13. ANGUS
Chapter thirteen
ANGUS
The look Eion gave me was nothing but heat, and I liked it a lot.
He was clearly interested in helping me with tightening my corset.
He put his prosthetic back on while I hooked the front of the vest together.
Usually, I put this on alone. I’d leave the back laced and let the front tighten down.
This was going to be a treat: having someone tighten it, pulling me in, and having someone I liked—wanted—to do it was perfect.
It was going to be a long night for me, knowing who helped me dress.
"I want you to lace me up, Eion. Tighten it so I feel it all night.” His eyes dilated, which was the response I had hoped for.
I knew the corsets made me look great, not only because they tightened my waist, giving me an incredible body line, but also because they were gorgeous and made me feel sexy, which reflected on the outside.
“You can help me whenever you are ready.”
I looked over my shoulder and gave what I hoped was a flirty smile.
This whole thing was so far out of my comfort zone, but I knew I wanted him interested in me, and I completely understood that lacing me up could be a turn-on for a man.
It looked like Eion was one of those men because his breathing was a little heavier.
I’d had a lot of fantasies about this moment, but this was beyond what I ever dreamed of.
Eion walked up behind me, his body close.
“You want me to lace you up tight?” He said right against my ear.
“Yes.” I had to take a deep breath; my cock started to stir, and my heartbeat was erratic. “Remind me that you control me in this way. I want to feel it all night.”
The little growl aroused me more. Apparently, we found what I needed for a quick refraction. “How do I do this properly? I want to be sure you feel it.”
Fuck. I didn’t know how I would get through my shift. “Push between my shoulder blades, then pull the laces tight at each level.”
He did as directed and worked his way down.
When he was halfway, I could feel the vest’s tightness across my chest. As he continued, it would feel better, squeezing more.
He growled a little more as he got toward the bottom.
“Am I doing it right? Do you like me being the one to pull you tightly, Angus?” He said against my ear, then scraped his tongue along the edge.
Somehow, he fell easily into my fetish, which made me enjoy it that much more.
He didn’t think it was weird or call me out on it.
Eion leaned into it. His hand shook a little.
It was clear that he liked it, based on his staggered breathing—he wanted to do this.
As he moved farther down, he made sure it was snug, and my body reacted to his touch.
I liked being bound in this way. “You look incredible, Angus.” His lips were feather-light over my neck, and when he stepped a little bit closer, I could feel how much he enjoyed this moment between us.
At the bottom, he pulled it tight, then tied it off, leaving me cinched in and painfully aroused.
There wasn’t enough time to do anything about the situation, which meant I was going to spend my evening longing for release.
“I really hate leaving you. I’d enjoy you taking this off me as much as you putting it on.
” I kissed him hard, then smiled against his lips while I boldly rubbed against his very hard erection.
“Think about me while you take care of this.” He chuckled.
It was a rich, warm sound that made me feel good all over.
Having to leave him sucked, but I headed out with a huge smile.
West looked at me strangely when I entered the bar, but I ignored it.
A few minutes later, I walked by Spark, and they narrowed their eyes at me.
That was also odd, but who knew what they were thinking about, and it might have been my imagination since I was in such a good mood.
As patrons started to arrive at the entrance, everything flowed smoothly for the first hour.
People were nice, and everyone looked sharp.
Some VIP guests were escorted in without any problems. On my break, I checked my phone.
EION
I had the best time with you today.
My heart went crazy, and my body promptly took notice.
I hated leaving him this afternoon. Now, every time I took a deep breath, it reminded me that Eion had laced me up.
I thought about how much it turned me on—turned him on.
What a great day it had been. I needed to think about different things because I was at work after all.
ANGUS
Me too. I’d love to spend more time with you.
It made my already beating heart do a little dance when he answered immediately. I remember we hadn’t discussed what we should label our… thing.
EION
Yes. I’d love that. You still need to meet Orlando.
I hadn’t gone back out after our breakfast and the conversation between us about his injuries. Then we had been together, and before we knew it, I had to head to work. Meeting the giraffe was a priority for my next visit.
