Pretty Boy:You really need to do some research. Boyfriends don’t punish each other when they do something the other doesn’t like. They discuss it like adults. You promised you’d treat me like your boyfriend. I expect you to keep your word.
Was he…scolding him right now? Kazimir blinked incredulously down at the screen, rereading the words for good measure. Was a repeat of last night already in order?
At the mere prospect, his dick twitched in his pants and he shifted to adjust himself on the bed.
Kaz:Keep yours. Classes end at three. Then I’ll come for you. Be ready, Nate Narek. We’ve got a new score to settle.
Insubordination would not be tolerated.
His confusion only grew, however, when there came no response, and after about ten minutes of waiting he finally gave up and called the one person he could think of that wouldn’t make fun of him for asking questions.
“What?” Zane’s voice came through the line, strong and partially uninterested. “I’m busy.”
“Not a booty call,” Kazimir said, leaning forward to prop his elbow on his knee as his frown deepened. “I’m confused about something and would like clarification.”
“Proceed.”
“Is it not standard form to punish bad behavior?”
“In what kind of context?”
“Relationships.”
There was a pause and then, “Are you asking if it’s normal for you to beat your lover?”
“No,” he scrunched up his nose. “Of course not. I would never beat him. Not, like, with my fists or anything like that.”
“So,” Zane drawled, “with your cock then. That’s what you’re thinking?”
“How’d you know?”
“If you’ve considered punishing someone for bad behavior, that means you’ve also thought of rewarding them for good behavior. There are only two ways you would do that, Kaz. Either by using your hands to harm, or soothe them or by using your dick. Fair warning, using sex as a punishment/reward system can get tricky. But also, to answer your question, no. Normal people do not discipline their significant others.”
“No?”
“No.”
“Then how do they train them?”
He sighed. “They don’t.”
“That seems stupid.” If Kaz didn’t teach Nate what he did and didn’t like him doing, how would he be able to ensure Nate behaved in an agreeable way?
“For someone like you,” Zane said, “it would. For most people? Not so much. Is that all? I have a medical report that needs to be finished within the hour.”
“Hold on.”
“It’s simple, really. People typically date because they like one another. Relationships are all about acceptance and compromise, two concepts you’ve never been able to grasp.”
“Yeah,” Kaz agreed, “because they’re pointless. Why should I have to make sacrifices for someone else? I know what’s best. Period.”
“Correction, Baikal does, that’s why he’s the Dominus.”
Kazimir scowled. “Low blow. That was cheap of you.”
“I’m hanging up now.”
“Fine—” He glanced down at his device to see that Zane had already ended the call. “Prick.” Before he could think too hard about what he’d just heard, however, his multi-slate chimed again.
