Chapter 31
31
SHILOH
It’s been two weeks since I moved in with Donnie, but I miss my best friend. The first night I was here, I slept on the couch. Even though Donnie said I could use his bed, I really couldn’t. I might end up liking him too much and then I will have to hurt even worse when the two of them end up together. All I need to do is get Toby to come visit.
Me:
I miss my puppy
BFF:
Sorry. Working.
Throwing my phone down on my bed, I remember that this is my fault. I knew if I stayed to tell everyone face to face that I was moving, they would have talked me out of it. I never would have had the strength to walk away, to keep them safe. Seeing Toby beg me to stay would have broken me, so I asked Scott to break it to him gently before I made him drive away after dropping me off.
After that first night here, I pulled myself out of the group chat since I’m no longer living at Kink Manor. I miss my phone blowing up at all hours because of Lucky being cute or Eric being a diva or Toby’s excitement over something horribly mundane.
It’s too quiet here.
Even with the coffee shop downstairs, the silence is suffocating. Donnie spends his days in the shop while I hang out up here when I’m not in class or in the studio. I’ve tried leaving the TV on for noise, but it doesn’t help. I need my best friend.
Me:
Want to come over to hang out after class?
Lucky:
Let me ask Daddy
Me:
Or maybe Spence can take us to DC?
Lucky:
OOOOOOOO
I’ll say pretty please
That always works
The smile on my face dies as I look away from the phone toward the closet where I hid my kitten gear. I’ve only ever been in the playroom once without Toby. Can I handle it without my guard pup to keep others away from me?
My phone vibrates next to me and I pick it up to see what the response is.
Spencer:
I think we all need a trip to the {devil emoji}
Don says he will bring you after he’s done closing up
Send me a txt to let me know when u get there
I’ll leave word with Clarence if we beat u there
I shoot to my feet, clutching the phone in my hand.
DONNIE WILL TAKE ME?!
Since when is my roommate into kink?
Since when is he a member of the Devil’s Club?
Does he know about me?
Flopping back on the bed, I sigh and realize I have an entire hour to worry about this before my apparently kinky roommate gets upstairs to pick me up for a trip to the BDSM club.