Chapter Seven
The Call
Xolani
“Things are never quite as scary when you’ve got a best friend.”
– Bill Watterson
Xolani sat at her desk in her office with the room barely lit while staring at her cell phone.Her office was usually her sanctuary but at that moment it felt so constricting.She wanted to scream at the top of her lungs to let go of some of the anxiety she was feeling.She should feel relaxed because that dream she’d had the night before had been so powerful.So rife with sexual tension and the release she had gotten from it had been mind-blowing.Yet, in its place, all she could feel was confusion.How could a dream feel so real and yet, it was just a fantasy?
Dima Valdez was the reason her body kept acting like a freaking nymphomaniac.It had seemed strange how her body knew him when she’d only met him in the cafe.It seemed like ages ago.
The conversation she’d had with Dima had been so real that she could recite it word for word.She’d promised him that she’d call and make an appointment for the BDSM club.That was what she should do.Make the appointment so she could get him out of her head and her heart.She was falling for someone who wasn’t real.A person who was a figment of her imagination.He haunted her dreams and her every waking hour.She couldn’t call him a nightmare as he hadn’t ever hurt her.
She stared at the purple case of her cell phone.Taking a deep breath, she finally picked it up.The number for the club was emblazoned on her mind, so she didn’t need the card though it was sitting on her desk.The caricature of the princess having a tough time sleeping spoke volumes to her.Whomever had designed this card knew what they were doing.Or at least, they seemed to.Xolani hadn’t mentioned her problems with sleeping to anyone other than Aurora.Besides that, her bestie had stated she hadn’t told anyone.
Nothing to it but todoit.She listened to the phone as it rang.Tapping her fingers on her desk she tensed as a polite voice came over the line.
“Good morning, Once Upon a Dream, where all your fantasies come true.This is Shae, how can I be of help?”
Xolani glanced at her clock and chuckled.It was 9:00 AM, and Shae sounded like a happy lark.“Good morning, Shae.I’m calling to book some time to fulfill a fantasy.I am unsure how to go about this.But I’m sure you hear that a lot.”
Shae laughed softly.“I do.But first, may I have the name of the person I’m talking to?”
“Oh shoot, I’m sorry.I’m Dr.Xolani Coleman.I got one of your cards and am unsure how.But I am genuinely interested in making an appointment.Although I must say I hope this place is discreet?”
“Well, it is a pleasure Dr.Coleman.Let me assure you that everything at this club is as discreet as Vegas.So whatever you do here will stay with you and no one else.”
“It’s good to hear that,” Xolani replied.“Thank you for the reassurance.”
“Not a problem.First things first, I will need your contact information just in case we need to get in touch with you.I have your name.Can you repeat your number for me and give me your address?”
Xolani rattled off her address and phone number then listened to Shae repeat what she’d said correctly.
“Okay, Doctor.I have the required information so the next thing to get from you is a date when you want to come.I have a few open dates, or did you have a specific date?”
Xolani wasn’t sure if this was her smartest move or her dumbest.She was signing up for a fantasy club at the urging of a dream man.“No, no specific date.Can you tell me what’s open?”
“I have this Friday, the following Thursday, and the next Tuesday available.But with that said, once you pick a date, you can stay how many days you’d like.”
“Better to do this and not second-guess.I guess I’ll take this Friday.”
“Wonderful.So, the time to come in will be 11:30 PM because there is some computer work needed so we will make sure to get your wish right.”
