Dance For Me by Kay Elle Parker
Author:Kay Elle Parker [Parker, Kay Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kay Elle Parker
Published: 2020-04-30T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Ten
âShould I be worried?â
Braun asked the question as his friend pinched the bridge of her nose and walked over to the couch. The door still shuddered in its frame following Bodieâs hasty departure. He was relieved neither woman looked too worse for wearâheâd harbored concerns for their safety when time passed the fifty-minute mark and no one emerged from his office.
âThat girl is so twisted up inside, itâs a wonder she can function.â Connie said wearily, letting her bubbly demeanor slide away to reveal the exhausted woman beneath. âIâm not at liberty to say too much, as you know, but I will warn you Bodie is likely to give your patience and your skills one hell of a workout. Iâll need your office a couple times a week for the foreseeable future.â
Impressed, Braun winged up an eyebrow. âYou convinced her to see you as a patient?â
âSheâs agreed to once a week, but Iâd like to steer her toward more. However, she needs to believe that more is her idea. Not yours or mine.â She leaned forward and grabbed the pad, ripping off a page filled with her meticulous shorthand, folding it neatly, and shoving it into her cleavage. âYouâll want to sit down now, Braun.â
The world around him went very still, and he found himself not wanting to breathe in case one wrong exhale changed the outcome of what his friend was about to say. âConnie, if Bodieâs been molested or raped in the past, you donât need to sugarcoat it. I can handle it so long as I know. It wouldnât come as a surprise.â
What did surprise him, however, was the Domme's soft laugh. âOh, itâs going to be a surprise, all right. I shouldnât laugh, Iâm sorry. Tiredness is catching up to me. The chaos inside her is mentally exhausting. Please, sit. My neck aches and trying to look at you up there isnât alleviating it.â
With a grunt, he crossed to the couch and dropped onto the opposite end. âBodie hasnât been...damaged?â
âShe has, in too many ways to guess. She hasnât openly admitted to a specific incident, but thereâs something lurking. Rape is a definite no; molestation hasnât yet been discounted. Iâll get to the bottom of things eventually, but what Iâve been given permission to tell you takes higher precedence at the moment.â Heavy gray eyes met his, were serious down to the soul. âI need your word youâre not going to overreact, Braun. This is a very real, very delicate issue for Bodie, and Iâve assured her it wonât change the way you think about or treat her from here on out.â
For the life of him, he couldnât think of anything that could change the way he felt about his raven-haired little subbie. âHit me with it.â
Connie took a deep breath. âBoadicea is a virgin.â
Maybe he blinked. He knew he was still breathing, but the rest of him was numb. Good call on the sitting down part of the meeting. âI have it on good authority sheâs not.
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