Long after Aaron had disappeared into his apartment building, Jay sat in his car, enjoying the lingering warmth of Aaron’s hand in his own.
He was the luckiest man in the world.
Kink Talk
SubAir: Okay, everyone, sit down. I have news. Remember the sweet, thoughtful Dom I’ve been falling in love with? Turns out he’s none other than… Domicron!
SubZero: …
SubZero: …
SubZero: You mean to tell me you two have been dancing around each other on here this whole time?
DomicronPersei8: In our defense, we had no idea.
DomPetty: This is the greatest plot twist in the history of this chatroom. Someone get the popcorn.
DomAndDommer: I KNEW IT! I mean, I didn’tactuallyknow it, but Iknewit.
SubLime: This is so romantic. It’s like a Hallmark movie, but with whips and chains.
SubLily: Wait, we can use italics?
SubZero: SubAir, I hope you realize you just set the barsohigh for every other relationship reveal here.
DomPetty: This is the kind of thing that would make me believe in fate if I weren’t so jaded.
SubMarine: How did you even figure it out?
DomAndDommer: The profile picture!!! Domicron took that shibari picture!
DomicronPersei8: Ding ding ding!
SubZero: Incredible. This thread is my favorite thing ever.
DomAndDommer: You two are officially the chatroom mascots.
SubLily:I’m very happy for you.
DommyBoy: Yeah, way to set the bar impossibly high. At least give us some tips.
SubZero: Step one: Post a new profile picture. Step two: Hope for the best.
Chapter 35
AARON
Aaron woke up with a grin on his face. A sense of lightness followed him as he took a shower and brushed his teeth, put on a pale yellow shirt and his favorite suit, and walked the familiar path to the L station.
He smiled at everyone on the train, causing a few raised eyebrows and getting a few smiles in return. With a skip in his step, he hopped out at his stop and walked the few blocks to the coffee shop.
Jay was already there. It was strange to see him wearing slacks and a button-down in the light of day, his casual charm replaced with a nervous formality. Aaron sympathized with Jay’s anxiety about his new role, but he wasn’t worried. Jay was patient and kind, but he also had a stern core. He was destined to be an amazing manager, and he’d see that for himself soon enough.
Until then, all Aaron could do was be supportive.
They ordered and shuffled over to the side. Jay fidgeted with a sugar packet, and the memory of their first time here washed over Aaron. Jay had been nervous about asking Aaron to the shibari workshop, but he’d done it anyway. If he hadn’t, who knew where they’d be right now.
“You’re going to hire the best possible people,” Aaron said, rubbing Jay’s forearm. “They don’t know you yet, so you can build those relationships brick by brick, show them the side you want them to see. You’ll learn everything you need as you go,and you can always talk to your boss or to me if you run into something tricky.”
