All the boys look at me, their eyes bugging out of their head briefly as they stare at my exposed breasts. I smile, loving the fact of how easily I can turn them on. “Sorry. I was just getting hot.”
“Please stop apologizing for doing things you shouldn’t be sorry for. I will make a list for you,” Knox says.
Emmett winks at me.
“Let’s start over,” Callum suggests. “Last night, we were approached by the club owners of Allure. They’re allowing us to put in an offer to buy the club back from them. They have some personal things they’re working through with family and have to go back to Texas. And managing the club for the last several months with the travel is simply too much.”
“Oh.”
“When we saw you talking to Sammie and then later came to us asking about Allure, we thought you knew somehow,” he pauses a moment, “but judging from the look on your face, I would say you have no idea what I’m talking about.”
I shake my head.
“So then, whatwereyou talking about?” Knox asks.
“I had heard the club was doing Shibari demonstrations and thought it would be fun if we tried that.”
“Shibari?” Knox asked.
“Yes, it’s Japanese rope bondage.”
“Oh. I know what it is.”
“Oh.”
“And you want to do that?”
I shrug. “I thought it could be something fun to try.” I can feel the blush on my cheeks and suddenly I’m self-conscious, so I slide back into the hot tub.
“Don’t,” Jax commands. “Don’t retreat into the shell you used to live inside. Knox isn’t pressing because it’s a silly idea. We all love how sexually confident you’re becoming. How comfortable in your own skin you’re becoming. You’re transforming in front of our eyes-”
“Like a butterfly,” Knox interjects, flapping his arms.
“Shut the fuck up.”
“What? I’m trying to keep it light because you’re getting too serious. Making me itch.”
“I’m simply trying to convey she never needs to feel bashful around us or ever feel like she can’t ask anything.”
“Well, convey it in a more upbeat tone.”
Jax lunges across the small space and tackles Knox, pressing his head under the water.
Once Knox pops back up, Callum regains control of the conversation. “Boys.”
All of their eyes are on me.
“So you want to know if I would have a problem with you buying back Allure?”
“Yes. A sex club, specifically.”
“Will I get a free membership?” I pump my eyebrows.
“You can have whatever you want there,” Emmett says, scooping me onto his lap.
“So you’ve already talked about it?” I wrap my arms around his neck and cross my ankles, laying them on Knox’s lap.
“No. Well, not no, but not yes,” Callum says.
