Oh god, there it was again. They were openly usingDaddy. I glanced from Atlas to Everest to the back of Phoenix’s head. None of them were paying attention.
“And what did you just do?”
“I ran close to the fire.”
I would have laughed at her choice of words, but I was too overcome with the heat that was consuming me. I almost askedPhoenix to back up, thinking the bonfire was too hot. Then I realized the heat was coming from within, again. They had this effect on me.
I couldn’t take my eyes off of the man as he walked his partner away from the fire and stopped at a picnic table. Sitting on the bench and bending her over his lap, he initiated the discipline.
My body was about to shake apart. It was a good thing Atlas was holding me. My arms felt weird. So did my legs. If I was standing, I don’t think they would have supported me. What was happening?
Slap
Could I actually hear him spank her or was I making it up?
Atlas leaned in. “Did you like that?”
Oh no, he’d caught me watching. Adding that new obsession to my traitorous hips that had once again tilted into Phoenix, I wondered if I was indeed too weird for anyone to love me.
“Like what?” I asked, unable to remove my gaze from the strong masculine hand swatting her bottom again and again.
“Do you like spankings?” Atlas whispered into my ear. With the noise around us, and Phoenix chatting with Everest, the others didn’t seem to hear.
Phoenix and Everest had gone down a rabbit hole of potential customer bases and started throwing around business acronyms like ROI, POS, and… whatever, lots of letters that I had no interest in detangling.
Atlas had my full attention as he touched a hand to my lower back.
“I might.”
“Are you thinking about what my hand would feel like if I moved it lower?” Atlas kept his voice low.
Would he really spank me, when I’d done nothing wrong… okay, that assumption of innocence might have been questionable.
I was so nervous about answering, I wasn’t sure that my nod was visible.
Atlas’s hand crept down, indicating it was. He cupped my cheek, massaged, then gently swatted.
My body spasmed as if he’d sent an electric jolt through me.
“You all right?” Phoenix asked over his shoulder.
“Yes,” I managed to say, a bit on the breathy side.
“You don’t sound so sure.”
“She said she’s fine.” Atlas took control for me.
I loved that and wiggled my bottom against his hand. I gave another nod, and he swatted again.
This was definitely something I wanted more of.
With his lips on my ear, he asked, “Was there anything else you witnessed that you’re interested in?”
Calling himDaddy.Had he been serious earlier?
“I know there was, Penny. Tell me what you want.”
Well then, please don’t make me say it. I nibbled on my lower lip and wrung my hands in front of Phoenix’s chest. He looked down and patted my hands. “Are you sure you’re okay? If Atlas is bothering you, I can tell him to leave us alone.”
