Secret Santa (A Very Enby Christmas Book 3) by Eli Wray
Author:Eli Wray [Wray, Eli]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-07T00:00:00+00:00
4: Festivities
Theyâd gotten comfortable - Dove and Isaac on the couch and Sage pulled close in an armchair - and theyâd caught up on several of their favorite tv shows before Isaac decided it was time to know more.
Isaac looked long and hard at Sage. âWell. Sage,â he said low.
Sage grinned. âIsaac.â
âYou didnât invite me here to review tv shows.â
âMmmmm, good segue,â she smiled.
âLet me tell you what I can do for you.â
Sage pulled her legs out from underneath her, put both feet flat on the floor, and leaned forward, clutching the cushion under her.
âI can still be your Santa," he said, "as was my original plan, and find a special gift to slide down your chimney.â
Sage ooh-ed and ahh-ed as he spoke.
âOr,â he continued, looking Doveâs way, âI can service top, perhaps as a team, for⦠say, a more sensory-oriented experience. We can negotiate that.â
Dove nodded noncommittally that time, along with Sage.
âI can be stone if you like -- I tend towards stone with strangers-â
âMe too,â Dove said, with quiet amusement.
â⦠but then, Sage, youâre not a stranger.â Isaac gave a grin that he knew showed off his dimples. âThereâs a lot I can offer you, is my moral of my Christmas story.â
âWhat do you want out of tonight?â Sage asked, picking her chin up and smiling, eyes bright.
Isaac sighed. âYour partner hit that same note several times.â
âItâs an important question,â she said. âItâs your Christmas Eve too.â
âIâm your Santa. Iâm here to give you exactly what you want.â
âSantaâs got his own agenda, too.â Sage frowned with a thoughtful flourish. âNaughty, nice, et cetera. Does what he wants. Heâs his own boss, isnât he?â
She held his gaze, silent for a moment, and Isaac was surprised to feel himself blush.
âWhat can I do to please you?â Sage asked with a conspiratorial grin. âIs servicing going to hit all your hottest buttons, right here and now? Iâm not entirely convinced it would.â Isaac took in the motion of Sageâs hand traveling down her blouse, her legs subtly opening wider. âWhat do you want?â she asked. He let himself finally think that what he wanted might matter.
âIf Iâm honest⦠Iâm not sure I know.â If they didnât have a script, then he didnât have a script. Which wasnât so much a problem as it was a lack of direction.
âGood place to start,â Dove said. âIâm not sure I know my answer, either. Talk it out.â
Isaac felt relaxed enough with both of them, he decided to open his mouth to see what came out. âYou know⦠I tried to take a selfie earlier today. I took several. But picking one out to do something withâ¦â He shrugged. âWhat feature should I highlight? What aesthetic should I reach for today? How did I want to present? Would my choice be for me? Or someone else? I wasnât sure I even knew what I would define as being a better or worse image of me. Looking masculine, looking feminine, wondering what the hell the word 'androgynous' means as a physical descriptor.
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