, and she lifted her own coffee cup to her lips to hide it.The first hit of bittersweet mocha hit her system, making her feel a little more awake and a little more human.It did absolutely nothing to ease the soreness of her body.

“So.”David tapped his finger against the side of the mug.“I came over early today for a few reasons.The first of which was to see how you felt about last night.”

Direct and to the point.Cassidy blushed, but she was determined to rise to the occasion.

“I really enjoyed the scene,” she replied baldly.“It was everything I’d hoped it would be and more.Though I would not object to more impact play in the future, I liked trying new things, and that was a lot of fun.”

He studied her intently as she answered, as if he was weighing his words.As often happened with him, she found herself wondering what he was thinking, if her answer matched what he’d hoped.

“When we first started scening, I told you it needed to stay in the club.”He paused, and Cassidy felt a little tingle of anticipation, a little blip of hope on the horizon.“That’s still the case for right now, but I felt like I should tell you that I…”

He hesitated, and Cassidy felt like she was literally hanging in air.

“You…” She prompted after a long moment, despite how uncomfortable he looked.

Taking a deep breath, David frowned at her, but it wasn’t a disapproving frown exactly.More like he was trying to think of what he wanted to say, and he wanted to chide her for her impatience without actually saying it out loud.

“I would like to take you out on a date.At some point.In the future.”

The staccato way he said it, like the words were being yanked out of him, didn’t diminish the joy that she felt at hearing them.

“You do?”

The look he gave her was incredulous, as if he couldn’t believe that she was questioning the fact.

“I do,” he said firmly, shifting uncomfortably in place.He started to lift the coffee mug and then set it back down again.“I know it’s not professional and?—”

“Yes.”Interrupting was rude, but she didn’t really want to hear him list all the reasons why they shouldn’t date.If he thought too hard about it, he might change his mind.

He stopped and stared when she cut him off.

“Yes?”

“Yes, I would like to go on a date with you.”She smiled.“Sometime in the future.”

“Okay, well.Good.”He took a deep breath.There was something so adorable about a strong, confidant, dominant man who was just a little unsure of himself for a moment.Especially because she knew if she sassed him right now, he’d probably take charge of her immediately, bend her over the counter, and…

Well, maybe not with Jensen only a couple rooms away, it being his island and all.But a girl could dream.

David

That wasn’t the complete disaster he’d been afraid it would be.Was he really too hard on himself, the way Jensen had accused him of being just before Cassidy had come down?

Maybe.

Lincoln had said something similar when David talked to him last night after he’d gotten Cassidy to Jensen’s car.He’d wanted to be upfront with his boss about his plans for the future with their client.