Chapter 7 – Otis #2
“No. My place,” Jasper says, and there is an edge to his voice that reminds me of the day in the gym and I can’t help but squirm in my seat, which results in another groan from Marcus. “We are definitely going to need to spend more time with Marcus if you do this to him,” Jasper adds with a smile.
“Jasper that is just fucking mean,” Marcus retorts.
Laughing, Jasper gets up from his seat, places a hand on my shoulder and gives it a squeeze and whispers, “see you later.”
“Hey Jasper,” I say, and that causes him to stop and turn to me. “Can I ask a favour going forward?”
“Sure.”
“Can you make Lars work? Tire him out. Would make my season easy.”
“Nope. I’m going to make sure he’s in peak physical form. If you want the world champion title you will have to work for it,” Jasper replies, giving me a wink and walking away.
Turning back, I look over to Marcus, who has a very strange look on his face.
“You okay Marcus?” I ask.
“I’ve not seen him that happy in a long time,” Marcus replies.
“It’s still early days, but what I feel for Jasper is like nothing I have experienced before. To the point I’m analysing every relationship I’ve ever had. But I knew I was attracted to them. Jasper is the only man that I have been attracted to.”
“Don’t analyse your past too much. It might just confuse you more,” Marcus adds. “But the key thing is communication. You have to talk to Jasper. Don’t ever hide anything.”
“In the research I did, it said that communication was important.” Suddenly, I get an idea. Something that I can do that might help me with Jasper or surprise Jasper. “Can I come to you for help?” I ask.
“For help?” Marcus repeats.
“Yeah with my training. Can you give me pointers?” I explain.
“I can give you basic tips, but every Dom is different. What I like, Jasper might not,” Marcus replies. “Plus I think that Jasper will enjoy teaching you.”
“I hadn’t thought of that.” Suppose it was na?ve of me to think that every Dom was the same. Every relationship is different, depending on the people.
“But there are some things that I can tell you. Something that all subs must do. If you want,” Marcus adds.
“Should I take notes?” And I pull out my mobile, placing it on the table in front of me.
“Probably not a good idea,” Marcus replies, looking at the mobile, just as it beeps with an incoming message, and I see the moment Marcus reads it. His brow creases. Fuck.
“Marcus it’s not what you think.” Picking up the phone to unlock it.
“Really? I think I just read a message from Dom saying ‘looking forward to seeing you later’. Care to tell me who the fuck Dom is? You said you wouldn’t hurt Jasper and you’re already cheating.”
“It’s Jasper,” I tell him quickly, placing the mobile back on the table and turning it around so he can see. “Look.”
Marcus looks over at the phone and sees the full message, that includes Jasper’s address.
“Shit. Sorry,” Marcus says.
“It’s okay. I changed his name in my phone so that no one would know that it’s Jasper. I would never cheat. It happened to me once, and I could never do that to someone.”
“How on earth could someone cheat on you? You’re so sweet,” Marcus adds.
“Well, when you’re away for months at a time,” I add, but it’s not a story that I want to go into. Not with Marcus anyway.
“Still, you just don’t,” Marcus adds.
“Can we not discuss this?” I ask.
“Course. But it looks like you have a past to tell Jasper about, too,” Marcus adds gently.
“Maybe, but that is in the past and what I have with Jasper is going to be different,” I explain.
“But that person hurt you. Jasper deserves to know that.”
“Marcus, don’t mention this to Jasper, please. If it comes up I will tell him. My pain was nothing compared to what happened to Jasper,” I add.
“Fine,” Marcus finally replies.
“Thank you. You’re a good friend.” And he really is. The fact that he is looking out for Jasper makes me like him even more.
“Jasper was a good friend to me when I needed it,” Marcus tells me.
“And you never wanted to be more?” And I want to kick myself. Why the hell am I even asking this?
“God no.” Marcus laughs back. “Two Doms together? Yeah that was never going to happen. I have never been attracted to Jasper that way. I always just saw him as a friend.”
“How? Seriously when he first joined the team, I spotted him. Do you know how sexy he is? I was so fucking jealous of the relationship he had with David and Richard,” I add.
“You do know that Jasper has a history with both?” Marcus adds.
“What? Really?”
“Fuck, I shouldn’t have told you that,” Marcus adds.
“I guessed that there was something with David. He kept telling me I wasn’t Jasper’s type. Only someone close to Jasper would know why, but Richard? Oh, I’m going to have to get Jasper to explain that one.”
“Why do I think you are going to be a brat to get that information?” Marcus adds.
“A brat?”
“You are going to deliberately misbehave to get the information from Jasper,” Marcus explains.
“I can do that?” I ask, suddenly thinking there is a lot more to being a sub, and there is the potential to have so much fun, but even as I think it, I can’t see me denying Jasper anything. If anything, I’m looking forward to giving up the control.
“You can. Not recommended. I personally love it. Jasper, I think, prefers to have more control.”
“How do you know so much about Jasper’s preferences?” Suddenly worried that maybe Marcus isn’t telling me the whole truth.
“When I first met Jasper at the club, he explained what he enjoyed.”
“Hang on, so you could give me pointers, then. What was all that bullshit about each Dom being different?” I demand.
“Time. People change. He might not like what he did back then. Plus, you will have more fun discovering everything for yourself,” Marcus tells me with a smile.
“Is it painful?” Why the fuck has my brain decided now to stop its filter?
“Is what painful?”
“You know…” I start, feeling slightly embarrassed, “Sex.”
“Oh. I’m not going to lie. Yes it can, if you’re not prepped carefully. Especially your first time. But Jasper will make sure that you have a good time.”
“This makes me a virgin, doesn’t it?”
“Yeah, it does,” Marcus confirms. “You scared?”
“Actually, no. I think I might have jumped into bed with Jasper last week if he wanted to. I can’t wait to experience it.”
Marcus reaches over and pinches my shoulder.
“Ow. What the fuck! If pinching people is a Dom thing, I’m not too fussed on that,” I say, rubbing my shoulder.
“What? I just wanted to make sure you are real. You don’t think like the average straight man.”
“Jasper virtually said the same thing to me last week, and I am not straight,” I retort
“Are you sure of that?” Marcus asks, giving me a look.
“The fact that I just told you I want sex with Jasper, should pretty much confirm it.”
“True.”
“Marcus, I hope that we can be friends. You are a great guy and I love how you have looked out for Jasper. Plus having someone who knows about us is nice.”
“You’re my friend,” Marcus says with a smile. “I’m still not giving you tips.”
And I know that I shouldn’t, and I’m going to have to tell Jasper later, but I can’t resist. I have been practicing. Looking down at the table, I look at Marcus through my lashes, put on my best lost puppy look.
“Please, sir?” I say.
“Oh fuck. No. Not going to happen,” Marcus replies, getting up from the chair. “You are evil, and Jasper is also a lucky bastard.” But he doesn’t say anything else as he walks away.
“Was worth a try,” I call after him, and all Marcus does is flick me the bird.
I’m still smiling as I pick up my mobile and look at the message that Jasper sent me. It looks like the address isn’t far from Kimber’s, and I can’t help but wonder how much money he made working at Kimber’s, or maybe he’s renting. Either way I’m excited to see what his place is like.
I hit reply to his message, telling him what time I will be there, and ask if there is a place for me to park.
I’m not surprised when he tells me that there is private parking at the back of the house just like Kimber’s, and just to message when I arrive and he will come meet me, and suddenly I can’t wait.