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slappers, cat o’ nine tails, bullwhips, canes. He’d taught classes and seminars, made plenty of videos, performed night after night at the club and in private for his Mistress and her Master. It was only natural for Marcos to reach out to Daniel when he’d acquired a new toy. Daniel was the best person to help him break it in.
    Daniel read the backlit words again. Any other night he would have said yes. Had he made plans with any other girl he would have invited them along. But as curious as Keira was, what Marco had in mind would surely scare her off. A girl like Keira would need monogamy, for one. A girl like Keira would definitely need a little warm-up before he introduced her to his sexually fluid friends and their collection of whips and cat o’ nine tails. He texted Marcos back.

    Can’t tonight, man. I made plans. Thanks for thinking of me though.

    Something else stirred in his chest. First time in years he’d turned down an invite.

    Always. Have a good night!

    Oddly enough, even though he suspected their date would be vanilla and pretty tame, he had a feeling that spending a few hours just talking to Keira would make for a perfectly good night.

    ✶
    Keira had shown Daniel her nerdy side and clearly it hadn’t scared him off or he wouldn’t have agreed to see her again. Now she had a chance to show him another real side of herself, the lazy bum who hated getting dressed up for anything other than conventions. Her hair was already flat ironed, but that stayed in its ponytail. When she finished in the shower she’d thrown on an oversized Melrose Fitness sweatshirt and a pair of workout shorts that really could have doubled as underwear. She put on underwear too, including a bra, and she’d shaved her legs. She wasn’t a complete heathen.
    It was hard not to run for the door when the bell chimed through her apartment. She may have skipped though, and she did nothing to conceal the huge smile that hit her face when she opened the door for Daniel and the two large pizzas he carried.
    “A veggie lovers and a meat lovers for the lady who does not like to mix the two.”
    Keira laughed as she let him in. “I’m sorry. I just like my meat separate.”
    “I’m sure you do. Here take these off my hands.”
    “Oh sure.” Daniel had a leather jacket on, but Keira realized that he was wearing a prosthetic arm with a blunted hook he was using to carry a six-pack of amber ales. She took the pizzas then led him to the living room so they could make themselves comfortable in front of her TV. After she put down the pizzas she looked up at him.
    “When I see a movie for the first time I demand silence, so I figured we could revisit some classics and let the running commentary flow. Dates should involve conversation, after all.”
    “I couldn’t agree more.” Daniel put down the beers and shed his leather jacket. “What?” he asked, with a slight grin.
    “Sorry. I didn’t mean to stare.” Which she totally was. “It’s just nice to see you.”
    “It is?”
    “Yeah. I haven’t really looked forward to seeing a guy in a while. It’s nice.”
    “Well, here I am, in the flesh,” he said with his gorgeous smile. “I hope tonight lives up to pleasant expectations.”
    Right then, Keira wanted to kiss him, but five minutes into their first date was all kinds of too soon. When they sat down she figured cuddling was off the table too. Ignoring the fact that cuddling had even entered her mind, she made herself comfortable on the other side of the couch with her feet tucked under her butt. Did a guy like Daniel even cuddle? Or if she wanted to get close to him would she have to get on the floor and play human footstool? Cuddling bondage style.
    She really needed to get out of her head.
    “How does Terminator 2 sound?” she asked.
    “One of my favorites. Let’s do it.”
    Keira found the movie in the queue on her streaming service, then hit play. They dug into the pizza and polished off two beers each,