My Addiction (Club Desire #2)(67)

A small gasp escaped before Kate could stop it. Everything she was feeling and thinking had obviously been plastered across her face.

Her cheeks burned, and she strongly considered turning around and running back to the car.

Sandra reached out and laid a comforting hand on her arm.

“I’m sorry. I’m apparently not very good at this whole front-door greeter thing yet. I didn’t mean to upset you.” Her expression was gentle, and just a bit embarrassed. “Believe me, the first time I walked up here, I was half a second away from bolting back to my car.” She chuckled. “Luckily, Jake is much better at this than I am.”

“Surely not.”

Kate turned at the sound of the male voice behind her. He was an attractive man, fit and toned, with sandy-blond hair, but definitely not a Dom.

“Sandra is accomplished at everything,” he said, flashing them both a smile. “

It’s almost inhuman.” He winked, and Sandra laughed, as if this banter was a familiar and enjoyed routine between them.

“I’m Jake, by the way.”

“Kate,” she said as she took the proffered hand and tried to firm her resolve. She had come a long way to give up and go home now before she’d even seen if this could be the club for her.

“What can we help you with, Kate?”

She smiled. At least she wouldn’t be jealous that he might have subbed for Dex in the past. She inwardly cringed as she realized how shallow that made her.

“I’m here to check out Club Desire. If it’s a good fit, I’d like to apply for membership.”

Jake nodded. “Good timing. Sandra usually gives the tours to prospective members. Now that I’m back, I can relieve her.”

Jake pulled open one of the large doors, and Kate followed Sandra inside. A wall of cool air hit her as she left the hot Phoenix evening behind.

“It was nice to meet you, Jake.”

“You too, Kate. I’m sure we’ll be seeing more of you around here. You’ll love the club.” He smiled as they walked away.

Sandra led Kate down the hallway to a comfortable waiting area surrounded by large windows that looked out over the dungeon floor.

Sandra gestured toward the waiting area. “Why don’t we sit and watch while I give you an overview, and answer any questions?”

Curious, Kate slid into a chair just in front of the glass that would give her the best view of the action playing out in front of her.

Sandra sat next to her. “You mentioned your old dungeon. Which one?”

“The Dungeon in Los Angeles,” Kate answered, her gaze glued to the scene playing out on the dungeon floor.

A woman bent over a spanking bench, her wrists and ankles restrained and affixed to the D-rings on the bench. A Dom who looked to be in his early twenties f*cked her mercilessly from behind. Kate shifted in her chair as she thought about Dex plunging inside her repeatedly last night.

Had it been only one night ago? She bit back a sigh as another wave of longing hit her.

Damn it, she missed him.

“I have to admit, this room has some interesting memories for me,” Sandra offered softly from beside her. “When Jake first escorted me in here and went to tell Brent I wished to speak with him, well, let’s just say I got a little too involved in watching, and didn’t pay attention to what was going on around me. Poor Jake came back to catch me masturbating right here in front of the glass.”

Kate sucked in a breath as she whipped her head to the side to see if Sandra was serious. When Kate saw her expression, tinged with remembered embarrassment, she couldn’t help the loud laugh that broke from her.

She immediately slapped her hand over her mouth as she stared between Sandra and the scene in front of her. “You must have been mortified.” She still fought back giggles at the thought of being caught in that situation—which could have easily happened had she been left in here alone to wait. “I’m not sure I could’ve looked Jake in the eye after that.”

It was Sandra’s turn to laugh. “Oh, believe me, it took a while. But in time, we became good friends, and now we can joke about it.” She shrugged. “It took even longer for Brent not to glare at Jake every time he teased me about catching the boss’s wife pleasuring herself in the waiting area. He used to say we should add it to the website as a selling point.”

Kate laughed again, unable to help herself. Sandra was someone she could see herself being good friends with.

“It’s probably a good thing you joined me in here, or I might’ve ended up in the same situation. Although it would be worse if there was a great flogging going on.” Kate gestured toward the glass and the scene beyond.

Sandra nodded. “I understand completely. I love to watch, and the impact play can be amazing around here.” She gestured toward the floor. “The alcoves on basements one and three are great places to watch, and those are private, or semiprivate, depending on the type of membership you have.”

Kate felt her mouth drop open and her eyes widen. “Basement levels? We’re on a mountain. That had to be ridiculously expensive.” She whistled long and low as she shook her head.

“It apparently was,” Sandra agreed. “Although Brent said there was another project started here that did a lot of the blasting and clearing before he acquired the site and started construction. That was before I came into the picture, but Dex could tell you all about that.”