ANGUS
Soon. Need to get back to work.
EION
Yes soon.
I grinned down at my phone, glad to be alone in the break room where I could get my shit together before heading back into the bar. Ten minutes later, I was back at the front door; one of my security guards came up to me. “The boss wants to see you in his office.”
“Right now?”
“Yeah. He sent me up here to fill in for you.”
“Uh, Okay.” Odd. There hadn’t been any problems that I was aware of. Maybe we had an event coming up or something that I missed. It was weird that he pulled me from the door. West trusted me more than anybody else up front. I knew our customers and understood the appropriate clientèle.
I knocked softly on my boss’s door. “Hey, West?”
“Come in.” I stepped in, and the door behind me closed. A flashlight shone in my face.
“Who is he?” Spark said from behind the bright light.
I laughed hard. “Okay, you two. This is a bit much.”
“You have been grinning and smiling the whole night. Watching your phone like it holds all the answers to the universe. And you have the swagger of someone who got laid.” Spark said.
“And as your best friends, we happen to know you haven’t been laid in a very long time,” West added.
I loved these people very much, but they were too nosy for their own good.
The unfortunate reality is that they weren’t wrong.
Was I ready to spill everything about Eion?
Did I have a choice? “There isn’t a guy.
I didn’t get laid.” My voice went significantly higher at the end of the sentence.
I had always been a terrible liar, and this proved it.
Spark started to laugh painfully hard, gasping to catch their breath. “You don’t honestly believe we would buy that, did you?”
“I had hoped.”
“You don’t have to tell us.” West said, “We really wish you would, though, because we can only gossip amongst ourselves so much before we will demand answers.”
“Tell you now or get an inquisition tomorrow?”
West nodded his head, “Pretty much.” He narrowed his eyes at me. “Wait, wait. It’s the raccoon man.” West looked at me directly. My face betrayed me, and I knew it. The blush crept up my neck, and it was going to be impossible to keep this from them. I gave up easily.
“Yeah. It’s Eion from the Sanctuary. I really like him. He is an amazing man.”
“Did you get laid?” They said in unison.
“No comment.”
“I’m really happy for you, Angus. Anybody who puts a smile like that on your face is okay in my book. When do we get to meet him?”
“Here we go. You two would scare him away, I am sure of it. He is a nice, kind man.” I said, trying to be indignant about their inquiry.
“He must be really naughty then,” Spark said while sipping on their soda.
“Can I get back to work, Boss?” I looked at West.
“Not going to give us any more detail?”
“Not yet. It’s new, and it’s mine for now.”
“I can understand that. Oh, hey, look at that, you’re free to go for the evening. And weird, I don’t have you scheduled again until next week.”
I looked at my boss, blinking, unsure what to say. “Seriously?”
“Yeah, Angus. Go have fun with this guy for a few days.” West smiled at me. It hadn’t been that long ago that he was falling for Tyler. They had a solid relationship, and even now, he made sure to set aside time for the two of them.
There was a lump in my throat, and I had an idea. Would I be pushing my luck? He was a great guy, and he seemed to really like me. He said he was ready for more dates, but that didn’t mean it had to start tomorrow. I looked at the clock; it was 6:30 p.m., still early in the evening.
“Angus?” I realized I had apparently zoned out when he said I could take the time off because they had been talking to me, and I hadn’t heard it.
“What? Yes?”
“I take it you are about to leave for the next few days.”
I gave him a huge grin, showing all of my teeth. “From what you tell me, I wasn’t even scheduled.” I turned to go, then turned back. “Thanks, West. You’ll be the first to meet him.”
As I walked away, Spark clapped me on the back. “Go get ‘em, tiger.”
The first thing I wanted to do was text Eion, but I was afraid he would reject me.
Maybe he wasn’t as into me as I was into him.
West gave me time off specifically to spend with him.
By the time I got home, I still didn’t have a plan.
In my room, I took a look at myself in the mirror, and it reminded me that Eion had helped me get dressed.
