“I have seen several instances of Josh being protective and almost brotherly with Alison just in the small amount of time that I had them with me.”
James’ smile told me that he knew a little more about their relationship than perhaps he was willing to part with right now. I understood he probably knew their lives inside and out, and he respected their privacy. In turn, I respected what they had between them and wouldn’t pry.
“Alison and Josh aren’t related in some way, are they?” I asked.
I needed that information before I let my dirty mind go down too many rabbit holes. Though, I was almost sure James had all of his submissives playing and exploring together. At least Josh, Andrew, and Alison. I imagined that wasn’t the case with Brandon.
“No, nothing like that at all,” James confirmed.
“Alison really digs at Josh. Several times I was annoyed with her.”
“She’s always had a little back and forth banter with Joshua, and even Andrew. But since I’ve started pulling away, the jabs at Joshua have intensified and multiplied. She no longer has Andrew to exchange punches with. She doesn’t dare jab at Brandon because she knows his recent past is very traumatic, so Joshua ends up on the receiving end.”
“Josh seems to let her.”
“Joshua will fire back some, but yes, he tolerates it.”
I had a feeling there was probably a reason for this, but also felt it wasn’t my place to ask. At least not yet.
“Would you be opposed to me offering to take both of them under my protection?”
“I would love that, Sam. I think your calmness and logical mind would be very good for them.”
“I have a lot of vacation time to burn, and I’ve been meaning to get to the club more. Mentoring and playing with the two of them would give me purpose and force me to rededicate myself,” I explained.
“They will love it.”
“Is there anything I should know about either of them before I pose it to them?”
I was hoping James would volunteer to share with me where Josh got his money from, but I would be able to ask Josh that myself. I had more of a need for James to share anything that he thought I needed to know.
“Joshua has a tendency to downplay his sensitive lower back. He has a hard limit for impact play to that area.”
“Good to know.”
James leaned back in his chair and looked at me as he sipped his soda.
“There isn’t a history of abuse in Alison’s past,” James offered.
This was also very good to know, but there was something with the way he mentioned Alison that made me think that there might have been something in Josh’s past. I caught on to what James was saying, simply by not saying it.
“If you find some spare time while at home, you might thumb around online for Jolie Mayfield,” James offered up while he pulled lint off his pants and brushed at his thighs.
“Is there a particular one that I should focus on or find?” I asked him. There could be several Jolie Mayfields.
“Search back about thirteen years ago,” he suggested.
I would remember that; Jolie Mayfield from thirteen years ago. I nodded and reached for my bottle of soda.
“I wouldn’t share any of this info with you, had I not known that you are planning to spend time with them.”
“I understand. I appreciate your discretion and respect yours and their privacy.”
“Both of them have a thing for authority figures,” James volunteered.
I laughed out loud and stared at him.
“All the ones under your protection have a thing for authority figures,” I reminded him.
