Chapter 11 | Enzo
Eleven
Enzo
I loved how happy Violet was to have gotten a job, but I couldn’t say I hadn’t been a bit jealous and nervous about her working for the guy who helped us.
He seemed as charming as he was good-looking, and that was a combination I was well aware of, because I constantly used it to my advantage with women.
Regardless of his being married, it didn’t make me worry any less about him flirting with her.
After lunch, she spent some time chatting with him before we left.
He’d given her a folder with the employee handbook and other paperwork she’d need to fill out and take with her in the morning.
I already knew Asher and I would take her to and from work so we could make sure she got there safely.
Beaumont Creek wasn’t a bad place to live, but even small towns had their own issues to worry about, and I wasn’t going to sit back and let Violet face any unnecessary challenges if I could help it.
Once we got home, she went to her room to pick out what she would wear for her first day of work tomorrow.
Asher and I finished what we had been working on this morning, uploaded new content, and interacted with subscribers for an hour or so before calling it a day.
It seemed like the afternoon had flown by, and the next thing I knew, it was time for dinner.
I had been in the mood to grill for a few weeks, but we hadn’t been to the store to pick up meat until today.
I’d grabbed plenty to last us for several weeks, as well as stocked up on healthy foods that we usually consumed during the week.
It was nice having Violet with us because we were able to convince her to pick some things she wanted, which made it feel even more real that she was living with us.
The summer sun was hot as I stood by the grill, flipping the steaks, when I heard Violet’s voice in the kitchen.
The patio door was open, with the screen door closed to keep bugs out, so I could hear what she and Asher were talking about.
She had offered to make dinner tonight, but settled on preparing a salad when I told her I was going to grill.
I was lost in thought, taking a drink from my bottle of beer, when I heard her asking Asher if he liked cucumbers.
He replied that they were okay, but he was more of an eggplant kind of guy.
I grinned as I looked into the kitchen and found her with her head down, shaking it, a smile spreading across her face.
I pulled the steaks from the grill, put them on a plate, then turned off the grill and headed inside.
“Perfect timing,” Asher said as he grabbed my empty beer bottle and tossed it for me before grabbing a new one from the fridge. “The baked potatoes are ready, and Violet just finished the salad.”
“Sounds great,” I replied as I set the meat down on the table and then opened the beer. “Do you want one?”
Asher waited for Violet’s answer as he lingered by the fridge, ready to get her one if she said yes.
“No, thank you. I want to make sure I have a great first day tomorrow, and beer usually gives me a wicked headache.”
“If you want something besides water, just let me know,” Asher said as they joined me at the table.
We ate quietly for a few minutes before my phone vibrated on the table. I picked it up and read the Fan Cam notification that a user had requested a private video from me. I rubbed my lips together as I considered what they were asking and how much they were willing to pay for it.
“Everything okay?” Asher asked, nodding to my phone in my hand.
“Yeah, just a new request.”
“A request for what?” Violet asked, her innocence leading her to misunderstand the context of what we were talking about.
“A subscriber wants me to jack off in the shower while using a toy on myself,” I said, not sugarcoating it one bit for her.
Her eyes widened as she blinked a few times before cocking her head to the side and looking at me.
“Oh.”
Her lips pursed into the cutest O shape as she thought about it.
“Is that something you do?”
“Jacking off in the shower? Yeah,” I said with a nod.
“No, the umm... the... toy... thing.”
I ran my tongue over my lower lip, considering how to answer her. I knew that I needed to work on getting myself out of the hole I had been digging with her, but that felt impossible. Besides, I had already told her she could ask me anything, so I wasn’t going to deny her questions now.
“Sometimes. Toys can be really fun. What about you? Do you like toys?”
I knew I shouldn’t have asked it after it already came out of my mouth, but I also didn’t regret asking. It wasn’t like I was asking her to show me. It was a simple question that followed the one she had asked me.
Her face turned crimson as she lowered her eyes and fixated on her baked potato.
“I... umm...” She stopped and cleared her throat, still refusing to look at us. “I’ve never used one before.”
I gripped my beer tightly, bringing it to my lips to take a drink as I processed that interesting bit of information.
While it was none of my business, I couldn’t help but wonder what else Violet hadn’t tried before, and more importantly, what kind of things she might be interested in if she decided to try something new.