My Addiction (Club Desire #2)(18)

“Thank you, Samantha. I appreciate your help.”

She smiled and hurried to start gathering his tools.

Dex strode through the tightly packed group without slowing, used to people moving out of his way. Earlier, he had found aftercare while waiting for Kate to change, so he wasted no time in crossing the dungeon floor and ducking into the darkened aftercare room.

Once inside, he sat on one of the plush couches with Kate cuddled in his arms. Her skin was warm, almost hot, from all the stimulation her body had endured.

“Mmm.” The dreamy sound fell from her lips, making him smile.

“Mmm indeed, sweetheart.” He brushed her hair away from her face and tucked the blanket closer around her. “I’m not sure if you will remember this or not, but I’ll say it again later in case you don’t.”

Kate’s only answer was to burrow closer against him, tucking her long legs up higher under the blanket.

“You were magnificent out there. It was wondrous to watch your body come alive, flooded with pleasure. I’m honored to be the one who took you there.”

She murmured something he couldn’t make out, but seemed to be some type of happy response.

When the sound of the aftercare door opening caught Dex’s attention, he glanced up to see Samantha slip inside with his bag of tools.

He raised a hand to acknowledge he’d seen her, and silently thank her as she set them next to the door before she flashed him a smile and left.

He spent the next forty minutes cuddling Kate against him and talking to her, allowing her time to respond, even when it was only murmurs or her burrowing more tightly against him. He had found that letting subs slowly come down from subspace by talking to them softly gave them less of a hangover than trying to bring them out quickly. Everyone’s body worked differently, but gently always seemed the best way to let them normalize again.

When Kate’s eyes finally fluttered open for more than a few seconds, and actually focused on him, he could tell she was starting to come back.

Subspace was likened to being on another plane of existence. In reality, those who found themselves there were recovering from a flood of feel-good hormones, and were literally coming down from a high, just as if they had ingested a drug of some type. Another reason people could easily become addicted to all types of sex play—even the more vanilla versions.

Kate slowly lifted her head, her eyelids still heavy. “Master Dex.” Her voice was still husky and low.

Dex couldn’t help his sense of accomplishment at the wonderful sight of the well-pleasured woman before him. She looked smugly sated and beautifully rumpled. “How are you feeling?”

The dreamy smile that curved her lips told him more than she could articulate at the moment.

“I feel…amazing. Thank you, Master Dex.” She rolled her head from side to side as if stretching out the muscles in her neck. “I needed that.”

He chuckled softly. “I knew from the moment I saw you that you were an overachiever.”

Her questioning gaze swung to meet his. “Sir?”

“A baker’s dozen of orgasms, Kate. It’s no wonder you feel so good.”

A large smile broke across her face, but her head still lolled from one side to the other until she finally gave up and leaned it against his chest.

Her hair, so close to his face, smelled slightly of French vanilla, and it made his mouth water at the thought of devouring her at some point.

She had been too far gone for him to even think about adding intercourse to their scene, even if that had been a viable option for their first time. But if his hard cock was any indication, his body was ignoring his logic.

As more and more awareness came back into Kate’s gaze over the next several minutes, he helped her sit up, keeping her covered until her body temperature could equalize.

“Hungry,” Kate managed in a more gravelly version of her normal speaking voice.

He ran a hand over her cheek, enjoying the sensation of her silky skin under his fingers. “I did promise you dinner if you’re still interested. I don’t think you should be driving after such a long time in subspace, anyway.” He cocked his head to the side, watching her expressions as best he could in the murky light. “Why don’t you let me take you to get some dinner, and then I can drop you at home?”

She started to shake her head, but the movement wasn’t as coordinated as it normally would be and she ended up giving him a lopsided smile. “Can’t. My Lexus.”

He took that to mean she had driven herself to The Dungeon and didn’t want to leave her car there. “I can make arrangements to get your car home to you later tonight. Or I can make sure to give you a way to get back here tomorrow night if you were planning on returning then.”

She seemed to consider for a long moment before slowly nodding. “Will you be back tomorrow, sir?”

Dex couldn’t help the laugh that escaped. “Yes, I will most definitely be back tomorrow. Will you?”

She nodded clumsily. “Yes, sir. Car will be fine here overnight.”

When he thought she was ready, he helped her up and back to the locker room where she could change. While she was inside, Samantha came out and stopped short when she saw him.

“Sir.” She dropped her chin so she didn’t meet his gaze. “That scene was amazing.”

He smiled, even though she couldn’t see it with her gaze aimed at the floor. “Thank you for your help earlier, Samantha.”