Without thinking too much, I grabbed what I thought would be necessary and left the house with Ramsey at my heels.
This was probably a terrible idea, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Before I knew it, I was pacing back and forth in front of the trailer door.
“Okay, Angus. Let’s do this.” I knocked on the door and stepped back.
I had a backpack with comfortable clothes, my pillow, a bag with snacks, and my laptop.
Eion opened the door wearing sweatpants and no shirt.
My eyes traveled over his body, which was probably rude, but how could I help myself?
I hoped he wouldn’t send me away, but I wouldn’t blame him if he did.
I am not worthy of a man like him. Under this facade is an ugly, insecure guy with nothing to offer.
“Angus?”
“Hi. Um. I held up my bag in one hand and my laptop in the other. Netflix and chill?”
He laughed a little and smiled at me. “Shouldn’t you be working?”
“They sent me home early because I was too happy after our afternoon together.”
He stepped back. “Come in then. I see you brought a few things.” I looked at everything I had brought and couldn’t even explain it. First and foremost, I figured I should explain the dog. Barnaby was looking down the steps at Ramsey adoringly.
“Who is this?” Eion squatted down.
Usually, Ramsey didn’t approach people, but he seemed perfectly comfortable with Eion. “This is Ramsey. I hope you don’t mind that I brought him. I dunno, I thought maybe you’d enjoy his company.”
Ramsey got up on his hind legs and licked Eion’s chin. “It’s absolutely okay.”
“I didn’t know what kind of snacks you would like, so I brought a variety of candy, chips, cookies, and of course popcorn.
In my backpack, I brought some casual clothes, but I thought you might be interested in helping me out of my corset.
And I dunno, a pillow seemed like a good thing.
Maybe you are busy and don’t want company.
We can go, or you can keep Ramsey overnight if you would like. ”
Using his very effective technique, he pulled me into the trailer and kissed me hard.
Then he held me at arms-length for a minute and smiled.
I loved his smile. He took everything I had then and found spots to stash it all.
He brought Barnaby over to him, and introduced him to Ramsey.
They sniffed each other, then started to play, which immediately melted my heart.
“Is it okay that I showed up?” I whispered. I hoped he wouldn’t tell me it was too much. He stepped close to me, his hand ran down my arm to my wrist, then he took my hand. Using his other arm, he pulled me in tightly, even though he didn’t have his prosthetic on.
“Angus, it is more than okay. I was sitting here thinking about you.”
“Really?”
“Yes.” He took my hand and placed it on his chest. “See how hard my heart is beating? That’s what you do to me.
” I wanted to say something deep, but I was completely at a loss for words.
And this was the moment my mind decided to short-circuit because I started to giggle.
He held my hand and cocked his head at me, which for some reason made me giggle more.
When he started to smile at me and giggled a little, I giggled harder.
It was only a few moments before we were both laughing together.
When I finally started to calm down, I looked at Eion, and it made me feel warm and happy. “I’m going to kiss you now,” I said while I tried to get myself back together.
“I would love that.” When my lips met his, it felt like fire under my skin.
Any doubt I might have had about our connection was gone because it was more electric than it had been that afternoon.
When he leaned into the kiss, his hand moved to the back of my head and deepened it.
Our tongues were hot and wet as they moved against each other.
It didn’t take much for Eion to get me going because there was something special about him. “You’re a really good kisser, Angus.”
“You are pretty fantastic yourself.”
He chuckled a little, then kissed me hard again.
“How about we get you into something comfortable? Knowing you were there wearing that really did things for me.” The fact that he thought about me was beyond what I had hoped.
I didn’t want to get too excited about it, but it appeared we had both spent the evening thinking about our afternoon together.
“Help me unlace this and get it off?” I raised my eyebrow at him.
He grinned at me. “It will be my pleasure, but I can’t be held responsible for what my hands or lips want to do.”
“I understand how these things can happen.” When I pulled him against me, I could feel him solid in his sweatpants. Taking off the corset is going to be more fun than putting it on, I suspected.