“He’s right,” Everest said. “Let her see that side of you.”
Atlas continued so he could highlight himself. “And of course, I’m her Daddy Dom. I can give her the safety and security?—”
“Fuck off, Atlas. We can all do that.” If we didn’t have to get the horse—unicorns—ready, I’d be done with my brothers.
Everest laughed. “He does have that big dick energy.”
Atlas smiled at the compliment. “It’s not the only?—”
Listening to his bullshit wasn’t on my agenda. “Atlas, this is serious. We lied to her about who we are and how we got these jobs. We have to make this right. Immediately.”
“Liar, liar, pants on fire.” The phrase was sung amidst squeals as the three of us turned and saw a group of Littles go wide-eyed, and then run away in a flurry of pink.
“What was that all about?” Everest laughed.
“Oh, shit.” It hit me all of a sudden. “They heard. They’re calling us liars.”
“Is that going to be a problem?” Atlas stepped beside the building to see where they were going .
“Did anyone say her name? They wouldn’t know who we’re talking about,” Everest reasoned.
“We have to catch her as soon as class gets out.” Atlas checked the time. “It looks like it just started. Let’s get cleaned up.”
“What are we going to do about him?” Everest motioned to the horse named Atlas who was still in need of his unicorntransformation. Atlas, our brother, had refused to be a part of that.
I asked, “Do we all agree that Penny takes priority?”
Atlas nodded, and despite his disdain for the project, said, “We’ll give up some of our free time this evening to finish getting the horses ready.”
“Deal,” Everest said and I nodded my agreement, my mind already sorting through how to handle the reveal.
We quickly cleaned up our work area, put the decorations away, and returned the horses to their pastures, before heading back to our rooms to clean ourselves up.
Then just after I stepped out of the shower, there was a knock on my door. Not hard and obnoxious, like one of my brothers. I threw on some clothes before answering.
“Hi, I’m Silas, one of the service subs. Master Derek needs to speak to you right away in his office.”
No, no, no, this couldn’t be happening. There was only one reason Master Derek would need to talk to us right away, and it wasn’t because we hadn’t finished unicorn prep.
“Let me throw some shoes on.”
Silas nodded and stood in place.
“I know where his office is.”
“I was told to wait for you.”
The world was crashing down around me. Why couldn’t I fall in love with a woman without drama?
When I was ready, I stepped outside and found two other service subs waiting for my brothers.
Wasting no time, Silas motioned for me to go with him. My brothers and their guides weren’t far behind.
Samuel was with Master Derek. When all three of us brothers were lined up in front of his desk, Derek said, “I’ve been informed that you’ve lied to one of our guests. Is that true?”
“I can explain.” Atlas spread his hands in a definitive manner, but Master Derek wasn’t having it.
“A yes or no will suffice.”
